Welcome to CPG LEGAL – Attorneys in Costa Rica. Dr. Christopher Pirie, is a fluent English-speaking trial attorney and founding partner of our law firm in San Jose. Your satisfaction is a priority, and as Costa Rican lawyers, we provide expats with legal assistance and legal representation. CPG Legal, is one of the top law firms in Costa Rica. Dr. Pirie has been practicing law as a litigator for twenty-five years. He is an expert in trial law and legal proceedings. As an expert in litigation, he specializes in procedural law and litigates in family, criminal, civil, commercial, agrarian, and corporate law.
Apart from his legal practice as an attorney at law, he is also a notary public for real estate purchases, certifications, and other notarized legal services. Our law firm services are comprehensive and designed for foreigners and English-speaking clientele. At CPG Legal, we stand ready to assist you. Do not hesitate to contact us.
Litigation attorneys in Costa Rica:
Dr. Pirie specializes in Costa Rican Litigation. He is a trial litigator and an expert in procedural law. Our services range from general litigation advice to trial strategy and case preparation. Lawsuit drafting, counter lawsuits, trial defenses, appeals, interrogations, and both oral and written trial litigation.
As an attorney in Costa Rica, he is well-versed in the local legal system and is extremely knowledgeable in matter of the law. Our litigation services include civil actions, lawsuits, oral hearings, appeals, precautionary measures, and settlement negotiations to defend your legal rights. As a trial specialist, Dr. Pirie can assist you if you wish to sue as a plaintiff or defendant. We service all provinces of Costa Rica, including legal services in San José, Guanacaste, Cartago, Puntarenas, Heredia, Alajuela, and Limón.
Our Costa Rican law firm specializes in civil lawsuits, family, criminal, agrarian, business, corporate, and commercial litigation. Contested divorces and legal defenses, civil actions, property legal disputes, debt collections, and evictions. Our family law services include legal counseling, mutually consented divorces, and divorce litigation.
We also excel as one of the top law firms in Costa Rica, by providing high-quality general legal services for expats for expats. We have been representing American citizens, Canadians for more than twenty years. Services include company formation, regulatory compliance, real estate closings, notarized documents, and corporate law services. Dr. Pirie is an attorney at law and notary public. In coordination with his associates, CPG Legal is a full-service law firm in Costa Rica.
A corporate attorney for real estate and notarized services.
If you are interested in investing, our law firm can assist you. There are many beautiful regions of Costa Rica, that are waiting for you. For Guanacaste-specific services, visit our dedicated Guanacaste page.
Purchasing real estate in Costa Rica? We can assist you with all the legal steps to ensure a safe transaction. As a corporate and business law firm, our services include legal advice, due diligence, coordination with escrow, and coordinating and performing the notarized real estate closings. Finally, we take care of the property registration process to your name, or the corporation you choose. Our legal representation makes buying real estate in Costa Rica easy and secure. For all purposes, our corporate law firm in San José, Costa Rica, will ensure that the property transaction is done correctly.
Investing in Costa Rica is a great idea, and we can assist you with your residency and immigration status. If you want to start a business in Costa Rica or create a holding company, we can take care of the notarized corporate technicalities for a successful incorporation. Regarding corporations in Costa Rica, we always recommend the LLC or the Standard Corporations.
Country-wide legal services for expats:
At CPG Legal, we specialize in providing tailored expat legal services to help you navigate the complexities of living in Costa Rica. Our comprehensive legal services in Costa Rica for expats, cover a wide range of areas, including real estate transactions. We have been providing legal services for Americans, Canadians, Europeans, and Expats in Costa Rica for the last twenty years. My law firm is your trusted partner for legal representation if you need a lawyer in Costa Rica. In litigation matters, I will represent you as legal counsel: either plaintiff or defendant, leveraging over twenty years of legal expertise.
Our Costa Rican law firm is located in the province of San José, with two primary law offices: Escazu (Plaza Roble, first floor) and Santa Ana. As lawyers in Costa Rica, our services span the country.
A Costa Rican attorney fluent in American English:
Dr. Christopher Pirie is totally fluent in native English. A lawyer in Costa Rica, with whom you will have no communication barriers. He has family from both Canada and the United States, making him an ideal candidate to be your lawyer in Costa Rica. There will be no language gaps between you both. You may even find, that talking to him, is like speaking to any attorney in the United States or Canada.
The six reasons to hire Dr. Pirie as your Attorney in Costa Rica:
The first reason: Legal practice duality. He is an attorney and a Notary Public.
First and foremost, Dr. Pirie acts as a lawyer in Costa Rica. However, his legal practice is not limited to just being an attorney. You also benefit from his duality of legal practice, as he is also a notary public. This is also true for his associates. At CPG Legal, we will draft and notarize all legal documents, contracts, and acts you require. This means you won´t have to hire more legal advisors than you have to. Thus, the duality of his legal practice is the first reason to hire him as your lawyer in Costa Rica.
