LOOKING for legal professional service isn’t exactly the same as looking for a doctor for consultation. But just like with medical professionals, the first thing clients think of when planning to consult a lawyer is to ask how much they charge.
Usually legal fee arrangements include the initial consultation fee, fixed retainer, time-based charging, acceptance fee, and contingent fee.
So yes, legal consultation requires a hefty sum. But since many professionals are now online, especially on vlogs and Tiktok, more and more people have been going to them for free legal advice about their cases and concerns.
These law experts have also become a hit with those who simply want to hear and understand legal concepts.
Let’s get to know some of the lawyers you can turn to in case you need some legal advice.
- Chel Diokno
Image via Chel Diokno Facebook
Atty. Jose Manuel “Chel” Diokno is among the most prominent political figures in recent years. He is a lawyer, an educator and a human rights advocate. He has also been the chairperson of the Free Legal Assistance Group since 2003 and is the founding dean of the De La Salle College of Law.
He is also best remembered because of his failed senatorial bid during the 2019 and 2022 elections. He is also one of the most vocal critics of former President Rodrogo Duterte.
On TikTok, he discusses various legal issues, explains complicated legal concepts, and gives light to practical everyday issues that, in fact, need legal intervention.
He has 649,900 followers on TikTok and goes by the handle @attycheldiokno.
- Atty. Tony Roman
Image via @attytonyroman Instagram
Another familiar face online giving free legal advice is Atty. Tony Roman, who boasts of an impressive legal background. He’s a graduate of Economics and Law at the Ateneo de Manila University. After that, he pursued another law degree at Columbia University, Public Leadership at the Harvard Kennedy School, and High Impact Leadership at Cambridge University.
With his background, many may think he would not give something for free, but he does.
On TikTok, he encourages the public to ask all their legal questions, and he provides them with answers without charging a fee.
He currently has 1.8 million TikTok followers where he goes by the handle @attytonyroman.
- Sen. Pia Cayetano
Image via Pia Cayetano Facebook
Senator Pia Cayetano is also among the lawyers who are gaining following because of her free legal advice.
On Tiktok, she discusses various issues that Filipinos normally encounter. She calls it “Legal Advice from a Lawyer and Senator.”
She is @piacayetano on TikTok and currently has 16,300 followers.
- Atty. Nikki de Vega and Atty. Karlo Nicolas
Image: Screengrabbed from “Ang Buhay at Batas” YouTube program
Lawyers Nikki de Vega and Karlo Nicolas are both hosts of the teleradio program “Ang Buhay at Batas” on Radyo Bandido.
From the mainstream, they took their legal advice online via their TikTok page @angbuhayatbatas, which has 87.3k followers.
- Atty. Maimai
Atty. Myra Diwata-Caroy or Atty. Maimai is one successful TikTok lawyer. She teaches law one video at a time.
On her Tiktok page @attymaimai94, she not only explains legalities behind practical everyday matters, she also explains complicated legal concepts for everyone to understand. Yes, following her page feels like getting free legal education.
She currently has 423k followers on TikTok.
