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    Posted On: 18-Sep-2003
    From: "marineinfo2001" [marineinfo2001.....com]
    Subject: [roatan] Re: Lawyer


    Thanks again, I sent her an email. Hope to see you down there next
    month! Can't wait to meet all these nice people from the board.
    JC
    --- In roatan.....com, wrote:
    > Just a note. I've heard nothing bad about this lady--and LOTS of
    rave
    > reviews for price and speed of service.
    >
    > Waylon and Sandy Sims
    > Coral Beach Inn's Photos are available at:
    > http://members.aol.com/athundersm/photos.htm
    > Note: E-mail is NOT perfect. Please never assume we have received
    your
    > message unless you get a response from us. We answer ALL E-mail
    daily.
    > PS Asking about staying with us gets you put onto our newsletter
    list. If
    > you want off just say so. No problem.
    >
    >
    >
    > -----Original Message-----
    > From: Melanie [mailto:melanie.......]
    > Sent: Monday, September 15, 2003 3:38 PM
    > To: roatan.....com
    > Subject: [roatan] Re: Lawyer?
    >
    >
    > Ok, I guess I can stop reading Temptation Island transcripts long
    > enough to field some real legal questions. But it is a holiday
    > today, so I'm charging double time.
    >
    > Wanna hear a Honduran lawyer joke? How are lawyers and platanos the
    > same?
    >
    > You hardly ever see a straight one!
    >
    > ha ha ha, I can laugh, I don't ever have to look for a lawyer again.
    >
    > To introduce myself, I am Melanie Wetzel, originally from Kansas,
    > graduate of the National Autonomous University of Honduras, and
    > practicing Honduran lawyer. Oh, yes, and one of the rare straight
    > ones.
    >
    > Also, to address some of the posts that came through a few weeks
    > ago, I hope that it goes without saying that the people who hate
    > their lawyers are not my clients. I know for a fact that all of my
    > clients love me. I used to say that I knew for a fact that 98% of
    > my clients love me, due to the fact that one poor client had some
    > unfortunate delays and cost-increases, and might have held that
    > against me (even though it wasn't my fault). But just the other day
    > I got a new client who said that Mr. Unfortunate had recommended me
    > with high praise, so . . . I think that makes it 100%.
    >
    > I do often have to turn away new business, and I'm sure that doesn't
    > make anyone very happy, but it is just part of managing my client
    > list (which I like to keep small).
    >
    > On my website, I maintain an archive of articles that were written
    > for Honduras This Week in 1998-2001. They are obviously somewhat
    > outdated, but they still offer some good advice and overview of
    > Honduran Legal Systems. And they will give you something to read
    > while you're waiting for me to answer your email, ha ha ha. Ok, I
    > know it's not funny.
    >
    > I'm hoping to soon update the articles and give some more concrete
    > information on the web site about common issues, like Residency,
    > Real Estate, Taxes, etc. and also some tools for chosing a lawyer.
    >
    > Until then, feel free to contact me through my email, or at Batres Y
    > Asociados, the firm where I work in Tegucigalpa. Phone 236-9974 or
    > fax 236-6872 (be prepared for Spanish speaking secretaries). It can
    > be a bit tough to get a hold of me, but if all else fails, I never
    > ignore a third email.
    >
    > Regards,
    >
    > Melanie Wetzel
    > Melanie.......
    > www.honduranlaw.com
    >
    >
    >
    >
    >
    >
    >

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