About the Attorney

PROFILE

Lic. Paúl Rodolfo Montero Matamoros is an attorney and notary public in Esparza, Puntarenas. He earned his Law degree (Licenciatura en Derecho) from Universidad Latina de Costa Rica (2000) and was admitted to the Costa Rican Bar Association on March 27, 2000. Since November 21 of that same year he has also practiced as a Notary Public.

His practice combines litigation, consulting and notarial work: administrative, civil and criminal law, judicial collections, leases, probate proceedings, and juvenile criminal law. He served as Attorney level 2 (Professional 2) at the Pacific Ports Institute of Costa Rica (INCOP) and worked as a university law lecturer between 2008 and 2019, with over 90 university-level law courses taught, per Universidad Hispanoamericana's certification.

He is a certified mediator at Community Justice Centers (Universidad Latina and CENAVID, of Guadalajara, Mexico, together with the Ministry of Justice) and the author of a paper on Alternative Dispute Resolution published in edition No. 13 (2014) of the Electronic Journal of the Ibero-American Legal Forum. He is currently completing a specialization in Notarial and Registry Law at Universidad Fidélitas (2026).

His professional approach is rooted in empathy: caring, clear attention for people whose rights have been limited.

What is a Notary Public in Costa Rica?

In Costa Rica, a Notary Public (Notario Público) is an attorney with public certification powers — a Latin-type notarial system. The notary drafts public deeds, certifies contracts and documents, and records them with public registries. This is NOT the same as the Anglo-American 'notary public', who only verifies identities and witnesses signatures. If you are buying or selling property in Costa Rica, the sale must be granted as a public deed before a notary. We also offer this glossary in Portuguese.

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