Local counsel in Lyon: your correspondent before the Lyon courts

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Postulation

Local counsel in Lyon: representing your firm before the court

Admitted to the Lyon Bar, Maître Carolina ALVAREZ PEGORARO practises a short walk from the Part-Dieu courthouse. She acts as local counsel and local correspondent for colleagues based outside the district, in Paris or elsewhere.

Postulation covers the procedural steps taken before the court: entering an appearance, case management, filing submissions and exhibits. Before the Lyon Judicial Court, it requires membership of the local bar.

Your firm naturally retains control of the case and the strategy. The role of your lawyer in Lyon is to secure the regularity of the proceedings and keep you informed at every stage, without delay and without unpleasant surprises.

  • entering an appearance and filing documents through the RPVA, the French lawyers' e-filing network;
  • monitoring case management hearings and procedural timetables;
  • exchange of submissions and exhibits;
  • representation at the hearing, with oral argument at your firm's request.

Paris and beyond

A Lyon correspondent for Paris firms, and beyond

Paris and Lyon are two hours apart by train. Case management, on the other hand, plays out in a few clicks and a few days. It pays to have a colleague on the spot, whether your firm is in Paris or in another district.

What your firm delegates

Maître ALVAREZ PEGORARO handles the local side of the case, without ever interfering in your relationship with your client:

  • entering an appearance before the Lyon court and meeting the deadlines;
  • filing your submissions with the court registry and transmitting them electronically;
  • procedural follow-up: orders from the case management judge, interlocutory issues, strike-outs;
  • attendance in person at procedural hearings;
  • a written report after each stage, sent to your firm.

What your firm keeps

The strategy, the drafting of submissions and the client relationship stay with you. Your firm remains in charge of the case and may plead in Lyon itself: rights of audience extend throughout France.

The Lyon office can also plead on your behalf when travelling is not justified, based on your submissions and instructions.

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Courts

The courts in which the firm acts as local counsel

Admitted to the Lyon Bar, Maître ALVAREZ PEGORARO acts throughout the district of the Lyon Court of Appeal, not just in Lyon.

First instance

Postulation before the judicial courts of the district in proceedings where legal representation is mandatory: written procedure, urgent applications with an appearance, property seizure, partition and sale by auction.

  • Bourg-en-Bresse
  • Lyon
  • Montbrison
  • Roanne
  • Saint-Étienne
  • Villefranche-sur-Saône

Appeal

Representation before the Lyon Court of Appeal, with the strict deadlines of appeal proceedings: notice of appeal, appellant's and respondent's submissions, filing of exhibits.

Maître ALVAREZ PEGORARO can also stand in for you before the Lyon courts: the judicial court, the family judge, the summary proceedings judge, the enforcement judge and the Court of Appeal. This includes the areas she practises every day: family law, immigration law, criminal law, employment law and commercial law.

For its colleagues, the firm also handles cases before the Lyon Employment Tribunal and the Lyon Administrative Court, where having a local lawyer saves valuable time.

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How it works

A short chain, from receiving the case file to the judgment.

StageYour firmYour local counsel in Lyon
First contactSends the case file and the timetableChecks the competent court and confirms the fees
AppearanceGives instructionsEnters an appearance and registers the case through the RPVA
Case managementDrafts the submissionsFiles the submissions and follows the judge's orders
HearingPleads or delegates the oral argumentProvides representation and reports back
JudgmentInforms the client and decides on next stepsForwards the decision and lodges an appeal if needed

Fees

Professional courtesy rates, agreed before any work begins

Maître ALVAREZ PEGORARO applies professional courtesy rates to the postulation assignments entrusted to her by fellow lawyers.

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  • Flat fee agreed at the outset: the amount for the postulation assignment is set and confirmed in writing before the appearance is entered.
  • No surprises: court fees and disbursements are itemised separately from the flat fee.
  • Responsiveness: a quick answer to your requests, even when deadlines are tight.
  • Professional courtesy: the client remains yours, with no attempt whatsoever to poach them.

FAQ

Your questions about local counsel in Lyon

The answers a fellow firm needs before entrusting a case.

It is the lawyer admitted to the bar of the district where the case is heard who carries out the procedural steps on behalf of a colleague: entering an appearance, filing submissions, following case management and representation at the hearing.

Areas of expertise

The areas in which the firm acts as local counsel

Beyond the procedural steps, your Lyon correspondent knows the substance of the cases she follows.

Find us

Meet your lawyer at the Lyon 3rd office

Maître Carolina ALVAREZ PEGORARO sees clients by appointment at her office on rue de la Part-Dieu, in Lyon's 3rd arrondissement. Below you will find useful information to plan your visit.

Carolina ALVAREZ PEGORARO

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  • 82 Bis Rue de la Part-Dieu, 69003 Lyon