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Find a Civil Lawyer Near You (2026)

Find civil lawyers worldwide, by country and city.

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To find a civil lawyer near you, pick your country or city below. Global Law Lists has 2,074 law firms practising Civil Law in 85 countries, most in Brazil (685), Spain (451) and Italy (236). 9 individual civil lawyers also have profiles here.

A Geneva-based founding partner at Pyxis Law specializing in international dispute resolution, labour law, and white-collar crime.

Capabilities/Areas:Practice: Arbitration and Dispute Resolution

Address: PYXIS LAW Ltd, 16, rue de Hesse, Geneva, Switzerland

Address: PYXIS LAW Ltd, 16, rue de Hesse

State: Canton of Geneva

Country: Switzerland

Sonam Tenzin holds a LLB and a Postgraduate Diploma in National Law from Jigme Singye Wangchuk School of Law, Bhutan’s first law school, where he grad

Capabilities/Areas:Practice: General Practice

Address: Thimphu, Bhutan

Address: Thimphu

State: Thimphu

Country: Bhutan

Saudi Corporate Lawyer

Capabilities/Areas:Practice: Business and Corporate Law

Address: Kingdom Tower, Al Olaya, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia | Zahran Business Center, Prince Sultan Street

Address: Kingdom Tower, Al Olaya, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia | Zahran Business Center, Prince Sultan Street,

State: Makkah Region

Country: Saudi Arabia

Tika R. Basnet is a Bhutanese lawyer based in Thimphu, Bhutan, specializing in foreign direct investment (FDI), corporate law, intellectual property..

Capabilities/Areas:Practice: Business and Corporate Law

Address: Thimphu, Bhutan

Address: Thimphu

State: Thimphu

Country: Bhutan

Büşra Nişancı is a Turkish lawyer based in Antalya. She is the founder and managing partner of Nişancı Avukatlık Ofisi (Nişancı Attorneys at Law)...

Capabilities/Areas:Practice: Civil Law

Address: Dalga Kule Plaza, Fabrikalar Mah. Namık Kemal Blv. No:51/B, Kat:7, No:40, Kepez, Antalya, Turkey

Address: Dalga Kule Plaza, Fabrikalar Mah. Namık Kemal Blv. No:51/B, Kat:7, No:40, Kepez,

State: Antalya Province

Country: Turkey

Partner, Esher & Makarios

Capabilities/Areas:Practice: General Practice

Address: 7B, Iweanya Ugbogoh Crescent, Lekki 1, Lagos, Nigeria

Address: 7B, Iweanya Ugbogoh Crescent, Lekki 1, Lagos

State: Lagos

Country: Nigeria

Lead Partner, Esher & Makarios

Capabilities/Areas:Practice: General Practice

Address: 7B, Iweanya Ugbogoh Crescent, Lekki 1, Lagos, Nigeria

Address: 7B, Iweanya Ugbogoh Crescent, Lekki 1, Lagos

State: Lagos

Country: Nigeria

Richen Niskum Dorji is a lawyer based in Thimphu, Bhutan. She did her law course from Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University in New Delhi.

Capabilities/Areas:Practice: General Practice

Address: Thimphu, Bhutan

Address: Thimphu

State: Thimphu

Country: Bhutan

Partner, Esher & Makarios

Capabilities/Areas:Practice: General Practice

Address: 7B, Iweanya Ugbogoh Crescent, Lekki 1, Lagos, Nigeria

Address: 7B, Iweanya Ugbogoh Crescent, Lekki 1, Lagos

State: Lagos

Country: Nigeria

Practice area guide

What does a civil lawyer do?

Civil law, as a practice area, covers private disputes and claims between individuals and businesses that are not criminal: debts, contracts, property, damages and family-adjacent claims. In civil-law countries the term also names the whole codified legal system, so firms using this label may offer broad private-law advice and court representation.

How do I choose a civil lawyer?

  1. Confirm which courts the lawyer appears in and whether they handle claims of your size and type.
  2. Ask for an early estimate of costs, time to judgment and the risk of paying the other side’s costs where that rule applies.
  3. Bring every contract, invoice, letter and message relevant to the dispute, in date order.

Where can I find a civil lawyer near me?

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