If you are planning to move to Lisbon or have already relocated to Lisbon, chances are you will need a Portuguese attorney or lawyer for things like getting your Portuguese D7 visa, your NHR tax status, or doing your taxes. The legal systems here are antiquated and tedious, to say the least. Although I usually work on all my legal issues personally in the US, I have found it is just much easier and faster to work with a lawyer. For example, dealing with the AT can be frustrating.
I decided to put together this list of Lawyers in Lisbon so you have a place to get started in your search. The list includes their specialties as well as contact information and languages spoken (I’m multilingual, so I don’t always need to deal with an English speaking lawyer). I hope you find this list of attorneys in Lisbon helpful.
The list will be arranged by neighborhood and alphabetical order. I have not used these lawyers, so if you have, leave a comment about your experience so that others may benefit from your experience with these Portuguese Lawyers in Lisbon for Americans.
List of Lawyers and Attorneys in Lisbon Portugal for Americans
LAWYERS FOR AMERICANS IN THE ALFAMA
Specialties: Contracts, corporations, investment, foreign investments, and taxes.
Languages: English, Spanish, French
Address: Avenida Infante D. Henrique, 26, Lisboa (Alfama)
Phone: 217-231-800
Email: [email protected]
Nearest Metros: Tereiro do Paco or Santa Apolonia on the blue line.
LAWYERS FOR AMERICANS IN RATO
Specialties: Aeronautical, maritime, banking, financial, commercial, business, civil, criminal defense, collections, damages, contracts, corporations, estates, foreign claims, foreign investments, government relations, insurance, immigration, labor relations, marketing agreements, patents, trademarks, copyrights, taxes.
Languages: English
Address: Calçada Bento da Rocha Cabral, 1 (Rato/Amoreiras/Principe Real)
Phone: 213-431-570
Email: [email protected]
Nearest Metro: Rato on the Green Line
LAWYERS FOR AMERICANS IN SALDANHA
Specialties: Family law, child custody, parental child abduction, child protection, marriage, divorce, insurance, banking, financial, commercial, business, foreign investments, marketing agreements, patents, trademarks, copyrights, civil law, corporation, criminal, damages, narcotics, collection, commercial, contracts, transport, aeronautical, maritime, foreign claims, taxes, government, relations, immigration, auto, accidents, claims, estates, taxes, labor.
Languages: English, Spanish, French, Italian, Russian
Address: Praça Duque de Saldanha 1, Edif. Atrium Saldanha, 7th floor (Saldanha)
Phone: 214-191-290
Email: [email protected]
Nearest Metro: Saldanha on the yellow or red line.
ENGLISH SPEAKING LAWYERS IN SANTO ANTONIO
Specialties: Insurance, banking, financial, commercial, business, foreign investments, marketing agreements, patents, trademark, copyright, civil, criminal defense, damages, contracts, transportation, corporations, aeronautical, maritime, estates, taxes, government relations, public law, public procurement, labor, immigration.
Address: Avenida da Liberdade, 249 #1
Phone: 213-587-500
Email: [email protected]
Nearest Metro: Marquês de Pombal on the blue or yellow line.
Specialties: Insurance, banking. financial, commercial, business, foreign investments, taxes.
Languages: English, Spanish, French, German, Italian
Address: Praca Marqués de pombal, n° 16 — 5°
Phone: 215-915-220
Nearest Metro: Marquês de Pombal on the blue or yellow line
ENGLISH SPEAKING LAWYERS IN BEATO
JOAO NABAIS E ASSOCIADOS – SOCIEDADE DA ADVOGADOS, RL
Specialties: Family law, parental child abduction, marriage, divorce, insurance, banking, financial, commercial, business, foreign investments, marketing agreements, patents, trademark, copyright, civil law, criminal defense, damages, narcotics, collections, contracts, transportation law, corporations, aeronautical, maritime, foreign claims, estates, taxes, government relations, labor relations, immigration, auto.
Languages: English, French, Spanish, German, Italian
Address: Rua do Acucar, 86
Phone: 218-622-100
Nearest Metro Stop: Red line to Oriente to 728 to Cais do Sodre.
ENGLISH SPEAKING LAWYERS CAIS DO SODRE
MACEDO VITORINO, GALVAO TELES, SOARES DA SILVES & ASSOCIADOS
Specialties: Banking, financial, commercial, business, collections, contracts, corporations, foreign investments, labor relations, pattent, trademark, copyright, and taxes.
Languages: English, French Spanish.
Address: Rua do Alecrim, 2E (Cais do Sodre)
Phone: 213-241-900
Closest Metro Stop: Greem Line to Cais do Sodre
ENGLISH SPEAKING LAWYERS IN AVENIDAS NOVAS NEAR MARQUES DE POMBAL
MORAIS LEITAO, GALVAO TELES, SOARES DA SILVA & ASSOCIADOS
Specialties: Auto, accidents, aeronautical, marine, banking, financial, child custody, child protection, commecial, business, civil, contracts, corporations, damages, estates, family law, foreign investments, foreign claims, criminal, damages, government relations, immigration, marriage, divorce, marketing agreements, insurance, labor relations, patents, trademarks, copyrights, taxes.
Languages: English, French, Spanish, German, Italian
Address: Rua Castilho, 165
Phone: 213-817-400
Closest Metro Stop: Blue or Yellow Lines to Marques de Pombal
Specialties: Family law, child custody, civil law, criminal law, commercial law, labor relations, marriage, divorce.
LANGUAGES: English, Spanish
ADDRESS: Rua Eça de Queiroz 11
PHONE: 213-555-979
CLOSEST METRO STOP: Yellor or blue line to Marques de Pombal
SPECIALTIES: Family law, marriage, divorce, banking, financial, commercial, business, foreign investments, civil, collections, contracts, estates, immigration
LANGUAGES: French, Spanish
ADDRESS: Rua Castilho, n°, 235 2A
PHONE: 211-350-353
EMAIL: almeidaribeiro.pt
NEAREST METRO: Blue or Yellow line to Marques de Pombal or Blue or Red line to Sao Sebastiao
***This article is a work in progress. I will be adding many more over the next few days.
Dear Madam,
Thank you for this very useful initiative. Your site is indeed helpful!
I am a non EU national (ex Indian Army officer). A couple of quick questions please, if I may:
1. What would be a fair fee by a lawyer to help secure a resident permit (via D7 visa) under ‘Passive Income’ category for retirees wanting to settle in PT?
2. What documents should be brought along from home country to submit to SEF/other authorities and what documents need to be prepared by self or lawyer to submit to SEF in order to be issued a resident permit?
3. Incidentally, how would you rate North Portugal (Braga and further north/north east of it) as places to live? Quality of life and cost of living?
Thank you so much… in advance!
Sincerely,
Bharat
+380669477999
Hi Bharat,
Thanks for dropping by the blog. Not sure about the lawyer fee, but I will ask around. We did all our paperwork ourselves…it is doable, but super time-consuming.
Once you are approved for your visa (you do the application in your home country), as soon as you arrive, make the appointment with the SEF. I wrote about the process at our first visa renewal appointment at the sef.
It really did not change much, but they want you to have moneys in a Portuguese bank now. That being said, you may need additional documents for other issues (for example filing taxes with the AT), so make sure to bring updated notarized copies of any documents you may need from your home country, for example: birth certificate, divorce certificate (if applicable), etc.
You’re not going to believe it, but I haven’t gone that far north. I hear great things, but I hate cold weather, so I decided to stick with Lisbon. It will be less expensive in a city like Braga when compared to Lisbon.
🙂
Blanca