ABOUT US
INSTITUTIONAL PRESENTATION
Judith Isabel de Melo Teodoro Monteiro, I was born in São Miguel on July 1, 1969, in the municipality of Ribeira Grande. I studied at Antero de Quental Secondary School and graduated in Law from the Faculty of Law of the University of Lisbon in 1992.
I have been a member of the Portuguese Bar Association since October 1994. I started my career at Banco Português de Investimento in Lisbon. When I returned to the Azores in 1994, I joined the staff of Banco Comercial dos Açores, which was acquired by Banco Banif SA.
In 1999 I set up my law firm, which is currently made up of myself and lawyers Fernando Cabral, Raquel Soares, Beatriz Costa (solicitor) and Fabiana Nicolau (management and accounting). We are a bilingual team.
I am a foreign legal consultant for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and am therefore qualified to provide legal advice on Portuguese law.
I have a strong presence in our community through my collaborations with the newspapers Portuguese Time (New England), Voz de Portugal (Montreal), Correio dos Açores (Ponta Delgada) and more recently with the Portuguese Tribune (California).
On a weekly basis, I write legal articles for radio stations WJFD (New England), Radio Centre-Ville (Montreal) and CIRV FM (Toronto). I also do legal features on the Portuguese Channel (New England) and FPTV (Montreal, Toronto and Mannitoba).
Over the past 15 years, I have given lectures and presentations at the Houses of the Azores on the subject of Portuguese law, located in Montreal, Toronto, Fall River and Bermuda.
INTERVENTION / PRACTICE AREAS
OUR SERVICES
FAMILY LAW
FOREIGN SENTENCE REVIEW
SUCCESSION LAW (INHERITANCES)
SUCCESSION COURT
PURCHASES AND SALES
CONSULAR AND NOTARIAL ACTS
TAX LAW
CONTRACTS
PROPERTY LICENSING
OPENING AND MANAGING BANK ACCOUNTS
WEALTH MANAGEMENT
LITIGATION
RESTRAINER ORDER
NEWS
CURRENT AFFAIRS OF THE LEGAL ENVIRONMENT
Apostille ⚖️
Portuguese nationals who are abroad, and even non-Portuguese nationals, often need to present documents issued by the foreign authorities of the countries where they...
Donation of goods for caregivers ⚖️
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New registration system suspended until September ⚖️
The legal framework for the land registry (RJCP) approved by Decree-Law no. 72/2023 of August 23, in force throughout the country since November 21, 2023, is, from the...
