Fees charged by Panamanian Lawyers

In order to estimate or determine fees different to those listed here to be charged by lawyers The following should be considered:

a. The importance of the legal service being provided.
b. The total amount the venture or business will represent
c. The financial and economical profits and the acceptance of such a possibility.
d. The novelty or difficulty of the legal matters at issue.
e. The experience of the lawyer and expertise on the legal matter on hand.
f. The fact that there is an opportunity cost that the lawyer will lose due to losing other legal consulting opportunities.
g. The financial well being of the client.
h. If the legal consulting services will be for a specified time or permanent in nature.
i. The possible contigency events that might take place while the legal process is taking place.
j. The time involved during the legal process.
k. Time involved with the participation of the lawyer in studying, investigating, and proposing the issue or process at hand-.
l. If the services rendered of the lawyer will be in or outside of the lawyer¨s premises.
m. The form and duration of payment of services rendered

ARTICLE 3 º sets a minimum fee rate of B/.250.00, except as set out in this Tariff, in any process where there is revocation of the power conferred or appointment of a new attorney.

Fees are determined as follows:
a.) 25% of what was agreed or as provided in this Tariff, if the revocation occurs after the power of attorney has been submitted and the suit has been filed.b
b.) About 40% of what was agreed or as provided in this Tariff, if the revocation occurs after the completion of the examination of evidence;
c.) 80% of what was agreed or as provided in this Tariff, if the revocation occurs after the completion the initial proceedings in the ordinary court or the first of the first stage of the proceedings if there is to is a second appeal stage.
d.) 100% of the agreement, if the reversal occurs in the appealing stage, unless there is a previously agreed substitution of lawyer and the existence of an agreement to pay fees according to the legal proceedings accomplished.
If there are in court or out of court or any other means by which the process is terminated, the lawyer will be paid in full or 100% of the fees previously agreed or what corresponds in fees according to this tariff. transactions medias or extra judicial court or any other means of termination of the trial, the attorney will be paid 100% of what was agreed or as provided in this Tariff.

ONLY CHAPTER.
ARTICLE 4 º set the following minimum professional legal fees as follows:

