First of all trying to find this place is like a needle in a haystack if you aren't from here…read more Parking is a freaking nightmare. I do suggest leaving 2 hours before whatever reason you are coming in order to find a parking spot and not be late. I came for fingerprints and it wasn't clear on the website. All it is it was a fiasco me trying to find this place and even with an appointment it was a wait. Make sure to have ID also and whatever form was given. I can say I'm thankful for the police on the street for helping me!

Built in 1892 in downtown Wilmington, this historic courthouse is the seat of New Hanover County…read more It was designed by Alfred Eichberg, who also designed the Brunswick City Hall in 1889 and the Atlanta Chamber of Commerce. At the time of construction, it cost $72,000 and is in the Queen Anne style. I didn't have a court date and I'm not serving on a jury. I'm just touristing and checking it out. It's a stunning red brick building. Don't miss it. [Review 14340 overall, 1664 of 2020, number 2707 in North Carolina.]

The single most difficult and uncooperative county government I've ever worked with! The Estates…read moreDivision will not answer your legitimate questions BEFORE you file an estate and is constantly looking for the smallest incidental reason to reject a filing once you present it. They require very specific language in a filing that is not required by other North Carolina Clerks. So you will make a filing, it will be rejected for knit-picking reasons by one employee, you will address all of THAT person's concerns, then it will be rejected by another employee for different knit-picking reasons. Mind you, I've been filing estates for 20 years so I know how to open an estate. According to someone who works on a daily basis with the Cumberland Clerk's office, NOTHING ever goes right with this place. Mostly due to their eccentric lack of helpfulness and their obscure make-it-up-as-you-go "requirements." They also have the weirdest phone system: ALL calls are directed to the phone of a single woman who rarely answers her phone and "forgets" to relay your messages to the staff. If she transfers you to the phone of one of the deputy clerks, they NEVER return your calls. So you have to call several times to break through the wall. IF at all. I guess there is not enough going on in Fayetteville so they entertain themselves by rejecting filings and tripling your time the expenses incurred in filing a document. Hostile and passive aggressive. They forget they are affecting the very real lives of the grieving and making the experience worse.

This Courthouse put me in prison for 10 months and 2 weeks, when I wasn't supposed to be there, now…read moreit's an apology after I done the time. The Judge, The District Attorney and my Attorney Susan Hall messed up, now they are taking their time about making g up for their wrongs.

Brunswick County is named for the colonial port of Brunswick (since abandoned and in ruins) but the…read moreport was named for the Duchy of Brunswick-Luneburg. The county was formed in 1764 though the county seat was not moved to Bolivia until 1978 with this courthouse completed in 2001 along with the other buildings in this county government complex. the courthouse is a three-story structure built of structural steel, concrete, and stone. The building presents a formal, symmetrical façade with a prominent northeast-facing portico supported by four large columns. These rise to a wide entablature that frames the recessed third story, I would describe it as neither Modernist nor Classical Revival, as the building has a sense of classical gravitas while maintaining a contemporary footprint. The interior has a grand staircase rising to the second story and five courtrooms. The building houses the County Superior Court and County District Court of the 13th Judicial District. The government complex is massive and so there is plenty of parking that is a short walk to the building. It is not open on the weekends and even if it was, cameras are not permitted inside. Still, you can walk the grounds to admire this impressive structure. [Review 1364 of 2025 - 4483 in North Carolina - 24916 overall]

I was charged in 2023 in Criminal Court by someone I did not know existed…read more Wasted all day for the case to be dismissed. In 2024 Small Claims Court delivered summons to appear in the court next week. I was very ill (over 70 years old) and Clerks Office recommended to mail my response via USPS. When I recovered, Clerks Office told me that judgement was in favor of plaintiff who never finished the project. Court never responded about the court decision. Decision was granted because I was unable to attend. Court received all evidence required prior to summons date. I hired another contractor to finish the project. However plaintiff insists to be paid in full.

They have a dress code for women that is outrageous. In the summer heat you cannot walk into the…read morebuilding with shorts on. So outdated and rude.