The second reason: Deep knowledge about the Costa Rican legal system:
Dr. Christopher Pirie became a member of the Costa Rican Bar of Attorneys, back in the year 2000. In 2014, he obtained a Doctorate´s Degree in Civil Law, Commercial Law and Civil Proceedings. He is currently pursuing a Master´s Degree in Criminal Law. His knowledge is the second reason to hire him as your Costa Rica lawyer and legal advisor.
The third reason: For a wide variety of legal services such as estate planning, trusts and last wills.
Estate planning, last wills, and trusts are pivotal in securing one’s legacy and ensuring the smooth transfer of assets in Costa Rica. If you are an expat living in Costa Rica, special care must be taken to fuse your final dispositions, so that they are aligned with any foreign last will and testament you may have already done.
Costa Rican law recognizes the importance of these instruments in facilitating the transfer of property and wealth according to individuals’ wishes, upon passing. Estate planning involves a comprehensive assessment of assets, heirs, and beneficiaries, guiding you to make informed decisions about the distribution of your estate. Last wills are legal documents outlining the testator’s desires regarding asset allocation for your heirs.
Meanwhile, trusts provide a versatile asset management and protection mechanism, allowing individuals to designate trustees to administer assets on behalf of beneficiaries according to predefined conditions. With a robust legal framework and professional expertise available, as attorneys in Costa Rica, we can advise and help you with these legal matters. Let us assist you in navigating the complexities of estate planning, last wills, and trusts to safeguard your legacy and provide for future generations. Our varied attorney services are the third reason you want to hire CPG LEGAL to be your attorneys in Costa Rica, Central America.
The fourth reason: An attorney in Costa Rica with fluency in English.
Dr. Christopher Pirie is an English-speaking attorney in Costa Rica. His fluency in English is a valuable trait, especially for expats in Costa Rica. Your lawyer should always speak and understand English fluently. For this reason, many Costa Rican business law firms claim to have attorneys who do. However, unlike many Costa Rica lawyers, Dr Pirie has been fluent in English since childhood.
His father´s side of the family is from Ontario, Canada, and other family members were born citizen of the United States. As a result, you will receive his legal advice in fluent English. So rest assured, you will have no barriers of communication with us. In short, he is an attorney in Costa Rica who will fully understand you. Therefore, you should avoid disappointment with law firms in Costa Rica that initially offer English fluency, but later disappoint you. Don´t battle the language barrier with attorneys. His fluency in English is the fourth reason for hiring him as your Costa Rica attorney.
The fifth reason: We are seasoned attorneys in Costa Rica with a vast experience:
Dr. Pirie litigated his first civil trial just a few weeks after joining the Costa Rican Bar. Over the years, he has argued and won countless judicial cases, both as counsel for the plaintiff and also on the side of the defendant. On another note, he has vast experience in counseling and advising the private money lending sector. Dr. Pirie litigates in debt collection on both sides of the coin: in representation of the lender, and many times performing legal defenses for the debtors.
Our legal team is comprised of highly experienced attorneys in Costa Rica. This legal experience is one of the most powerful tools in our legal arsenal. It was hard work to acquire it. Combining our legal knowledge and experience, we have gained a great insight into how best to navigate the legal world. This allows us to create a custom-made strategy for you as our client. Our extensive legal experience is the fifth reason to hire us as your attorneys in Costa Rica.
The sixth reason: an attorney that will keep you updated, explain legal strategies, and return calls!
There is nothing worse than an attorney who keeps you in the dark. Many people complain that lawyers in Costa Rica are hard to reach. But you will find that at CPG Legal, we are attorneys who are available and promptly return phone calls. We take pride in our legal work and our support for our clients´ cases. Once you hire us as your legal advisors, you will realize that we greatly care about our clients. Our availability and commitment to you is the sixth reason you should hire us as your Costa Rica lawyers.
The seventh reason: We will travel to you to sign legal paperwork.
Our primary law offices are in San José. However, our Costa Rican law firm provides services all over the country and internationally. Even though our law firm is in San José, Costa Rica, there have been situations where clients can´t come here. We take advantage of technological advances when this happens, but there are situations in which things have to be done personally. This is why we are ready to fly to your location if needed.
You should know that when it comes to notarized acts and legal documents, they must be signed in front of the physical presence of the notary public. So if you need to sign a last will or some other notarized legal document urgently, we will fly the notary public to you. Our notarized international service is the seventh reason to hire our law firm in Costa Rica.
Dr. Pirie´s resumé as a lawyer in Costa Rica:
– Licensed to Practice Law (Licenciado en Derecho). Obtained his law degree to practice law, in the year 2000.
– Bar Admission (year 2000): Admitted to the Costa Rican Bar, as an Attorney at Law. (Colegio de Abogados de Costa Rica).
– Notary Public: (year 2001). Became a Notary Public.
– Doctor of Law (year 2014) Obtained a Doctorate Degree in Laws, in civil law, commercial law, and civil procedural law. Universidad Escuela Libre de Derecho.
