Raquel Law Office and Notary Public

Our new law office is open on Monday from 8:00 am to 5:00 pm.

Free legal consultation and notarization of simple legal documents

Our law office is closed from May 9 to May 17. For legal and notarial concerns, please send us a message at 0969-484-3800.

Our office will be closed tomorrow, April 17, 2024. Thank you.

We are open from 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM today for notarial services.

IBP Leyte Chapter adopts Board Resolution No. 01-09, Series of 2024.

REVISED SCHEDULE OF STANDARD MINIMUM ATTORNEY'S FEES

Effective February 1, 2024

All legal consultations with our lawyer are conducted face-to-face, i.e., no online legal consultations. Thank you very much.

We are open from 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM everyday.

STANDARD MINIMUM ATTORNEY'S FEES SCHEDULE
Effective January 15, 2023
Released by IBP Cebu and Cebu City Chapters

Section 41 of Canon III of A.M. No. 22-09-01-SC [Code of Professional Responsibility and Accountability] issued by the Supreme Court on April 11, 2023 provides that:

Section 41. Fair and reasonable fees. — A lawyer shall charge only fair and reasonable fees.

Attorney’s fees shall be deemed fair and reasonable if determined based on the following factors:

(a) The time spent and the extent of the service rendered or required;
(b) The novelty and difficulty of the issues involved;
(c) The skill or expertise of the lawyer, including the level of study and experience required for the engagement;
(d) The probability of losing other engagements as a result of acceptance of the case;
(e) The customary charges for similar services and the recommended schedule of fees, which the IBP chapter shall provide;
(f) The quantitative or qualitative value of the client’s interest in the engagement, or the benefits resulting to the client from the service;
(g) The contingency or certainty of compensation;
(h) The character of the engagement, whether limited, seasonal, or otherwise; and
(i) Other analogous factors.

Notarial services shall resume tomorrow, February 20, 2024.
Thank you.

As part of our 1st year anniversary this month, we will provide free legal consultation and free notarization of simple affidavits. Stay tuned!

Save the date, future lawyers!

In Motion to Withdraw Information, the movant is always the prosecution.

In Motion to Quash Information, the movant is the defense / accused.

A Motion to Dismiss is filed either by the accused or the defense.

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The COMELEC Precinct Finder is now back online!

You may now search for your Polling Place in the October 30, 2023 Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections.

Just input the following info: FULL NAME, DATE OF BIRTH and PLACE OF REGISTRATION.

Scan the QR code or click this link:

🔗 https://precinctfinder.comelec.gov.ph/voter_precinct

With the law office staff Daniel and OJTs Joy and Pia

28 October 2023

One has to defer to the wisdom of the Honorable Court [Supreme Court], which is the final arbiter when it comes to the interpretation and application of the law on actual cases brought before it.

Our office is open from 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM starting October 24, 2023. FYI.

Our office is open today, October 21 from 1:00 PM to 5:00 PM only.

Hindi lahat ng kaso ay kailangang idaan sa Lupong Tagapamayapa sa barangay. May mga kaso na deretso nang isinasampa sa Prosecutor's Office.

Atty. Raquel notarizes Certificate of Candidacy. You may visit our law office for more information.

In a three-page resolution by the Honorable Investigating Prosecutor, the complaint [child abuse] filed against the Respondent [my client] for violation of RA 7610 [Special Protection of Children Against Abuse, Exploitation and Discrimination Act or the Anti-Child Abuse Law] was DISMISSED for LACK OF PROBABLE CAUSE.

Thank You, Lord.

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We are open until 1:30 PM today, August 6, 2023.

We are open until 12:00 noon today, 24 July 2023.

M.B.Raquel Law Office will be offering FREE LEGAL CONSULTATION AND FREE NOTARIZATION OF SIMPLE DOCUMENTS on July 24, 2023 at Bagumbayan, Taguig City.

This is in support of the Community Outreach Program organized by the Southern Police District, District Mobile Force Battalion and SPDMFB Advisory Council.