I've never utilized the services of this law firm before. Today was my first time. As is often the…read morecase, when one does work with a real estate lawyer, one often does not deal much with the lawyer, and my experience was no exception. The interaction I had with Mr. McDuffy was great! He was pleasant and prompt. The star of the show, however, was Ana. She is very polite, professional, and an absolute pleasure to deal with. I was quite delinquent in getting her paperwork she requested weeks prior, and never lost her patience or professionalism. At closing, too, she took the blame for something that was clearly my fault, and kept me from looking like an idiot. That wasn't necessary, but very much appreciated! This is my real estate law firm of choice moving forward. Thanks for the wonderful experience, Ana!

From the owner: Real estate closings Home refinances…read more Real estate litigation

Sloppy and unprofessional. Correspondence is filled with errors and typos, and zero grasp of the…read morelaw. Waste of money and time.

I've appreciated working with 4 Kizer & Black attorneys to date, in the last 6 years. I've received…read morequality help in (1)- Business Laws, (2)-Estates, Wills, & Trusts, (3)-Incorporation, & (4)-HOA Laws & Regulations. Note: Due to (3) and (4), now our subdivision has a much better understanding of the importance of an HOA (i.e. running it together correctly, less expensively, protecting personal assets from any HOA losses, etc.). Kizer & Black attorneys I've worked with: Cathie Morton, Andrew Sneed, Kelly Love, Melanie Davis

My father married a sociopath, Tina. She impacted my relationship with my father. She manipulated…read moremy father and separated us. She was an alcoholic, used hard drugs in the past, and drove my dad to death via mental and elder abuse. Tina is a thief. She invited her brothers to live at our business in order to use them as pit bulls. Tina had convinced her ex-mother-in-law to leave her everything, despite her ex-mother-in-law having a grandson from her deceased son's previous marriage. My dad gave her business shares. Tina scared people. As my dad was on life support, Tina asked me what I was planning on doing with the family business. I, my husband, and my brother talked to her, thinking that we could work things out. Within the first week of my dad being deceased, her brothers threatened my husband at the business. My husband nor brother never returned to the business. We lost revenue and Tina continued to steal business monies unabated. My husband took the threat case to court, and Tina's brother pleaded guilty. During this same time frame, we also appeared at an ongoing case that my husband had against Tina herself. She had assaulted my husband. Unfortunately, Judge Wijewickrama gave her a slap on the wrist. We were stupid enough to tell Tina how to proceed when she did not appear in court the week before the slap due to my dad's hospitalization. She took our advice and used our business funds to pay her legal fee for failure to appear. Um, I thought she would use her own funds. Seriously, without my knowledge at the time, she also used my business funds to hire a lawyer for her basic assault charge. In essence, we paid for her defense. Tina began to sell off the business property without our permission. What I find interesting is that she paid life insurance premiums for her brothers. Weird, right? She took out large sums of cash at all times, especially after my fathers's death. (My father refused to give us the password for the business account, thus we were clueless as to what was going on, until we just asked at the bank.) Add embezzlement to the list, please. We tried to evict Tina and her bros from our business premises with a lawyer. That action failed. We fired our lawyer. Tina began to tell the community that we were bad people. And some people believed her. That scares me, too. Somehow, this lowlife always eludes justice. Until you hire Mr. Samuel Hyde. After I had fired our deficient lawyer, I emailed several local lawyers. None of them would take our complicated case. We visited a past lawyer to obtain a receipt. We then went into Mr. Hyde's upstairs office on a whim. His office is beautiful yet homey, a tough balance to capture. Mr. Hyde took our case and did an amazing job. It would take me hours to record all the details here, but he helped us separate from Tina, sell our business and property, and protected us from Tina. He made sure that she was held accountable for her property theft. He worked with her lawyer when we had to buy her share of our house off of her. How terrible is that? Mr. Hyde advised me to not follow through with a lawsuit against Tina for her abuse of my father. She killed him slowly. He did smoke, but I find it strange that neither he nor Tina sought healthcare when his cancer returned. (I found out that it had returned when my dad was on life support.) I did nothing for him while he was alive, so I. too, am accountable. I was too afraid for my family's safety to report her abuse. I called the abuse hotline after he died; I was told it was then a police matter. I was still too scared. Anyway, Mr. Hyde advised me well. A lawsuit is costly, both emotionally and financially. Karma has caught up with her somewhat. I do not know if it is legal for me to state details, so I will not. A woman that tells a family member that her husband's chemo therapy "makes him smell funny" and tells a business employee how my dad ran in circles when he was having his heart attack is not a good person. Heed that knowledge to avoid future pain and lawsuits. Back to Mr. Hyde, as it seems that I reviewing Tina more than I am reviewing his fine counsel. I just do not want this to happen to anyone else, the details are relevant, and this is therapy for me. Sam also tried to get a larger portion of my father's ashes for me, but Tina would not comply. She also did not comply to at least one signed order written up by all of our attorneys. (Another involved specialty attorney cracked me up, because he thought my dad was alive. He took the maximum fee from us after forcing us to decide on a hasty property sale price.) Despite everything, Mr. Hyde did a fantastic job. He is very personable, rational, and down to earth. He handled Tina quite well, seeing what he was up against. He was the only attorney intelligent enough to handle our case. He is very ethical, follows the law, and does not take overly large sums of your money. He works hard and is truthful. He is simply the best.