– Master´s Degree in Criminal Law (since January 2025) Currently pursuing a Master´s Degree in Crimiminal Law. Universidad Escuela Libre de Derecho.
CPG LEGAL one of the best law firms in Costa Rica:
I was born in San José, Costa Rica. Since my father´s side of the family is from Ontario, Canada, I am fluent in English. This is essential for the legal services my law firm provides. I love practicing law as an attorney in San José, Costa Rica. I opened my Costa Rica law firm in 2000, and have been practicing law ever since, with my partners and colleagues.
Areas of practice in law as an attorney in Costa Rica:
- Civil lawsuits.
- Litigation in Costa Rica.
- Civil Law Procedures.
- Family Law in Costa Rica.
- Family Litigation and lawsuits.
- Debt Collection and Acquisitions.
- Civil debt-collection lawsuits.
- Costa Rica law firm trust structures.
- Commerce Law.
- Business Law.
- Corporate Law.
- Arbitration lawyer in Costa Rica. Mediations.
- Agrarian lawyer in Costa Rica.
- Fraud Criminal Litigation.
- Notary Public in Costa Rica.
- Due diligence in property purchases.
- Real Estate lawsuits.
- General practice law firm in Costa Rica.
- Property purchases.
- Property lawsuits.
- Land purchases and litigation.
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Notary Public / Lawyer
CPG LEGAL: one of Costa Rica´s top law firms:
Our Costa Rican law firm in San José, offers legal services, representation, and notarized work, all over Costa Rica. If you need an attorney for legal services in Puntarenas, then look no further. As attorneys, we offer country-wide services for your convenience and strive to be the best in our legal fields. Collectively, we form one of the best Costa Rica law firms in San José, Costa Rica, Central America.
We want to be your legal advisors in Costa Rica:
Ranked as one of Costa Rica´s top law firms, CPG Legal has represented many happy expats living in Costa Rica. CPG Legal, is a Costa Rican law firm, with the right legal professionals for your case or required paperwork. Besides our associates, you will hire me as an attorney at law, and my more than twenty years of legal experience. Not to mention fluent in English. In short, we are the attorneys and legal advisors you need in Costa Rica. For your convenience, our civil, family, litigation and corporate law firm has several locations: a law office in Santa Ana and another in Escazú, Plaza Roble, diagonal to Multi Plaza. If you are looking for a San José attorney or law firm in San José, contact CPG Legal today. Keep in mind, our legal services are available all over Costa Rica.
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Attorneys in Costa Rica.
CPG LEGAL – your law firm in San José, Costa Rica.
Our San Jose law firm offers the following services across Costa Rica:
Litigation services:
- Civil litigation. Lawsuits, counter lawsuits, and civil defense. (Civil procedural law.)
- Ordinary Civil Processes.
- General litigation.
- Criminal litigation.
- Family litigation.
- Labor litigation.
- Commercial litigation.
- Agrarian Litigation.
- Labor, Commercial, and Agrarian Litigation.)
- Torts, civil damages claims, and restitution lawsuits.
- Contractual disputes.
- Land and property disputes.
- Injunctions and dominion exclusions.
- Civil actions for simulations and reversal claims.
- Debt Recovery.
- General procedure litigation lawyer.
- Property evictions.
- Precautionary measures.
- Arbitrations and Mediations.
- Costa Rica legal advisor in Civil Procedural Law.
Family attorney services:
- Family litigation attorney in Costa Rica.
- Divorce lawsuits and marital asset litigation.
- Divorces in Costa Rica by mutual consent.
- Alimony and child support lawsuits.
- Prenuptial agreements.
- Civil marriages.
- Child visitation legal actions.
Notarized services:
- Notary Public – all notarized services.
- Certifications and authentications.
- Loan structures and notarized paperwork.
- Mortgage constitutions and cancellations.
- Affidavits.
- Powers of attorney.
- Car transfers.
- Last Wills.
- Trusts. (Fideicomisos.)
- Donations.
- Notarized loan structures.
- Mortgages and vehicle liens. Constitution and cancellations.
Corporate lawyer services:
- Corporate and commercial lawsuits.
- Legal counsel in corporate matters.
- Company formation (Incorporation).
- Limited liability companies LLC (SRL.)
- Corporate due diligence.
- Company bylaws modification.
- Stock corporations. (Sociedades Anonimas.)
- Regulatory RTBF compliance.
- Corporate tax compliance.
- Commercial Contracts.
- Corporate and commercial law.
- Business law.
- Property due diligence.
- Municipal and maritime due diligence.
- Estate Planning and Trust Corporate Structures.
Real estate and notarized services:
- Property purchases and registration.
- Beach front maritime zone property acquisitions.
- Property ownership notary services and advice.
- Tax compliance.
- General legal consultations.
- Condominium purchases.
Criminal Actions:
- Fraud and economic criminal law.
- Real estate fraud lawsuits.
Immigration and Labor:
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