Sabrina Candela
Attorney
Family & wills
Boutique by design. We help expats with visa, family, wills, and property matters in Ecuador, and three hundred-plus clients in, it is still three people working with each client directly.
E xpat legal work is rarely one-and-done: a visa becomes a renewal, a marriage becomes a will, a purchase becomes an estate. We built ELG to be the firm you call once and keep calling.
Small enough to know your file: Betsy on visas from first call to cédula, Sabrina on family and wills, Wolfram on property and succession. The person you meet first sees it through.
We turn down work we cannot do well, we have never employed a salesperson, and fees are scoped in writing before anything starts.
Sabrina and Wolfram, licensed Ecuadorian attorneys, handle the legal work that needs one. Visa work runs through a specialist team that has filed hundreds.
Visa work is billed 50/50, half to begin and half on completion. Other matters are scoped in writing before any work. Either way, you know the cost up front.
Every consultation, document, and email is available in your language. Spanish is a first-class language of the firm, not a translation layer.
The person you meet on the first call is the person handling your matter, start to finish. No juniors, no call center.
Betsy Prado. An amazing lawyer and a caring human being. She made a difficult process bearable and always kept a calm and professional attitude. I recommend her highly.
From your first call to your cédula in hand, the same people stay with your matter.
Attorney
Family & wills
Attorney
Property & succession
Visa lead
Visas, end to end · bilingual
Most matters start with a video call. In-person meetings happen where it suits you best. We arrange a location with you when we confirm the meeting.
Most first conversations happen on Google Meet or WhatsApp video, whichever you prefer. We will send a calendar invite in your timezone.
When we meet in person, we arrange a time and place in Cuenca that suits you, an office or a quiet café. By appointment.
Monday to Friday, 09h00 to 17h00 Ecuador Time (UTC-5). Closed Saturday, Sunday, and national holidays.
Two ways in. Both reach the same small team.
In your timezone. One of the team calls you back.
Pick a time →Two minutes of context. We reply within 1 business day, EN or ES.
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