I have referred clients to Kirk for over ten years with great results. Kirk and his staff are…read moreknowledgable, efficient and personable. He always makes my clients comfortable at the closing table and is ensures that they understand the complexities of the documents.

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We spoke with Woodrow in person for a bit about a legal matter. He was not able to help us, but he…read moresuggested someone that could. I loved his manner. He was helpful and kind. A friend of ours has utilized his services, and spoke highly of Woodrow. Definitely pay him a visit if you need certain types of legal help. He's above the BB&T bank in Waynesville. Just go into the bank and use the office map and the elevator. It is nice and quiet. Good luck!

From the owner: Serving WNC for more then 50 Years!…read more Serving Western North Carolina for More than 50 Years! We provide legal assistance with wills & trusts, real estate closings, estate disputes, civil litigation, foreclosure, criminal defense & traffic tickets, divorce & family law, and more...

Derrick and his staff were wonderful to work with. Derrick was always available to walk us through…read moreour questions. We had a wonderful experience and highly recommend.

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Where do we begin? Whitney Staton and her staff are the best we've ever worked with, they are fast,…read moreefficient, conscientious, and very friendly. After our first closing with Staton Law Firm over 3 years ago we knew that we had found our preferred closing attorney, since then we recommend Staton Law Firm to all our clients. We have never been disappointed and there are a number of times that we know the closing would not have happened if it weren't for Whitney. We cannot adequately put into words how much we appreciate Staton Law Firm.

From the owner: The legal system can intimidate and overwhelm anyone we're here to help find the answers and create…read morethe solutions you need. Don't let yourself get buried in details. Contact us instead.

As a clinician new to North Carolina, I needed to make sure my patient contracts complied with both…read morethe licensing board and the state. Ms. Adaramola drafted comprehensive contracts that are both professional and easy for my patients to understand. She completed this quickly and cost effectively and was extremely easy to work with. I highly recommend her.

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Had a great experience with Annah Toates and the entire team at Toates Law Firm on recent closing…read moreof new home.

I came here to fill out some paperwork. Everyone was so kind and friendly and the whole process was…read moreeasy! They do have a parking lot which was nice but you can also park on the street.

Mr Lay and his staff were fantastic thru the whole process. I highly recommend him for any legal…read morecouncil.

I got myself into a pretty tight spot but the first time I spoke with Frank, it was great. He…read moreassured me that he could help me and he has! I would highly recommend him to anyone else who finds themselves in a hard spot with the justice system. They are judgement free and very friendly- almost like family every time you speak with them.