Testimonials
18th October, 2011
Alex,
I am happy to provide a testimonial.
My son in law who is an American citizen is trying to attain landed immigrant status in Canada. Because he had previously spent more that 6 months in Honduras his application required him to obtain a police certificate from Honduras. After researching our options we choose Aex Villela of Roatan Legal to fulfil this task. I am glad we did. Alex was up front with the process, the timing and the cost and lived up to all his commitments. Obtaining the certificate was very time sensitive and Alex and his team were able to over come some bureaucratic roadblocks to make sure we got it on time. He kept in contact with every step of the way. It is obvious he knows his way around the system and the people who run the legal system in Honduras. If you need a lawyer you can trust and who will work in your best interest call Alex.
Rob Shields
greatdivestv@gmail.com
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25th August, 2011
I have the greatest respect for Mr. Villela and his knowledge of Honduran law. He has handled my needs and has done a magnificent job. You have to be careful of whom you hire in Honduras because there are many, many shady lawyers there that are incompetent. He has done excellent property legal work for me and also a Property Owners Association. I've known his work for almost 12 years and can't say enough praises for him. One thing you'll have to learn about him in that he is very efficient and meticulous and that sometimes takes a little longer, but will be well worth it. He fees are very fair for what he does. By the way, some fees are dictated by law of what the charges should be. There are cheaper lawyers around......but you'll get what you pay for in Honduras. He is also well connected with the Legal and the Political establishment on Roatan and in Tegu.
If there are any other questions.......feel free to ask. I hope this helps you........
Carl Gagliardi
AIRRC@aol.com
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April 19, 2011
Recommendation for Mr. Alex Villela, Attorney
I recently needed an attorney to handle some serious issues related to my corporation in Honduras. One of our partners was not operating with integrity causing many problems when trying to sell our mutually owned business. I have lived in Honduras and know how slowly things work. As I looked for an attorney to represent us, I noticed the numerous testimonials for Alex Villela. I was so impressed with what these clients had to say, that I retained Mr. Villela to represent us in the sale of our business and our Honduran Corporation.
Alex Villela handled the issues we had using his expertise of Honduran Corporate Law which allowed for the sale of our business. He did this for a reasonable price and in a timely manner. I heartily recommend Alex Villela as a man of integrity and legal expertise.
Sincerely
Nancy Liverani, RN
coolbeanscountess@gmail.com
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March 30, 2011
I do highly recommend Alex Villela if you're contemplating a law suit in Honduras. He is very knowledgeable of the laws and extremely meticulous in his approach to the situation. He handled my case with professional manner as you would expect from a 1st class lawyer in the United States. He kept me posted on the progress of my case which was very complicated by anybody's standards. Between Tegucigalpa, San Pedro Sula and the Roatan locations of the parties involved, it became complicated. Alex handled it great and I can't pay enough compliments to him. You won't go wrong, trust me and I've been on Roatan since 1997 and have seen many incompetent and worthless attorney's.
The length of time it took for my case was extended because of the locations of the parties involved. Research on certain signed documents had to be verified, which Alex did. He proved that the documents were not what they appeared to be and would be worthless in court. This took time and had to involve other lawyers. I cannot put a time element or put a price the cost because I'm sure each case is different, but I know he will service your case well and be fair on his fee's. One thing to remember with attorney's in Honduras, you will get what you pay for. Cheap attorneys there will give you cheap, shoddy work.
I hope this helps you in your decision and lawsuit case. If there are any questions, please feel free to ask me.
Thank you,
Carl Gagliardi
AIRRC@aol.com
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March 24, 2011
Question:
Hello. I am writing this email after reading your testimonial on Alex Villela website. Our family is planning a move to Roatan within the next year for a business opportunity. We are needing residency, forming a corporation for property purchase and other small legalities. I have emailed him and he has been very informing and quick with responses. I am now ready to choose a lawyer to assist us with every thing we made need and wanted to email you for your reference. As you can imagine I want to make sure I am making the right decision with choosing a lawyer. Any information would be appreciated and helpful.
Look forward to hearing from you and thank you in advance.
April
Answer:
Knowing Alex for many years and have used his services............choosing him will be a very good decision for either Business, Land or Residency. I have used him for all 3 purposes with outstanding great results. I can't make enough favorable comments about Alex and his knowledge of Honduran Law. He is also very conscientious and meticulous with details.......sometimes frustrating to me thinking like a Gringo. You won't go wrong.............. There are bad ones there..........trust me, Good luck with your endeavors, Alex will make it easier for you.
Carl
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We would like to thank Alex Villela for obtaining our Honduran residency
promptly and professionally. Alex proved himself to be detail oriented and an
excellent communicator. We were informed throughout the entire process, were
able to collaborate and work with Alex, effectively obtaining our permits in
nine months in spite of the political turmoil Honduras faced in June 2009, the
following elections and the newly elected government coming into office. We
highly recommend Mr. Villela for anyone attempting to obtain Honduran residency.
