Alberto Ulpiano Ayo

We wasted $32,000 with this firm. We hired Ayo and Iken in December of 2021 to assist us in a child support re-evaluation and custody revision case with my husband’s ex-wife. We found Ayo and Iken online and signed up for a phone consultation with one of their attorneys via their website. We were con...tacted by one of their attorneys. We sketched the details of our situation and asked if we had a case, which he thought we did. One of the biggest concerns we had was that we live in North Carolina, and this case will have to be handled in Florida, which is where Ayo and Iken practices law. We informed the attorney where my ex-wife lived, Walton County, Florida, and that did not appear to be an issue. Fast forward almost two years and $32,000 later. The day before we were set to go to trial in Walton County, our attorney fell ill and was deemed unable to return to practice law. We were informed by Ayo and Iken of this situation via email. They sent us a letter stating they had replacement attorneys to assign to all of the original attorney’s cases, and that the firm would cover all of the costs to get the new attorney “up to speed” in the case. In this letter they also stated we could choose to go to another law firm if we didn’t want to remain with Ayo and Iken. We had questions and wanted to speak to the new attorney that was assigned to our case before we committed either way. Two days later we received via email a copy of a motion to withdraw as our counsel that was filed with the court! This firm took $32,000 from us and backed out on us just before this was set to go to trial. Ayo and Iken advertise their services all over the state of Florida (myfloridalaw.com), but when it was going to cost them money from their own pocket, they suddenly did not have an attorney who was able to try a in Walton County. We were aware we were going to be paying for the rest of the trial and associated activities. We have since had to hire a new attorney to finish our case. We will be paying our new attorney to review two years of work that has been done up until this point in addition to any new work that he deems necessary to move forward with the case. Not only did we get zero resolution with Ayo and Iken on our case, but they also appear to have no empathy whatsoever. Thirty-two thousand dollars may not be a lot of money to the firm of Ayo and Iken, but it is a lot of money to us. My husband is a retired disabled Army veteran and I a medically retired law enforcement officer. We never expected to get all our money back as some of it was earned, but some of the money would have been helpful in paying the new attorney to finish a job that should have been the responsibility of Ayo and Iken. We paid the firm $5,000 less than one month before they dropped us, and we did not get a dime of that money back. The biggest point of contention for us is the blatant disregard for a commitment made to us. My Ayo called my husband and was so disingenuous and condescending that I could hear it when they were talking over the phone. At this point they are not returning our phone calls and are treating us like we did something wrong when we did not. I wish I had never hired this firm to handle our case. It has been the biggest waste of money, very stressful, and disappointing.

I was simply to know and to be informed, and the truth from the first visit I had no doubt that they had to be the ones to take my case. SHOW THEM MY THANK YOU TO THIS GREAT TEAM. Many thanks for all the interest shown and for all the support. Also my thanks to Alberto Ayo who has always been list...ening and answering me with kindness and always with a smile. THANK YOU . I will not hesitate to count on this great team whenever I need it. And of course I will recommend it without a doubt.

Mr. Ayo was optimistic about our case when we hired him. However leading up to the date of court Mr Ayo was impossible to contact. We finally got in contact with him and agreed to meet before our court hearing. As we began talking through the case it was clear Mr. Ayo had not prepared as he knew very... little about our situation. Not surprisingly we did not win our hearing. Unfortunately we had already given him a $5000 retainer and were forced to continue to rely on his services. His work ethic and preparedness never improved as we lost our next 2 hearings as well.

I had the pleasure of working with Alberto Ayo and his assistant Melissa Robinson. Both were absolutely fantastic. They made everything very easy for me. They were eager to explain things, answer my questions and communicate promptly. They were there for me through every step of the process, with all... necessary instructions and reminders. I would definitely recommend Ayo & Iken services to anyone looking for professional and knowledgeable representation. Mr. Ayo and Melissa, thank you so much!! You are the best! I am forever grateful.

I was in an 11year relationship, with a business. I had borrowed the money to hire him, figuring that firm partner would be the right decision. He was late to every single meeting, was never able to contact, and left the burden of the case to his hardworking paralegals. I believe there were at le...ast 4 that had come and gone while my case was preparing. Had I not hounded the office, the case would've gone slower. I am now hiring another attorney in his firm for the contempt order after final trial. It is my belief that he barely looked at my 3" thick folder before final trial. I should've not gone with this partner in the first place.