ADMINISTRATIVE LEGAL PROCEEDING:
(MIGRATION)
Obtaining visas and extensions.;
1. Temporary visitors visa $. 500.00
and ·$ 300.00 for each extension
2. Special temporary visa 500.00
3. Immigrants:
a). Married to a Panamanian Citizen/. 800.00
b). Investor´s visas.
1. first year/.1,000.00
b.2.) second year B/. 800.00
4. Naturalizations citizenship/.2,000.00
5. Student visas /. 400.00
6. Religious visas /. 400.00
7. Visa family visits . 500.00
8. Special Permits/.1,000.00
9. Save conducts or passes B/. 500.00
10. Simple exit and entrance visas B/. 250.00
11. Multiple entrance and exit visas B/. 350.00
12. Artist s visa B/. 300.00
13. Retired Tourist Visa B/.1,500.00
14. Rentista Visa (person of independent financial means). B/.1,500.00
15. Visitor visa for Free Zone business executive or other free zones with Panama
750.00
16. Worker Visa approved by the Panama´s ministry of labor /. 750.00
17. Administrative Resources
a.)Motion for reconsideration l B/. 250.00
b.) Appeal 500
2. PARAGRAPH For each paperwork /.200.00 will be additionally charged for each dependent
3. Panama´s Ministry of Commerce.
4. Dependent Ministry of Commerce.
1. Obtaining Commercial and Industrial licenses. 400.00
2. Modifications or changes made to Commercial and Industrial licenses or their cancellations.. 250.00
3. Obtaining Commercial Registration/. 300.00
4. Industrial Property Registration (Trademark , business, of services ) 500.00
5. Issuing Business licenses or registrations for natural living people 250.
/. 250.00
6. Authorization to operate financial companies or institutions. $/.5,000.00
7. Authorization to operate leasing companies /.5,000.00
8. Cancellations B/.2,000.00
9. External Financial consultancy offered to financial companies /. 750.00
10. Administrative arrangements made for the board of financial institutions or companies 250.00
11. authorizations changes and amendments 500.00
12. Obtaining real estate agent licenses.
5. a). Corporations B/. 750.00
b). Individual Person 300.00
6. Issues related to the Security exchange commission,
1. Stock Exchange Operator license/.10,000.00
2. Operator stock trading post/. 5,000.00
3. Stock exchange agent
a). Individual person B/ 2,000.00
b). Company or corporation B/. 4,000.00
4. Paper work or proceedings related to the issuing of securities. As agreed-
5. Administrative arrangements for the Panama's Security Exchange Commission /.$ 150.00
per hour
6. corporate legal consultancy that operate at the stock market according to agreement.
7. Bond issue Consultancy and paperwork.. 4,000.00
7. National Maritime Authority
1. Flag registry that includes:
Issuing Provisional and definitive navigational patent.
8. (Includes property title registration and Radio License.
1,500.00
a). Each extension . 150.00
2. Issue of Special navigational 1,500.00
a). Each extension/. 150.00
3. Naval mortgage registration (Preliminar) /. 300.00
4. Naval mortgage registration (Definitive) /. 1,000.00
5. To settle or pay in full Naval Mortgages . 500.00
6. Changing Ship names 300.00
7. Changing domicile B/. 300.00
8. Changing owner (Complete flag registry paperwork) B/. 1,500.00
9. Registry annulments B/. 300.00
10. Resident agent (1 year) B/. 200.00
11. Safe-conduct issuing. 100.00
12. Administrative resources
a. Reconsideration B/. 250.00
b. Appealing B/. 500.00
9. Administrative contentious process/proceedings. Litigation against the State of Panama.
10. 1. Annulment proceedings/. 2,000.00
2. Full jurisdictional action 5,000.00
3. Opposing contentious administrative lawsuits B/. 2,500.00
4. Representing a third party during a contentious administrative proceeding.
11. 5. Compensation or damages proceedings against the state.. 2,000.00
plus 35% of what is collected or what is convened instead by the parties.
12. 6. Tax proceedings or proceeding within this scope of public entities contributions- a. If below $10,000.00, 10% of the claimed value with a minimum of 250.00
b. If above /.10,000.00, 7.5% of the value claimed with a minimum of 1000. . Exhausting government legal resources.
a. Reconsideration/. 500.00
b. Appealing PARAGRAPH B/. 1,000.00
PARAGRAPH Proceedings that are sorted within the third court (sala tercera) lawyers fees will be applied according to the proceedings before this corporation.
13. OTHER ISSUES CONCERNING ADMINISTRATIVE LAW.
14. 1. Permanent consultancy for governmental entities without being a civil servant of said institution 2000 per month.
15.
2. Special case of Civil service consultancy . 1,500.00
3. Administrative contracts
a. Processing B/. 500.00
b. Review B/. 250.00
4. Natural person or corporate entities consultancy while carrying out contracts with the State of Panama.. 500.00
5. Consultancy for people who are taking part in bid dings and hiring acts, As agreed.
6. Civil service legal assistance 150.00 per hour
7. Registry of Intellectual, Literary, Artistic and others (copyright) . 500.00
8. Franchise and franchise operation proceedings As agreed.
9. Exploitation permit or license paperwork. As agreed by the parties.
10. Incorporating non-profit organizations or associations. 500.00
11. Professional Competence Certificate Paperwork for Self employed or free lance Professionals 300.00
16. The Public Services Regulating Board Proceedings
1. Proceedings for water supply concession. As agreed with lawyer.
17. 2. Proceedings and paperwork for radiotelephone services As agreed.
3. License Paperwork for operating radio stations. As agreed.
18. 4. Proceedings for obtaining License for operating a TV Station. As agreed with lawyer-
19. 5. Satellite Signal Transmission License. As agreed with lawyer.
20. 6. Other type of administrative proceedings and paperwork with this department. As agreed with lawyer
21. Other administrative arrangements with is Organism, as agreed with lawyer.
22. PROCEEDINGS MADE THROUGH THE FREE TRADE COMPETITION COMMISSION AND CONSUMER MATTERS. (CLICAC) Spanish
