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252 reviews

703 W. Bay Street, Tampa, FL 33606, U.S.A.

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We believe knowledge is power! 225 Pages of Fee Information on Divorce, Custody, & Child Support; www.myfloridalaw.com

Divorce attorneys Howard Iken, Alberto Ayo, Jeana Vogel, Jason Ponder, Bruce Przepis, Claudia Blackwell, Jennifer Schulte, Beth Clause, Kate Newton-John, Howard Ellzey, and Lee Feinberg are here to help you through this difficult time in your life. We put together this website to provide you with complete information on Florida family law and divorce. Please take the time needed to thoroughly read all about divorce related issues. A good divorce lawyer should be willing to educate you on all the issues you will be facing.

We believe knowledge is power. Knowledge and preparation take away the fear and allow you to face any challenge. We look forward to giving you that knowledge and helping you as your divorce attorney.

At Ayo and Iken, we give you more information for free than most lawyers give you for compensation. The philosophy is simple: expertise should never be proven by hiding facts. Family law in Florida is complex, but the average person can understand the law. This is your case and you deserve to know all the steps to a successful divorce. We believe the best clients are knowledgeable clients.

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Family Law
Posted by Disappointed
December 12, 2024
Hired Attorney Howard Iken

If you’re reading, be advised you would be better served contracting your dog to represent your interests as they are certain to do so more loyally than Ayo & Iken. I’ve paid $14,585 to realize this truth. I researched many firms and received a good impression from Ayo & Iken - my year as a client concludes that’s all it ever was, an impression. Since this was my first time requiring legal services, I resisted the stereotype that lawyers are greedy. Ayo & Iken fulfilled it. The longer they drag out your situation, the more they can charge, so there’s no incentive to be proactive or produce a resolution on a client’s behalf. Why would they self-injure their business coffers? I had little to no activity on my case for months. When I inquired to Howard Iken why my statement balance was so high when I hadn’t seen a return on representation, he cited I emailed too often about items I asked filed months ago. Avoid this place like the plague. They care nothing for justice.

 
Civil Litigation
Posted by anonymous
December 12, 2024
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If you’re reading, be advised you would be better served contracting your dog to represent your interests as they are certain to do so more loyally than Ayo & Iken. I’ve paid $14,585 to realize this truth. I researched many firms and received a good impression from Ayo & Iken - my year as a client concludes that’s all it ever was, an impression. Since this was my first time requiring legal services, I resisted the stereotype that lawyers are greedy. Ayo & Iken fulfilled it. The longer they drag out your situation, the more they can charge, so there’s no incentive to be proactive or produce a resolution on a client’s behalf. Why would they self-injure their business coffers? I had little to no activity on my case for months. When I inquired to Howard Iken why my statement balance was so high when I hadn’t seen a return on representation, he cited I emailed too often about items I asked filed months ago. Avoid this place like the plague. They care nothing for justice.

 
Divorce
Posted by anonymous
January 11, 2020
Hired Law Firm

I used an attorney from this law firm and it was a horrible experience. The initial retainer fee was fair, but the excessive fees that were inflated to absorb the retainer was the biggest problem. I made numerous complaints to try to get the bill corrected, the firm manager refused to assist. The attorney agreed to remove some of the charges that were inflated, but not all, and charged me for my messages and calls to attempt to get the bill corrected, so I ended back with the same bill. It’s not worth using a company like this. They charge you for things that you don’t even have access to, for example I was charged over $200 one day for the lawyer to communicate with the opposing counsel. That’s excessive. There was many excessive charges. DO NOT USE THIS FIRM OR ANY LAWYER WITHIN!!!!!

 
Child Custody
Posted by Justin
June 13, 2025
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I retained Jason Ponder for an emergency custody situation and to terminate child support for a child that was turning 18. It took 3 months before any paperwork was filed for the emergency custody. Over the course of 18 months no court dates, mediation or solutions were ever established. I spent nearly $7000 for Jason and Ayo and Iken to accomplish absolutely nothing. He rarely returned phone calls and did not answer his phone. I understand people are busy and I am by no means a pest when trying to make contact. I would leave a voicemail or send an email and would wait 3 or 4 days and try again. His assistant when contacted had no idea what was going with my case and continued to setup consultations as if I wasn't already a client. I would not recommend this firm and in particular Jason Ponder to anyone.