Frank & Susan Reed USA Citizens
turquoisedigital@gmail.com
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February 10, 2010
To whom it may concern, In the last 5 years, since I first discovered Roatan and
began the process of purchasing land, initiating residency and relocating to the
island, I have encountered numerous Honduran attorneys.. With each one, my
experiences were both positive and negative with none being remarkable. When I
was finally referred to Alex I was told he was fluent in English, quick to
return e-mails and telephone calls and patient to answer any questions or
confusions. I was very impressed with Alex and everything I'd heard turned out
to be absolutely true. He was very clear on what was needed by me, how it could
be obtained, what my costs would be, and what time frame each event should
happen in. Everything went very smoothly and in 7 months my wife and I were
holding our residency papers in our hands. We just recently traveled to Ceiba
for our residency renewal but we had lost a very important document that was
needed in order to proceed. I contacted Alex and he said he had a copy of the
document in my file that he would express to me on SOSA airline right away plus
he would file a petition at the Ministry of Government & Justice to obtain
another original from them. He explained it was a lengthy legal process but that
he thought he could obtain it in approximately 2 weeks. This was great news
since our ID cards were set to expire in 3 weeks. I am very grateful to Alex for
all he has done and he comes highly recommended by me. He is an exceptional
lawyer.
Sincerely, R. W. Webb
rwwebb0@yahoo.com
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July 10, 2009
Alex obtained my original residency documents for me about 10 years ago and he
has been assisting me with renewals of my residency ID card ever since. Alex has
been a great resource for me on all the legal issues related to being a property
owner in the Bay Islands. He is always available for questions by phone or
e-mail, and he also has a lot of connections with local government and in the
local banking system. I would highly recommend Alex to anyone doing business in
the Bay Islands. He is able to do things that nobody else can.
Dave Day Civil Engineer and Real Estate Developer
Bay Islands Property Owner
United States Citizen
daveday91@hotmail.com
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19 Jun. 2009
Just a note of recommendation to Alex Villela for his quality work on handling
my Honduran residency. I am a US citizen and my husband is a Honduran citizen.
We had another lawyer start our process and it didn't work out. Alex was able to
finish the process in about 7 months. He was quick to answer emails and to
inform us where we were in the process. Thank-you Alex
Victoria Mejia La Ceiba,
Atlantida
vrmejia26@gmail.com
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04 Feb. 2009
We were very pleased with the services we received from Alex. We had both our
residencies in just over a year, for less money than he originally quoted us!
Without Alex we know our Residency Application process would have been alot
longer, and more complicated. He helped to streamline the details for us, and
gave us excellent advice. He also did our Honduran Corporation documents, and
these were done in a couple of weeks. We highly reccommend Alex Villela's legal
services.
Andrew & Wendy Flood
One Fish Two Fish Charters
011(504) 3309 9479 or 3291 5491
www.onefishtwofishcharters.com
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27 Jan. 2009
To whom it may concern:
My name is Carl J. Gagliardi and I'm from San Antonio TEXAS of the United States
and I gladly give this Testimonial for Alejandro Villela Franco, Attorney.
I have been coming to Honduras for over 10 years and had heard how hard it is to
get a residency for the country. I know many people who are trying to get theirs
as I write this, and have been for some of them for over a year, with no
prospect in sight. I talked to Alex about it and he told me exactly what
documents I needed from the United States to present to the Honduran Government.
I also mentioned about the long term some people I know that are still waiting
have not received anything from their attorney or the government. Alex said that
it should take at least six months, maybe longer, depending on Tegucigalpa,
which still sounded like a very short period, considering what I've been hearing
from others that are still trying. My documents were sent to Alex in Tegucigalpa
via SOSA Airlines; he received them and he immediately started the residency
process.
I checked with Alex after 3 months and he told me he had also checked with the
government and everything was going well. I waited another two and a half months
and called him again, I was getting impatient, which a person shouldn?t do when
dealing with the Honduran authorities. He informed me that it was almost done
and it actually took a little less than the six months he had said. This was
amazing after listening to others that have, and are still, waiting for theirs.
Some for over a year and still no word and now I have mine within the 6 months
he stated, thanks to Alex.
I highly recommend Alex for other legal work also which he has done very
effectively for me and for some Corporations either personal land or business
land matters.
