“The dealer kept telling me the shaking was normal. After the fourth repair visit Yamilet sent one letter to the manufacturer, and a few months later I was driving a different car.”
Osvaldo R.Lemon law client, Westchester
Consumer lawyer in Miami
They’re counting on you not to push back
Dealers, debt collectors and robocallers bet that people will shrug and pay. I’m Yamilet Varona, and I take them on for the people they wronged. Tap what happened to you.
What did they do?
- My new car keeps going back to the shopSame problem, visit after visit
- A collector keeps calling or threatening meAt work, late at night, about a debt I don’t owe
- I got sued over an old debtCourt papers from a company I never dealt with
- Robocalls and texts I never agreed toEven after I told them to stop
- Something else a company didSay it in your own words
- No fee unless we winOften the company pays it
- Free first consultHalf an hour, with me
- Open Saturdays9am to 1pm on Calle Ocho
- English or SpanishWhichever you think in
Lemon laws and the federal debt collection law make a company that broke them pay the consumer’s lawyer; robocall cases I take for a share of what’s recovered. Either way you owe me no fee if we don’t win. Court costs are a separate question, settled in writing before anything is filed.
Cases I take
The companies I take on
Three kinds of cases, each about a company that broke a promise or a law and figured nobody would notice.
Car makers and dealers
A new or nearly new car with a defect the dealer can’t fix after several tries. The maker may owe you a refund or a replacement.
Read about lemon lawCollectors and debt buyers
Collectors who call your job, threaten arrest, or sue over a debt that’s paid, too old or not yours. Much of that is against the law, and the law lets you sue back.
Read about debt collectorsRobocallers and texters
Prerecorded calls and marketing texts to your cell that you never agreed to, and calls that keep coming after you said stop.
Read about robocalls
Who you’ll talk to
One lawyer, one desk on Calle Ocho, and zero patience for fine print
I’m the only lawyer here. The person you meet at the first consult is the one who writes the demand letter and stands up in court.
Before law school I worked the finance desk at a car dealership. I watched people sign forms nobody explained, and I watched what happened when the car broke down a month later.
Now I read those forms for the buyer. I return my own calls, I explain every step in plain English or Spanish, and I tell you early if a case isn’t worth your time.
Yamilet Varona
Consumer attorney
From clients
People who decided not to let it slide
“A collector kept calling my mother’s house about a card I paid off years ago. Yamilet asked them to prove it. They couldn’t, and the calls stopped.”
Daniela P.Debt collection client, Hialeah
“Six robocalls a day about a car warranty I never bought. We kept a log together for a month, then she filed. It felt good to finally answer back.”
Marlon T.Robocall client, Little Havana
Every client’s case is different. What happened in theirs doesn’t predict what will happen in yours.
Before you call
Straight answers to what people ask me first
How can the consult be free, and the fee nothing from me?
Lemon laws and the federal debt collection law make a company that broke them pay the consumer’s attorney fees, so when we win, that’s who pays me. Robocall cases I take for a share of what the company pays. If we don’t win, you owe me no fee. Court costs are separate, and you’ll know who covers them before anything is filed.
The dealer says my car isn’t a lemon. Who decides?
Not the dealer. It turns on the defect, how many repair tries it’s had, how long it sat in the shop and how old the car is. Bring your repair orders to the consult and I’ll tell you where you stand.
A collector says I’ll be arrested if I don’t pay today. Will I?
People aren’t arrested for owing a consumer debt, and a collector who threatens it may be breaking the law. Don’t pay anything under pressure. Save the voicemail, or write down the time and what was said, and call me.
I got court papers about a debt. Can it wait until next week?
No. A debt lawsuit gives you only a short window to file a written response, and if you miss it the company can win without a hearing. Call the day the papers arrive.
Do I have to come to the office?
No. Most clients send photos of their papers and talk to me by phone or video. If you’d rather sit down in person, the office on Calle Ocho is open weekdays and Saturday mornings.
Done letting it slide? Good. So am I.
Tell me what the company did. The first consult is free, and you’ll leave it knowing whether you have a case.