After hiring Leonel to review my real estate paperwork and transaction that took place with Keith & Marina, I gradually started to become very concerned with the communication gaps and lack of progress with my situation. I had thought I hired a lawyer who I could trust best understands Panama’s real estate laws and would look out for my best interest. Over a period of four years, i exchanged countless emails, phone calls to ask about progress in my case. When I engaged Leonel he was certain it was an easy case and that we should be able to move through the process quickly, however with every communication, my legal bill with him would continue to grow. I’m a loyal guy to a fault, but after four years I couldn’t handle this relationship anymore.
Third Times the Charm
I hired a third real-estate lawyer Ronaldo Herrera Aragon in 2017, about four years after hiring Leonel because I simply couldn’t wait much longer for him to finish up on the case he claimed that would be easy and quick. Ronaldo was quick to discover that many of the filings that Leonel placed for my case were incorrectly, timelines and obligations to the court was not met. I was advised that this gentleman was grossly incompetent with my case and my problem only began to get worse.
At this point, it was time to fire Leonel. I sent him an email and told him his services were no longer needed. After I fired Leonel, he settled for $10,000 on my case with Keith & Marina out of court, a case that was valued to $119,000 USD and he kept the 10k and would not respond to Ronaldo, the third lawyer. I advised him that I did not want to settle, but he did anyway.