1. To make a formal complaint. As agreed
23. 2. conciliatory proceedings B/. 250.00
3. Safeguard or protection proceedings. As agreed with lawyer.
4. Concentration proceedings: as agreed with lawyer.
24. ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES BEFORE THE ELECTORAL COURT AND THEIR DEPARTMENTS.
A. ADMINISTRATIVE
1. Obtaining certificates and/or certifications 100.00
2. Panamanian citizen vital act registration in other countries. 200.00
3. Registration and marginal notes corrections 150.00
4. Proceedings for name changing due to use or custom rights. 300.00
5. Administrative proceedings and petitions accompanied by the interested party. /. 150.00B.
25. ELECTORAL JURISDICTION PROCEEDINGS.
26. 1. Political party registration 5,000.00
2. Opposing political party registration or registration of symbols and flags. 2,000.00
3. Objecting or challenging internal acts and/or resolutions of registered political parties. 2,000.00
4. Objecting or challenging the registration of political party followers. 250.00
5. Objecting, challenging, impugning electoral roll change of residence and 500.00
6. Legal representation en proceedings concerning party member expulsions. 2,000.00
7. legal representation in objections or challenges to postulations made against free elected offices,
a. Representative or town councillor. 300.00
b. Mayors 500.00
c. Legislators or their substitutes B/. 750.00
d. PARLACEM Representatives or substitutes.(Central American Parliament) 750.00
e. Republic of Panama Presidents or Vice-presidents 1500
27. Objection or challenge Representation in the naming to freely elected offices
a. Representatives or councillor and substitutes. 500.00
b. Mayors or substitutes. 1,000.00
c. Legislators or substitutes 5,000.00
d. Panama´s Presidents o Vice-presidents 10,000.00
9. Proceedings that lead to Registering the dissolution of political parties. 2,000.00
10. Registered party lawyer attorney at the tribunal court. monthly. 1,000.00
11. Proceedings to declare annul popular elections 1,000.00
12. Proceedings for electoral or administrative faults. 500.00
13. Proceedings that involve electoral crimes . 2,000.00
28. CONSULTANCY AND CLEARING CONCEPTS BY LAWYERS OR LAWYER FIRMS-
29.
1. Verbal consultancy minimum fee 50.00 per hour.
30. 2. Verbal consultancy with
documentary examination.
31. 3. Written concept defining 150
4. Consultancy done through electronic means. As agreed with lawyer. PREPARING MINUTES WITHOUT REVIEWING TITLES AND DOCUMENTARY PREPARATION.
1. FEE as convened by the parties which minimum should be $200 per hour. Such variables as: the complexity of the job to be done, time involved and the monetary value of the operation come into play.
32. 2. Drafting documents that contain purchasing agreement, exchanging, rentals, credit and stock proceedings, buying and selling options, payments, lending operations with or without financial or pignoratious collaterals,
33. Limited real rights, , marriage settlements, out of court transactions, building or task contracts and others of similar nature, Title by Adverse Possession, and in general, documents related to or contracts , transactions and actions in which which delivers, promises, receives, or payment is made o an amount of money is declared, or cash, or equivalent goods, will be charged in fees according to the value of the the respective operations, pursuant to the following progressive tariff.
34.
a) From $0.01 to $3,000.00 $200.00
b). From $/. 3,001.00 to 5,000.00 $/. 250.00
c) From $. 5,001.00 to 10,000.00 $/. 275.00
d) From $/. 10,001.00 to 30,000.00 $. 400.00
e) From $/. 30,001.00 to 50,000.00 $/. 500.00
f) From $/. 50,001.00 to 100,000.00 $. 800.00
g) From $/.100,001.00 to 150,000.00 B/.1,500.00
h) From $150,001.00 to 200,000.00 $.1,550.00
i) From$/.200,001.00 to 250,000.00 $/.1,575.00
j) From $250,001.00 to 2,000,000.00 3.5 %
FIRST PARAGRAPH: Fees for operations whose value amounts to more than 2 million dollars will be as agreed with the lawyer.
35. SECOND PARAGRAPH: If the complexity, novelty of the case submitted to the lawyer warrants more time than usual, he or she could base his fees calculated on the basis of the $150 per hour fee.
36. THIRD PARAGRAPH: Those documents that involve several operations fees will be charged on the value of each operation, except for those that are included in the heading of this article, concerning the lending and if these are to be made by the same creditor.
37. FOURTH PARAGRAPH: In leases and other similar contracts. Fees will be calculated according to the length of time the contract will be in effect. In case of a lease or rental contract for indefinite time, fee calculations will be made as if it were a two year lease.
38. FIFTH PARAGRAPH Drafting documents related to Purchase/ Sale Contract of Urban Real Estate is subject to Condominium or horizontal t Property Regime the tariff that applies of $1 per 1000 according to the assessed value of such property with a minimum fee of $3000 per deed. SIXTH PARAGRAPH The full payment of mortgages and any other type of collateral will imply a $300 minimum fee, unless agreed on the contrary . SEVENTH PARAGRAPH: title by adverse possession will be minimum charged in fees according to the assessed of the respective good or property and pursuant to the tariff listed in the first part of this article and with the respective limitations also listed in the first paragraph.
39. PROCESSING OR PREPARING LEGAL DOCUMENTS.
40. Drafting minutes of improvements is figured according to the value of the property or good. Minimum fee.250.00
2. Processing or drafting powers of attorney will be charged according to the following fee tariff.
41.
a). Power conferred to an individual person $100.00
b). Power conferred to a corporate person or entity for judicial without representation or acting by the lawyer will be $200.

