Alfredo A. Izaguirre, PA

How would you rate the firm's technical/legal expertise?:
Below expectations

Which best describes your experience with the firm's team?:
Disorganized or reactive

Recommend to Others?: No

What was the single best thing about working with them-and what's one area they could improve?:
Disappointing Experience! Please Stay Away!
I hired Alfredo Izaguirre to represent my son in a small misdemeanor case. First of all, he asked me to pay $10k for representation, of which I paid $5k as down payment. I didn't know any better and I was desperate, so I didn't shop around and went ahead. Now I know that he charged me 4 or 5 times more than he should have! However, I went ahead and started the process hoping to reach a deal with the other party and finish everything quickly. During the first month, instead of actually making the deal with the accuser and/or the prosecutor, he didn't even manage to meet with either of them. Every time I asked for an update, he said that "he was waiting for them to call him back". In addition, he allowed the prosecutor's assistant to add an extra charge to the case, which made things even worse for us. During this time, beside a couple of letters to the court and a couple of visits to jail, he didn't do much, he just waited for things to happen. When my son was moved from criminal to immigration jail, I asked Alfredo Izaguirre to find out where he is, and he told me that "he doesn't know how to find that out". I searched in Google myself and found out quickly where he was! One time, to my surprise, Alfredo decided by himself to set up a court date for my son to plead guilty because he thought this was the best way to finish the case quickly!! Why that happened is a mystery to me, which I obviously told him and he then canceled it!

I fired him eventually and hired someone else who already spoke to both the accuser and the prosecutor, and I am hoping to finish this situation soon. It's sad that I have to write these things, but I do it with the hope that others will not have the same experience.

I am giving him 2 stars and not 1 because he actually replied to my texts and emails quickly, although not providing any useful information. I recommend to anyone who plans to hire Alfredo Izaguirre to be very careful as you may end up in the same situation. And please believe me, it's not pleasant!

Current or former Client?: Former Client

Last Year at Client: 2026