The law firm of Meléndez & Bonilla is one of the top ranked law firms in Costa Rica and Central America with the highest standards of service and skill. Our law firm offers consultant services and legal representation in all areas of the law including family law, immigration law, labor law, international law, corporation law, business law, and tax law as it applies to new or established Costa Rican business firms and individuals.

The Meléndez & Bonilla Law Firm stands out from the other law firms in Costa Rica because of its experience accumulated during considerable years of work in the area of family law, immigration law, labor law, and business law. The firm knows these laws, their uses, their normal applications, and the jurisprudence of these areas of law.

Professional Services We have created a modern law firm with a strong commitment to a long term relationship with our clients. Our lawyers are multilingual and professional. We have many foreign clients that come to Costa Rica to relocate to a peaceful country for retirement, residency, or for business. We provide all legal services for your commercial matters and the areas of legislation that relate to your company. Some areas are labor, administrative rights, tributary, licenses, patents, and traffic. Also, Notary Services for the legalization of any legal instrument, consulting for legal actions and contracts, the emission of certifications, title searches and the inscription steps to register property and titles are also available. At Meléndez & Bonilla Law Firm you get both the individualized service that you would with a private lawyer plus the expertise of a big law firm that can handle commercial litigation at the international level.

Immigration and Residency We offer our clients full immigration and residency services as well as relocation help for individuals and companies. Our services include immigration permissions for individuals, retirement, family members, investors, and work permits for foreign workers that your company may need. Retirement

Foreign income

Investment

Family

Work permits

Embassy registration

Official translations

Family, Marriage, Divorce We offer our services for all family matters. Many people get married in Costa Rica and we provide marriage services and prenuptial agreements. Unfortunately some lead to separation and divorce and we provide legal services for child support, alimony, and visitation rights. Marriage

Divorce

Prenuptial agreement

Wills

Trusts

Adoption

Settlement agreement

Labor, Hiring, Firing, Pay, Vacations We pride ourselves on our reputation to complete litigation cases for employees and employers in the matters of employment and labor law. We provide representation in cases of discrimination, harassment, retaliation, non-compete agreements, wrongful termination, employment contracts, and more. Our firms allows you to arm yourself with the knowledge of your rights under the labor laws. Training and seminars

Due diligence and auditing

Labor litigation

Disciplinary actions

Labor contracts

Internal labor regulation

Revision of pay and working conditions

Revision of CAJA and INS

Registration with social security and workmen's' insurance