PROPERTY TITLES OR DEEDS INVESTIGATION
(does not include drafting or paperwork of the minutes)
1. For operations that are not larger than $.10,000.00 a agreed fee with a minimum of $ 150.00.
2. For operations greater than $.25,000.00 without exceeding $/.25,000.00 an agreed fee greater than $350.00 without exceeding 50,000.00 2% of the value of the operation.
3. For operations greater than $.10,000.00 without exceeding $/.25,000.00 an agreed fee greater than $450.00 without exceeding 1 ½ % of the value of the operation
4. For operations greater than $.50,000.00 without exceeding $/100,000.00 an agreed fee greater than $750.00 without exceeding 1% of the value of the operation.
5. For operations greater than $.100,000.00 without exceeding $/.250,000.00 an agreed fee greater than $1000.00 without exceeding 0.0085% of the value of the operation
6. For operations greater than $.250,000.00 without exceeding $1000,000.00 an agreed fee greater than $1000.00 without exceeding 0.0075% of the value of the operation
7. For operations greater than $.1000,000.00 00 bases on a minimum of 0.0065an agreed fee greater than $1000.00 without exceeding 0.0085% of the value of the operation but always with a minimum to less than $.1,875.00.

FIRST PARAGRAPH: When the legal operation include preparing the minutes, the percentage applied for the fee can be doubled but the fees can never exceed $50,000.00 except for those services that are based with a minimum of $150.00 per hour, in which fees to be charged will have no limit.
.OTHER PROCESSES WITHIN THE BUSINESS OR COMMERCE REALM.
1. Precautionary measures concerning industrial property at a trail court (not appealing stage. According to the case at hand $.1,500.00
2. Terminations, paying off in full, nullifying proceedings, disloyal competition, proceeding justification, prohibiting use of, during the court trial or sole stage (first instance) not appealing stages $1500.
3. Fees to be charged in appealing. According to the case at hand with a minimum lawyer’s fee of $2,000.00
4. judicial legal inspection in advance $.1,000.00
5. Expert assessment in advance $1,000.00
6. In case of fee determination $200.00
per hour.
Topics related to HEALTH LAW.
1. Drugs (medicines), cosmetics, food health inspection certificates. $350.00 each registry made.
2. Renewals B/.350.00
3. Elimination/changing or modifying the following : medicine warnings or indications, or explanations, or excipients or dosage or color $300.00
4. Transfer $300.00
5. Changing or Modifying product name $300.00
6. Modifying product formula or product reformulating $ 300.00
7. Eliminating the medical prescription requirement so it can be sold over the counter $ 300.00
8. Change of bearer owner $300.00
9. Operation Health Permit (Class A, B,C y E)
Lab registration $ 400.00
10. procedural memory boost 200.00
11. Applying for approval of labels or modifying advertisements $ 300.00
12. Change of Manufacturer proceedings $300.00
13. Identifying or determining the product’s generic name $300.00
14. Modifying or reforming provisions or decisions $300.00
15. To relinquish $300.00
16. Concerning everything else, to follow, when possible the industrial property tariff.

