Rayme L Suarez PA

I hired Rayme at the poor advice of a family friend.nnShe was extremely hard to get in touch with to the point I thought she maybe having a hard time in her life or other issues that she shouldn’t be representing clients if she couldn’t get under control to be a responsive attorney. She would not follow up about important details on my case and was not even aware of things that would have made me in contempt of court, had I not reached out to the Monroe County Court Case Manager myself to get an update on the status of my case.nnOn top of her poor communication, borderline incompetence, and excuses for not responding to me until the last minute, she pulled out of my case nine days before a contempt hearing that her incompetence and poor preparation for my case, led me to have to attend a contempt criminal proceeding against me from the party I was trying to get a restraining order on the behalf of my son.nnThe case I hired her for was not for a criminal proceeding and turned into a case against me, with possible jail time for contempt, that is how poor her advice and representation was in my case. The lack of communication left me in charge of having the find out details of my case from the Monroe County case manager that was shocked my lawyer had not communicated to me in a timely fashion. The result was a 2.5 hour contempt of court hearing that she left me stranded with nine days before the hearing, withdrawing from representation after I paid her in full and without even a warning or recommendation.nnAs that was an extremely trying time in my and my family’s life, I never took the energy to make an official complaint against her to the Florida Bar but I would have had a very strong case to do so. The complaint would not be about the money spent on her services, just simply that I never wanted anyone to ever have to go through what I did due to her unprofessional representation.nnI was very lucky to find a much better lawyer from Key West to represent me and it was a big blessing in disguise.nnI am very surprised she has not recently or before had a bad mark on her Bar License as I felt that she was the most incompetent lawyer I have ever done business with in my life.nnHire at your own risk!nn-M. Ptomey

My name is Sammie L Mays–a local writer, author, television host and a twenty-year columnist with the same publishers. I met with Tavernier, Florida Keys, family/criminal attorney Rayme Lyn Suarez for a scheduled appointment, but have not yet decided to hire her. I first wanted to meet the her show her a bit of my plethora of evidence. It was extremely odd that the attorney lowly hovered behind her laptop continually peeking under the lid that was only three-fourths of the way open. It appeared she didn’t want me to know something. It struck me as extremely odd behavior. Why would an attorney meet a potential client with such distraction — a lack of focus for sure. Certainly not what I expected in a first criminal attorney meeting. Without my permission she was secretly recording my conversation. This I knew because my voice, my words, unexpectedly, from her laptop, began repeating what I had said. This disturbed me as she had not been retained. She too was taken by surprise but not for the same reason as I. She was surprised that it played back, saying, “I don’t know what’s wrong with this computer. It’s never done this before and I can’t seem to turn it off.” And that’s when the attorney began to lowly hover with her laptop lid partially closed, for the rest of our one hour conversation.nWhile recording, she mentioned that she knew the case judge very well and also my opponent’s attorney. Hmm, very interesting I thought. “We speak regularly.” The upper Florida Keys family/criminal attorney continued. My case is not a simple case. There are many twists and turns. I accepted her appointment time as she offered me as much time as took for her to understand the three cases with my identity thief. As I recall, the attorney said, “The entire afternoon is yours, if you need it. I’ve nothing else planned.” Within an hour or perhaps less than that, she asked to make a few copies of my evidence. I agreed but was careful not to give her too much. I was wary due to realistic suspicions. After the copies were made, our conversation was abruptly halted. The attorney suddenly needed to leave this extremely important meeting, to take her dog to the groomer. In response I said, “Wait, you don’t yet have the entire picture. What happened to “all afternoon?” She said, “I’ll get back with you tomorrow after having a look at your cd.nTomorrow came and went, no call, and no answers to my dozen plus concerned calls. This went on for nearly a month with the first of three cases approaching. Finally I decided to call the Florida Bar to file a complaint and force her reluctant hand to give me my evidence. Only some of it was returned (none of the copies) on the 21st, two days after the criminal’s first court case. Very disturbing.nAfterwards, I was having dinner with a friend who’s a successful Florida Keys business professional when I brought the subject up — what I learned in response from an actual client of Attorney Rayme Suarez’s, is that the attorney, due to too little effort on the client’s part, failed to make a proper case. The local business person (the client) was charged regardless, costing the local an arm and leg.

Rayme Suarez was more than I could have hoped for as a lawyer. She always picked up the phone or got back to me quickly, worked around my schedule to meet and overall was amazing. I've never needed a lawyer before and she really took the time to explain things to me and hold my hand through it all. She had my main charge reduced the 2 other charges dropped and then had it sealed. It is a relief to be able to know that everything is in the past and I can move forward with my life without being held back by a record. I thank God for her and everything she has done for me. If you are looking for a lawyer I would highly suggest her.