Anyone have any experience with lawyers in Samui? I need someone with experience in business and family law. Any recommendations would be great. I am hoping to save myself a trip up to Bangkok.

The best investment you will ever make in any legal matters here on Samui, is to fly a BKK lawyer here with a return ticket and accommodation, The end results are far cheaper than dealing with local shonkey monkey "lawyers"

A little more info might help.

I have not needed to use a lawyer in my years on Samui, but when I was looking for one for a possible case, the only one that impressed me was a guy called Manit.

http://www.samuilaw.com/

He used to work for one of the top law firms in Bangkok (http://www.tilleke.com/)

He was not interested in litigation cases on Samui (local boys had too much control and I was considering litigation), but with his background he could be good for what you are looking for.

Crusty is pretty spot on . All my trust & illusions of local firms have been shattered.

I've been using Michael Pearth from DFDL Crawshaws in Bophut for business matters, and been very satisfied with the service.

Web: http://crawshaws.com/

Profile: http://www.dfdl.com/locations/thailand/our-advisers

Believe first lawyer meeting normally is free-of-charge, so may be worth a check...

Thanks everyone. I will ring up Manit later today and see if he can help me out. Otherwise, I guess I will be flying to Bangkok.

Thanks everyone. I will ring up Manit later today and see if he can help me out. Otherwise, I guess I will be flying to Bangkok.

Please let us know how you get on.

Will do.

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The best investment you will ever make in any legal matters here on Samui, is to fly a BKK lawyer here with a return ticket and accommodation, The end results are far cheaper than dealing with local shonkey monkey "lawyers"

Crusty is pretty spot on . All my trust & illusions of local firms have been shattered.

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