LABOR RIGHTS
1. Representation before the Panamanian Ministry of Labor.
a.) Representing the employee/worker $50.00 per hour.
b.) Fee to be paid by employer $150.00 per hour
2. Work permit proceedings/paperwork (obtaining or extension) $ 400.00
3. Resolution reconsideration presentation and /or work permit resolutions appellations. $ 200.00
4. Verbal concept.
a). Worker/employee side $ 50.00
b). Employer/corporate side $150.00
5. Written concept
a). For the worker $50.00
b). Employer $200.00
6. Reviewing labor calculations.
a). Worker $50.00
b). Employer $200.00
7. Preparing or drafting employment contract.
a). Worker $ 200.00
8. Internal Employee rules and regulations
a). Drafting $600.00
b).Approval proceedings B/. 400.00
9. Union statutes or bylaws
a). Drafting B/. 600.00
b). Approval paperwork and proceedings $. 400.00
10. Applying for legal entities for Social Organizations
a). Belonging to employers $1,500.00
b). workers $1,000.00
11.Legal conciliation (out of court) $250.00
12. Drafting or preparing wish or claim list $.1,000.00
13. Collective agreements as negotiated directly with your lawyer.
a). Employer $1,000.00 or $150.00 per hour lawyer’s fee.
b). On the worker side 20% according to the results obtained according to the financial clause.
14. Union Permanent advice or consultancy 500.00 monthly.
15. Employer’s Permanent legal consultancy.300.00 monthly
16. Consultancy work provided to workers in workers’ conflicts related to the signing of collective negotiations. a). Workers - B/.1,000.00 more than 20% of what was obtained in the Economic clause.
b). Employees-workers $1,500.00or $150.00 per hour.
17. Out of court arrangements concerning the acceptance or recognition of Labor rights (salaries, wages, fringe benefits, worker’s compensations and others). 15% of the amount claimed.
Proceedings leading to a declaratory judgment.
a). Representing the worker’s side
a.1. fees due to the trial court process 25% of the settlement.
a.2. Appeal court an additional 15% of the settlement compensations.
a.3. For both trail and appeal court processes, or when the process ends. In the trial court without the employer’s appealing 25%
Paragraph: Advance fee payment arrangements as agreed with the client.
B Employer’s representation.
b.1. For trial court proceedings $750.00
b.2. Appeal court proceedings $ 500.00
b.3. For both trial and appeal court proceedings $1,000.00
Paragraph The amount to be paid in advanced fees can be increased above the ones listed in the tariff due to the amount claimed in the trial proceedings and the quantity of work the case implies..
24.Proceedings related to union privileges or benefits.
a).Reimbursements of $.250.00 plus 25% of the amount of the court settlement
b). On the employer’s side $750.00
25. summary proceeding
a). Plaintiff side 25% of the settlement obtained
b). On the defendant side $ 500.00
b1). In case of presenting defenses and exceptions $.1,000.00
26. Arbitration proceedings
a). Individual person
a.1.) 15% of the settlement
a.2.) Employer 15% of the arbitration settlement.
a.3.) Lawyer acting as arbitrator in the conflict, pursuant to the organism’s corresponding tariff where the arbitrage takes place.
b). If it is on an collective privilege basis which origins are previous agreements with labor and management or in case of the collective nature originated by previous commitment or in case a commitment clause is included
b.1) On the workers’ side $. 250.00
b.2) Employer’s side $. 500.00
b.3) Lawyer acting as arbitrator , pursuant to the organism’s corresponding tariff where the arbitrage takes place. Labor appeal higher court
a). Appeal suit
a.1.) For the worker, $/:500.00 or $250.00 plus 10% of the settlement.
a.2.) Employer $1000.00 or 500.00 plus 10% of the settlement.
b). Opposing the appeal suit.
b.1.) For the worker $.350.00 or $250.00 plus 10% of the settlement.
b.2) On the employer side $ 800.00
TOPICS RELATED TO PANAMANIAN BUSINESS LAW.
1. Minimum hourly tariff $150.00
2. Consultancy or concepts.
a). Verbal or oral consultancy $ 100.00
b). Consultancy of written concept $ 250.00
c). Consultancy on extensive matters $500.00
3. Incorporation of legal entities, corporations or companies
a) Collective, limited partnership simple and limited. $ 500.00
b) Limited partnership corporation through stocks $ 500.00
c) Corporation Legal entity $500.00
d) Private interest foundation $ 1,000.00
e) Pension Fund Administrator or Management $ 5,000.00
4. By law preparation for associations and corporations legal entities $ 500.00
a) Acceptance of non profit organizations or associations $. 300.00
b) Acceptance of an education association, as an nongovernmental association NGO and of social and labor welfare. $ 300.00
5. Drafting (preparation) of the minutes of legal entities, corporations and associations. $ 250.00
6. Drafting or preparing the Powers vested for corporations and associations. $250.00
7. Dissolution of legal entities and associations. $500.00
8. Concerning the validity of the legal capacity and power of people representing the legal entity, corporation or associations $ 100.00
9. Acting as Board directors for corporations (yearly charge)
a). If lawyers $. 300.00
b). Non-lawyers $150.00
c). If the lawyer is named as the CEO or the legal representative $500.00
10. Resident agent or representative(yearly) $ 250.00
11. Consultancy work with respect to organizing and holding Assemblies or Board of Director meetings of Corporations, Legal entities or associations, including attendance to meetings drafting or preparing minutes or bylaws and other post proceedings per hour:
a) at the law firm or lawyer’s office $250.00
b) Out of the lawyer’s office $300.00
NOTE If the proceedings or work is done abroad (outside of the Republic of Panama) the tariff or fees to be charged will be increased proportionally.
12. Consultancy in the proceedings or paperwork of corporate stock issuing $300.
PROCEEDINGS BEFORE PANAMA’S BANK SUPERINTENDENCY REGULATORY BOARD.
1. Proceedings related to obtaining a Bank Operating License.
a). General $25,000.00
b). International $.25,000.00
c). Representation or representing of $.25,000.00
2. External bank consultancy (monthly) $1,000.00
3. Obtaining an additional Bank Operation License $12,500.00
4. License cancellation or suspension $12,500.00
5. Administrative proceedings before the Bank Superintendency such as (service , opening branches and other similar proceedings. $ 500.00
6. Setting-up trusts $2,000.00
7. Proceedings related to the issuing or obtaining Trust Operation Licenses. B/.15,000.00
8. Resident agent for a trust (yearly) $ 300.00
9. Administrative consultancy work before the Bank Regulatory Board (Superintendency). $150 per hour including recourses against there resolutions or verdicts. $150.00 per hour

