Lawyer in the canton of Obwalden

On ora., every lawyer is checked against a cantonal bar register and every legal adviser holds a Swiss law degree. You filter by area of law and language, compare profiles and fees, and book a meeting in Sarnen, at a firm in the region or by video.

Appeals against decisions by municipalities and cantonal authorities – on building permits, tax or second homes, for example – are heard, once the cantonal steps are exhausted, by the Verwaltungsgericht Obwalden (administrative court). An objection or an appeal to the cantonal government is often required first. The remedy and deadline are stated at the end of the decision; a lawyer checks the right route.

Each practitioner sets their own fee, shown on every profile before you book. ora.’s service fee is a separate line and is never added into the practitioner’s fee. You pay the practitioner directly. If you cannot afford proceedings, legal aid may be available.

Obwalden and Nidwalden together historically form Unterwalden, and their lawyers share one association, the Anwaltsverband Unterwalden. Membership is not the same as being entered in the cantonal bar register, which is what allows a lawyer to represent clients in court. That register entry is what ora. checks before publishing a profile.