Ibp Legal Fees 2018

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2019 Standard Legal Fees

Integrated Bar of the Philippines (IBP)


Date of effectivity: 15 December 2018

**CONSULTATION**
Plain consultation P1,000 per hour

Consultation with written advice P1,500 or P500 per page


Research/preliminary study P1,000 per hour
Preparation of attorney's letter P1,000
Retainership agreement P8,000 per month

**NOTARIZATION**
Preparation and notarization of simple affidavits (jurat) P1,000
Authentication of documents P500 or P100/page

Notarization of contracts P1,500


Preparation of contracts involving sale and similar transactions 2% of contract price or P1,500
Preparation of contracts not involving sale (no pecuniary
P1,500
consideration)
**ACCEPTANCE FEES**
Criminal cases
MTC 40,000
RTC 65,000

CA 80,000
SC 150,000
Civil cases
MTC 35,000

RTC 60,000
CA 75,000
SC 150,000

Correction of entries/change of name 35,000


Domestic adoption 70,000
Adoption involving foreigners 150,000
Naturalization 120,000

Negotiation and execution of CBA 50,000 or 2,500/hr


Election cases 120,000
60,000 or 5% of the fair market value (FMV)
Testate/intestate proceedings w/o opposition
of the estate
W/ opposition 150,000 or 10% of the FMV
Land registration 150,000 or 5% of the FMV
Reconstitution of title 75,000
Reissuance/ New owner's duplicate of title 50,000

Registration of patents, copyrights 150,000


Immigration 40,000
Simple transfer of property and title 70,000

Before other agencies


original jurisdiction 60,000
appellate jurisdiction 70,000
**APPEARANCE FEES**
MTC 2,000 or 1,000 per hour
RTC 3,500 or 1,500 per hour
CA 8,000 or 2,000 per hour

SC 15,000 or 2,500 per hour


Labor Arbiter 2,000 or 1,000 per hour
DOLE/POEA/NCMB 2,500 or 1,500 per hour
NLRC 3,000 or 1,500 per hour

OMB 2,500 or 1,000 per hour


Pros. Ofc. 2,500 or 1,000 per hour
RSP 3,500 or 1,500 per hour
other admin agencies 3,500 or 1,500 per hour

*Whenever there are two amounts, the standard is whatever is higher.

**A member who stubbornly refuses to follow the foregoing standard fee schedule shall be reported to the IBP National
Office for appropriate disciplinary action. (Item No. 6, Point VII)

*** Mandatory initial expenses of at least Five Thousand Pesos (Php 5,000.00), depending on the extent of research and
documents required for preliminary study of the case.

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