PROCEEDINGS DONE BEFORE THE INSURANCE SUPERINTENDENCY OR REGULATORY BOARD RELATED TO INSURANCE AND REINSURANCE.
1. Obtaining an Insurance Agent License.
a) natural or individual person $200.00
b) Corporate or legal entity $ 500.00
2. License granting for Insurance companies or corporations. $2,500.00
3 Reinsurance Companies License granting procedures $3,500.00
4. Paperwork or proceedings related to transferring insurance or reinsurance client portfolio $2,500.00
5. Proceedings related to the Insurance Policies approvals and endorsements. $500.00
6. Granting Licenses for Captive insurance companies or Captive insurance Management companies. $2,500.00
7. Granting or obtaining Insurance Companies and Insurance agent licenses $/.2,500.00
8. Administrative Re courses before the Insurance Superintendency or Regulatory Board or the Insurance and Reinsurance Technical Council
a) Reconsideration $300.00
b) Appellation B/. 500.00
9. Consultancy Paperwork or proceedings $300.00
10.Other proceedings as agreed with lawyer.T

PANAMA’S MINISTRY OF ECONOMY AND FINANCES PROCEEDINGS AND PAPERWORK
1. Tax exemptions on real estate property per estate. $ 300.00
2. Tax exemptions proceedings or paperwork related to transferring Real Estate per Estate
a) Individual Person $ 250.00
b) Corporate or legal entity $ 350.00
3. Payment of sole taxes and obtaining a Panamanian National Certificate of Real Estate Tax compliance. $100.00
4. Tax exemption granting resolutions concerning donations $300.00
5. Proceedings related to Panamanian tax statute of limitations
Up to $5,000.00 25% of the settlement.
More than $.5,000.00 20% of the settlement.
6. Tax related proceedings or paperwork-
a. Reconsideration $.1,000.00
b. Appealing in a higher court $2,000.00
In both cases a percentage can be convened with the lawyer according to the settlement results additional to the above mentioned fees.
7. Contract Negotiating proceedings and paperwork with the Panamanian Government $1,500.00 or higher fees depending to the contract time involved and its importance,o
8. Proceedings or paperwork related to raffles, tombolas and other related activities before the Games Gamble Control Agency $500 or as agreed with lawyer.
9. Reconsideration or Appeal paperwork of resolutions or verdicts handed by Gambling Regulatory Board or Council. For each court level $ 300.00
10. Arcade with gambling Operation Permits . $5,000.00
11. Contraband Smuggling or tax fraud proceedings or paperwork $1,000.00 or 150.00 per hour.
12. Permits for operating bonded warehouses. $1500.00
13. Permits related to licensing of insured transportation. $ 500.00
14. Proceedings, paperwork of written statements or writs before the General Customs General Directorate $300.00

TOPICS RELATED TO THE PANAMANIAN HOUSING MINISTRY.
1. Preparation or Rental contract or lease.
a) Housing $ 50.00
b) Commercial Business leases $100.00
2. House evictions proceedings or petitions before the Housing Commission.,
without appealing $ 150.00
3. Eviction petitions before the housing Commission. Appeals included. $250.00
4. Eviction order petition before the Housing commission.$. 200.00
5. Petition to increase leases and rentals $ 500.00
6. Incorporation into the horizontal property regime $3,000.00
7. Modifying or changing horizontal property rulings. $500.00
8. Housing Commission complaint proceedings $200.00
9.Direct discounts Paperwork or proceedings $. 200.00
10.Housing Deposit refund proceedings $200.00
11.Urban Zone modification petitions. Without appeal. 500.00
12.Urban zone modification petition with appeal $1000.
14.Certifications paperwork $ 150.00
15.Paperwork related to refunding of illegal rent or lease increases as agreed with lawyers.
16. Proceedings that involve court sentencing and rehabilitation. $ 300.00