 
Divorce
Posted by anonymous
July 30, 2024
Hired Law Firm

Mr McGinn can talk the good talk and convinces you that he can show his teeth when needed and he’s on your side, until he has to be on your side. I was in a temporary relief hearing he did and said nothing. I was very much in my own even when opposing counsel was attacking me verbally. He sure knows how to burn up your retainer and payments but he was unable to answer calls or have a zoom meeting and I walked into things very unprepared. I had an attorney so that wouldn’t happen. I believe he was involved in too many cases at one time to give my case the needed attention.

 
Divorce
Posted by anonymous
July 11, 2024
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Case was abojt dissolution of marriage in which the client disclosed to you she was married in a foreign country, yet hired your services for dissolution of marriage, how does step 1 of all your legal experience not include verifying that there even exists a marriage to dissolve in the first place? Let me put it in a way you may understand better. If a person reports a car as stolen, would the police not verify that there was a car to be stolen in the first place? Yet, you agreed to take on the case without even veryfing basic information. You agreed to get your retainer fee, you agreed to represent the client, you assured her she had nothing to worry about. Unfortunately, Mr. Ponder, you neglected to perform your due diligence and all the while continued to pursue the case while fraudulently charging said client over $25,000 for over 16 months until a judge wiped the floor with your years of "experience" simply by starting at step 1 - the step you neglected to verify.

 
Divorce
Posted by anonymous
July 10, 2024
Hired Law Firm

It's a simple question really; the basic essence of a case. After a consultation with a client for dissolution of marriage in which the client disclosed to you she was married in a foreign country, yet hired your services for dissolution of marriage, how does step 1 of all your legal experience not include verifying that there even exists a marriage to dissolve in the first place? Let me put it in a way you may understand better. If a person reports a car as stolen, would the police not verify that there was a car to be stolen in the first place? Yet, you agreed to take on the case without even veryfing basic information. You agreed to get your retainer fee, you agreed to represent the client, you assured her she had nothing to worry about. Unfortunately, Mr. Ponder, you neglected to perform your due diligence and all the while continued to pursue the case while fraudulently charging said client over $25,000 for over 16 months until a judge wiped the floor with you at step 1.

 
Child Support
Posted by Rachel
December 11, 2023
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We wasted $32,000 with this firm. The day before we were to go to trial for a child support and custody reevaluation our attorney fell ill and was unable to continue. Ayo and Iken originally offered us a new attorney to finish our case. Less than a week later they ended up dropping us as clients leaving us to hire a new attorney, which cost us several more thousand dollars and counting. We had paid in full up to date and they were going to lose money by having another attorney in the firm have to review our case at their expense, so they dropped us instead! We paid the firm $5,000 less than a month before our case was supposed to go to court and they kept it all. We have tried to contact them and nobody will call us back. They have appeared to have zero compassion for our situation and are treating us like we did something wrong, and we have not. I wish i had never found this firm online. This review site limits characters or I would go more into detail. I left a full review on Yelp.

 
Child Custody
Posted by anonymous
August 14, 2021
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Run away!!!!!! Follow the yelp link so you can read more reviews. Avoid Howard Ellzey (the pill popping alcoholic) and Ayo and Iken like the plague. Shady liars and thieves. Seems to be their trending reviews.... https://yelp.to/jjj5OvPgIib

Child Support
Posted by anonymous
April 27, 2021
Hired Law Firm

Absolutely awful experience. Was treated like a cash cow and the attorney, Claudia Blackwell, set my case back YEARS. Never did what she said she was going to do and kept demanding more money. I'm heartbroken and furious. Her incompetence was astounding. I truly wish I'd never contacted this firm.

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