1 /5 johnathon horner: Allen and Abary billed me roughly five times what my wife’s attorney charged her. His retainer was 2000 but special case for me was 5000. There are bogus charges such as spending a half hour to look over her witness list. There were no witnesses. Mr. Allen never contacted my ex wife’s legal representative to negotiate anything on my behalf (confirmed) I worked out all the details, then at the arraignment he started “negotiating” so he could charge more(confirmed). The process took 25 minutes his “negotiation” took 3 hours. That tactic resulted additional money for her legal fees. There are reviews that say he’s biased to the women. Based on his “negotiating” I would say is very true. The women seem to think he’s great in their reviews, but they’re creepy and unprofessional innuendos. He also tried to convince me it was better for the state to garnish my wages. I’m guessing he makes a percentage(unconfirmed). He stretched and wrung out every possible cent he could from me. I never felt as though he had my best interest. Janie his paralegal is extremely blunt with a sharp attitude. She makes you feel like you’re some sort of troublesome chore. I wanted to fire him but then I would have to pay some other retainer fee. It was 14000 altogether. My wife spent 2500. She won. You tell me. Shop around this guy is not in it for you. Sorry for the long post hope this saves some of you other dudes my experience.