OTHER MATTERS
In each of the lawyers’ proceedings, whether it is representing the interests of or act on their own behalf , as stated in the last fee, lawyers will be charging their professional services according to the tariff listed, at $150 per working or acting hour.
MATTERS RELATED TO PROCEDURAL LAW (CIVIL – COMMERCIAL, BUSINESS)
1. EXECUTIVE PROCEEDINGS FORECLOSURE
a) Of a petty amount 25% of the value or amount litigated.
b) Of greater value up to $2,000.00 or 20% of the value.
From $2,000.00 up until up to $10,000.00 or 15% of the lawsuit.
From $10,000.00 to $100,000.00 or 10%
From $100,000.00 up 15% of the lawsuit.
The same lawyers fees will apply for third party dealing, intervention in support of one party or exemptions (or exceptions).
If a coadjuvant;or excluding
If a sequestration of goods or judicial inspections takes place, out of the lawyer’s domicile the tariff shall be increased by up to 15%.
2. ORDINARY PROCEEDINGS
a). Of a lower value 25% of the article’s value or the amount in the lawsuit.
b). Of higher value:
Up to . 20,000.00 25%
From $20,000.00 to 100,000.00 20%
From 100,000.00 to 500,000.00 15%
From 500,000.00 to 1,000,000.00 10%
From 1,000,000.00 and up 7 1/2%
2.1 Representing a third party, 50% of the tariff established between the parties.
2.2 Representing when called to the process. Full fee tariff.
Note: the previous minimum fee tariff will apply progressively.
3. NON LITIGIOUS PROCEEDINGS
(Declaratory,Declarative, assertive proceedings, or perpetual memory and similar Minimum $2000. If they become litigious in nature lawyer’s fees will be according to regular rules.
s.
4. INHERITANCE OR ESTATE PROCEEDINGS OF A INTESTATE SUCCESSION:
Until B/. 50,000.00 15% of the assets.
From $ 50,001.00 and up 10% liquid wise of the inheritance that corresponds to interested party.
NOTE: the above mentioned fees refer only to those proceedings that lead to the process of obtaining the transfer of rights and duties of the deceased person to the heirs, thus considering these proceedings not bound to ancillary suits of the inheritance or estate proceedings. But the ordinary proceedings that will follow concerning declaring void the will, feeding minors, goods to be inherited claims, litigious declarations of the heirs, etc.will be determined according as to those fees listed in the Previously mentioned Section 2..
b) When the shared possessions are awarded or allocated to the surviving spouse, the tariff that will apply are the ones established in the FAMILY AND MINORS PROCEEDINGS.
c) When in an inheritance proceedings there are several heirs represented by different lawyers, fees will be determined according to what or the amount that is inherited by each heir the lawyer represents.
d). In case the liability credits reach or exceed more than half the value of the assets fees will be increased proportionally from 25 to 50%.

PROCEEDINGS MADE BEFORE COMMERCE OR BUSINESS COURTS
The lawyer’s professional fee that will apply in business courts in according to the value and nature of the business on hand.

MARITIME PROCESSES
In maritime processes the tariff that will apply whenever possible the same tariff as approved for ordinary jurisdictions. In those court or out of court proceedings were it is necessary for the lawyer to intervene the tariff or fee that applies is $200 per hour

SPECIAL PROCESSES
1. Delimitation and marking or Division or selling of a Joint good.Up to $20,000.00 25% From $20,001.00 and higher 10% The amount will be determined according to the value of the interested party’s rights.
2. Possessor’s processes.
This type of proceedings will be agreed on with the lawyer and client with a minimum of a $1000 fee taking into account the complexity of the case, the value of the goods, the work required, the special conditions required in terms of practice, professional specialty and the financial well being of the interested party..
3. Account submission- For these type of proceedings the same tariff as for Executive processes apply.
4. Payment on consignment : 20% on the value, with a minimum of $300
5. Eviction and eviction order before ordinary courts $.5,000.00
6. Restitution of goods reserving ownership. $.1,000.00
7. Measurement and property line inspection-
Urban premises $500.00 to $2000.00
Rural premises $500.00 to $3,000.00

EXTRAORDINARY RESOURCES
1. Appealing
a. With a value up to $50,000.00 fee $.3,000.00
b. For amounts higher than $.50,000.00 a $.5,000.00 lawyer’s fee
2. Opposing or objecting the appeal suit- $2,000.00
3. Reviewing (filing a review recourse or third party intervention).
a). Court sentencing or sentence by a superior court $.5,000.00
b). District court sentence ·$2,000.00
c). Municipal Judge Sentence $1,500.00
4. Enforcing a foreign sentence $1,000.00
5. Guarantee protection and Unconstitutional proceedings or actions-
a) District or circuit court $.1,000.00
b) Higher court $1,500.00
c) Supreme court $3,000.00
d) Unconstitutional legal action or proceeding $.5,000.00
e) Unconstitutional warning $5,000.00
f) Habeas Corpus writ or claims $1,000.00