They claim you received a ticket 29 years ago(1994) and have a failure to appear charge which…read moreresulted in you driving privileges being suspended in North Carolina. 2 years after the alleged suspension a North Carolina driver's license gets issued. You ask for a copy of the alleged ticket, all notices regarding a court appearance being required for a ticket issued to an out of state driver and they refuse to supply anything. Fast forward to 2008, the same out of state driver's license that allegedly received the ticket and driving privileges in Nort Carolina being suspended in North Carolina came back with no problems when supplied for a traffic stop. Instead of dealing with the incompetence you get a total due and call to confirm they received the check, they confirm they received the check but it's for more then is due. They provide a receipt in the mail showing every amount apparently the word refund on the receipt means addition to those morons. The total was 421.00 plus 20.00 for installment plan(which there wasn't) so 441.00 total then refund of 20.00 for the installment plan total 461.00. Received the refund today 20.00 not 40.00. They give anyone your information, I called once and couldn't deal with the stupidity of the person I talked to. My girlfriend called and got all the information including the date of the ticket, the driver's license and number they issued the ticket to, not once did they ask to speak with me to get my permission to release any information like I said morons.

Visited Wilmington for the first time while on vacation in Topsail Beach. I've always enjoyed…read moreriver cruises - great to see cities from the water, learn a bit about the history and culture, take some photos, and just enjoy the atmosphere. This 45 minute narrated cruise was not worth the $10 ticket and I realized later that the boat is really just a water taxi to the USS North Carolina. It was nice being on the water and seeing Wilmington from the river, but the narration literally consisted of "here's the courthouse" and "there's a tanker." I'm not even a local and I could have provided more info in a more entertaining and interesting way. Family was bored. Not worth the price - skip it.

jasons Run was WAY too fast and the quick turns made me lose balance. They need to SLOW down... I…read moredo not recommend!

Bruce Armstrong is hands down the BEST lawyer/legal professional I have ever dealt with. He takes a…read morepersonal vested interest in every case he deals with and established a great client relationship immediately. He was able to break everything down for me very plain and simple, and promised me he would work as hard as he could to minimize the charges I faced. I faced some pretty heavy charges, so I never thought he would be able to get them all dropped, but sure enough, he did just that. He was in frequent communication with me before the trial and asked me for information to show my character. He knew exactly what he was doing and was with me every step of the way. He always made time to talk with me on the phone and answer my questions. I would recommend to ANYONE to seek him out if you are in need of legal assistance. He is by far the most competent, hard working, and skillful lawyer in North Carolina. Here is a summary of what I went through for those of you who wish to continue reading: I was traveling through Fayetteville, NC for work and received an outstanding traffic ticket, coupled with aggressive/reckless driving and driving to endangerment. I was faced with loosing my license and was so terrified and stressed out I did not know what to do. I called around to a few different lawyers that had the best online reviews, and each one of them was going to charge me over $800 for a starting fee and the receptionist wouldn't even let me speak to the actual layer himself. Additionally, they basically told me those types of charges are near impossible to have dropped and so I was most likely going to have to pay hundreds of dollars more for various fines. A friend recommended Bruce Armstrong to me, and so I called his office and immediately noticed a different. Right off the bat, his receptionist was super friendly and understanding; She listened to my entire story and took down as much detail as possible. Then, she told me that Mr. Armstrong would call me right back, and sure enough, less than 2 hours later I received a call back from Mr. Armstrong himself. He spent time getting to know me, my background, where I came from, what happened, why it happened, and then walked me through a sort of game plan he was thinking of. He did not blow any smoke, and was completely transparent and honest the entire time. His fee was over 50% less than other lawyers in the area, yet the service he provided was 100 times greater. I am SO thankful for finding Bruce Armstrong, and would not go with anyone else in the future.

There is no better firm for Criminal or Personal Law! In my 60 years of experience as a business…read moreowner and army officer I have never had such a smooth and easy transition with a law firm. Armstrong & Barrington handled my issues without delay, delivered on what they told me they could accomplish and completed the task in the price we had negotiated. Honest, articulate and forthright I would recommend them to anyone seeking legal advice. David Nichols LTC, Retired U.S. Army

This marker is located in downtown Horry County in front of the county courthouse…read more On this side, it reads, "A planter of French Huguenot descent, Peter Horry (O-ree) was born in South Carolina ca.1747. A lieutenant colonel in the Revolution and later brigadier general in the SC Militia, he represented Prince George Winyah and All Saints parishes in the SC House and Senate. In 1801, Kingston County was renamed Horry District for Peter Horry. He died in 1815 and is buried at Trinity Episcopal Church in Columbia, SC." Peter Horry represented Prince George Winyah Parish in the state House of Representatives in 1782 and from 1792 to 1794, and in the state Senate from 1785 to 1787. [Review 14327 overall, 1651 of 2020, number 705 in South Carolina.]