My phone numbers here in Honduras are: 9868-9819------ 9550-4450
In the United States they are: 210-494-3685 ---- 210-725-8282
My email address is: airrc@aol.com
Please feel free to call or email me any time if you have any questions about
Alex and his capabilities. Thank You
Carl J. Gagliardi
USA
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Alex was referred to us by the Honduras Consulate in Taiwan . He was asked to do
the impossible which was to help a Honduras citizen situated in Hong Kong renew
her passport in less than a week, and was able to use his political connections
in government to issue a safe conduct letter to authorize my friend to travel to
Taiwan get her Honduras passport renewed. The passport had to be renewed
immediately and we were under immense time pressure to get it done. Alex got the
job done in one week. I would definitely recommend Alex to people who need legal
advice in Honduras.
Bill Wong Hong Kong
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Our residency process has gone smoothly and without delay, largely due to the
excellent job that Alex Villela has done for us in Tegucigalpa. Picking an
attorney was difficult for us with each of several being recommended equally as
highly. Thankfully, we went with Alex. After some initial delays in us getting
all our paperwork together, Alex filed for our residencies in the end of April
2007. They were approved shortly after and we made a trip to Tegucigalpa to pick
them up in the beginning of August where the immigration officer informed us
there would be a two month wait for our ID cards to come through. Alex
intervened, using his contacts in immigration and had the cards to us 5 working
days later. Alex, I’ve thanked you many times and will continue to do so by
giving the highest recommendations whenever possible. Alex has also advised and
provided counsel in real estate matters related to our clients and our business.
Anybody may contact me personally with any specific questions relating to our
experiences.
David Gleeson.
Owner, Island Development.
www.RoatanID.com
Island Development, S.A.
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Alex Villela provided me with very personal and professional service in obtaining
my residency here in Honduras. He was easy to contact and always answered my
questions quickly and thoroughly. I would definitely recommend him to anyone
attempting to obtain their Honduran residency.
Thanks, Brad
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It was a pleasure to work with Alex Villaha on our Honduran residency. His
thoroughness up front saved us from any time consuming set backs in an already
slow process. Alex was always very responsive (and his English very good) to any
inquiries we had, which was very reassuring as our application proceeded through
this frustrating system. We will continue to call Alex whenever we have any
legal needs arise.
Laurie & Dennis Tabor
West End, Roatan
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Alex handled my residency professionally and competently. His interpersonal and
communication skills are exceptional. He always answered my e-mails.
Janet Smith Warfield, retired United States attorney
Author of "Cracking the Consciousness Code"
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Dear Alex,
Here with we want to thank you once again for getting, my wife Yvonne's,
residency. We are very impressed with the speedy way, you achieved this. You
kept your promises, you kept us well informed, and the costs were as predicted
and reasonable. I can recommend anybody to use your services. I am not yet
retired, but as soon as this is the case, I will contact you agin for a
residency for myself.
Best regards, Boud Heilijgers
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Alex Villela has been a wonderful attorney. He is very responsive, very thorough
in his research regarding issues, and he very promptly provides excellent and
knowledgeable advice with care and understanding.
Kimberley Heilig
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To Whom it May Concern:
Mr. Alex Villela has been our attorney in processing our residency papers. We
believe he has been very professional and efficient. Most often, we corresponded
by email, and he was always quick to respond. We would employ his services,
should we need them again.
Sincerely, D’Quincey and Pam Hjornevik
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Alex.... Just a note of thanks for helping me with my residency papers. I think
that the seven months that it took is amazingly quick. Everything went according
to plan. Being new to the island it is nice to have an attorney that is
politically well connected and speaks such good English. Also, thanks for
helping me through the customs procedures. I couldn't have done it without you.
Robert Johnson
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We have found that Alex has been an excellent source of legal knowledge. We
recently purchased property in Honduras and found the procedures somewhat
confusing. Alex quickly answered all of our questions via email, his bilingual
abilities and professionalism were extremely helpful, and just really reassured
us. When dealing in a foreign country with a different language & procedures,
having someone like Alex, is an invaluable asset. We would definitely highly
recommend Alex to anyone needing an attorney, in any capacity.
Mark and Allison Rogers Canada
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Hi Alex,
We would just like to share our appreciation and gratitude for your speedy and
professional service in securing residency for Mike. You kept your word
through-out and there were no surprises! We easily recommend you and wish you
continued success.
Sincerely,
Kim Dueffert and Mike McLaughlin
Que tal Cafe
Mike's Pools
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Hi Alex,
Overall I would like to say a big thank you for obtaining my residency so
quickly. I found your services to be very professional and would not hesitate in
recommending you, infact your business card has already gone to two of my
friends!
I liked the communication by email and the quick response to my never ending
questions. Right from the first meeting you were very efficient in explaining
everything i needed to obtain with regards to legal documents and the whole
process of obtaining my residency. The updates you gave with regards to the
changes in the law were an added bonus.
I know 3 people who have obtained their residecny with you. Their recommendation
of your services was the reason I contacted you and I was not disppointed with
the decision i made.
Thank you again.
Julie Lavery
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