MINOR AND FAMILY COURT JURISDICTION PROCEEDINGS
1. Divorce Marriage annulments $500.00 to $.2,000.00 in each case as previously agreed with lawyer-
for each case
2. Guardian, upbringing and Education $.1,000.00
3. Visiting rules and regulations $ 500.00
4. Interdiction (prohibition or rehabilitation of the interdiction $.1,000.00
5. Marital Affiliation $1,000.00
6. Adoption $.1,000.00
7. Paternity impugnment , contest or challenge $.1,000.00
8. Voluntary recognition $ 300.00
9. Food (Appeal court) $. 300.00
10. Emancipation $500.00
11. Cohabitation marriages $1,000.00
12. Dissolution and liquidation of the Marriage Financial Regime $500 plus 20% of the net assets of the settlement.
13. Other legal family proceedings not listed $ 500.00
14. Defending an absent person $ 150.00
(Courts might change the fees of the absent defending lawyer according to the case at hand)
MINORS
1. Protection proceedings $.2,000.00
2. Minors’ reintegration
a. National (Panama) $.1,000.00
b. International $.3,000.00
3. Offenders Minors $/. 500.00
4. Intra-family violence $ 500.00
5. Prenatal Maintenance pension or Benefit $. 300.00
6. Impediment to leave the country $ 300.00
7. Minor exit permits $300.00
8. Pressing charges relative to minors in difficult circumstances, abandonment and or at social risk and protection measures. $500.00

SEPARATION OF PROPERTIES AND JOINT PROPERTIES, INDEPENDENT OR RELATED TO ANY OF THE TOPICS MENTIONED IN THE PREVIOUS SECTION.
The same tariff as section 2
(ORDINARY PROCEEDINGS).
SPECIAL PROCEEDINGS RELATED TO:
1. Absence of Spouse or Presumptive death $.300.00 to $.3,000.00
2. Suspension of Parental power rights and duties. $300.00 to $.3,000.00
3. Naming and Removing tutors or tutors and guardians $.500.00 to $.3,000.00
4. Paternity or Maternity impugnations $500.00 to $3,000.00
Note: In case there is no controversy in the case the lawyer can reduce the tariff Toh be charge by up to 25%.

PROCEEDINGS IN CRIMINAL BUSINESS, TRADE OR COMMERCE:
I.CONSULTATIONS
. Verbal $. 100.00 to $300.00 $150.00 per hour based on the lawyer’s criteria.
2. Written or in writing $300.00
When during the consulting process it is necessary to appear before Authority this type of appearance will have a 50% surcharge.
II. LAWYER’S ASSISTANCE TO THE PERSON SUMMONED OR DETAINEE.
1. During police proceedings before interrogation or questioning $300.00
2. During interrogation process $300.00 or applying the $150.00 per hour tariff.
3. Assisting the person summoned during any of the process stages.$300.00
III. FORMALIZING OR BRINGING CHARGES.
1. Before Municipal entities $. 500.00
2. Before district or circuit prosecutor $1,000.00
3. Before superior district prosecutors $.1,500.00
4. Before Authorities with Jurisdiction throughout the whole country-Panama $.2,000.00
IV. DEFENSE CRIMINAL COMMERCE, TRADE OR BUSINESS
1. Before municipal sphere or sector $.1,500.00
2. Before district-circuit sphere or sector $.2,500.00
3. Before Superior sectors or sphere $3,500.00
4. Before Authorities with jurisdiction throughout the Republic of Panama $.4,500.00
5. Incidental Arbitration related fees to recuperate goods and removing precautionary (preventive) measures: as agreed with lawyer.
6. Prison release bail: as agreed with lawyer.
When the penal defense starts during the indictment stages, fees that apply are those in this same section.
V.SUITS AND PENAL ACTIONS TAKEN BY CRIME VICTIMS-
When there are private lawsuit proceedings or Penal actions from the Victims, fees will be established for the defence of criminal businesses by an increase of not less than 25% of the tariff there indicated.
VI. PROCEEDINGS BEFORE POLICE AUTHORITIES.
1. Before night judges or Corregidors $ 200.00
2. Corregidors B/. 200.00
3. Mayor’s office $ 300.00
4. Governor’s office $300.00
5. Trial before a Traffic Court $ 300.00
When there are appeals made on the above mentioned cases, the fees that apply are::
a). Against resolutions of Night Court Judges and Corregidors $100.
b). Opposing Mayor, Traffic Court Judges, and Governors $150.
ARTICLE 5TH All matters and proceedings that are not listed in this tariff will be established or agreed upon or determined following whenever possible those proceedings that are analogous or similar in nature .
ARTICLE 6TH All matter or demand that is not regulated or in which the above mentioned FIFTH ARTICLE can not be applied, the Board of the Directors of the Panamanian Lawyer's guild or college is empowered to regulate on such matters, until a general assembly of lawyers is made to rule on this matter.