I have worked with Jim on two different occasions, and each one was great. He filed my separation…read moreand divorce paperwork for me (back when he only did divorces), and even refiled paperwork with the judge at no cost to me, because he wanted to be sure the dates of my filing were correct (my case was extremely time-sensitive). Most recently, his new practice focuses on family estate planning, which is what he handled for me and my wife. Jim put together a family trust for us, a pour over will, powers of attorney, and advanced directives. Our family is now fully protected, and I thank Jim for that. He's very friendly and easy to talk to. He understands your needs and works with you to meet those needs. His fees were up front with zero surprises. I would highly recommend him to anyone who is looking at getting a will, or any other estate planning done.

Beware of this law firm! I signed on as a client for a few months and learned things the hard way -…read moreafter spending a few thousand dollars! The owner, Jim Hart, is all about marketing his business with internet blogs and mass emails. He effectively does so and exudes a sense of great knowledge and skills. But once he collects the retainer fee and the client signs on, he produces no results and drags on the process month after month. Communications to him were largely ignored but he's very quick to collect payments. Often, he charges the client all kinds of nonsense administrative fees. If these fees were ever questioned, then he'll charge additional fees for his response. The disruptive cycle drags on while very little attention is devoted to the actual case. It's this type of irresponsible and selfish practice that gives many lawyers a bad name.

Elizabeth partner at New Direction Law Firm is really good at the beginning of the court case for…read morethe opening. Elizabeth is also exceptional at the closing statement, as well. Her team works with her to the best-est. She really cares about her clients. Some attorneys focus on their relationship with the judge but ...beth is like a Shakespeare's plays mac. Move on forward with this play to take the experiences of the next.

Run, don't walk away from this firm…read more My ex-wife used this firm while we were going through our divorce. Our divorce was very amicable. We did not need to go to court or even to any kind of sit down with lawyers. Her and I basically ironed everything out ourselves. My ex decided she wanted a lawyer to make sure she did everything correctly. Choosing this place was a huge mistake that cost her a lot of money. This firm kept asking for more money to do this or that or anything that needed to be done. By the time it was all over, my ex had paid far, far more than what she thought she was going to pay. Does this show how amicable the divorce was? The first thing I am saying this place did wrong, was overcharge her, not me! When I was first contacted by this place, I was asked to upload a ton of financial information to a shared file site. I uploaded over 50 documents to the site the next day. About a month later I get a voicemail from them saying that they need these documents to proceed. The voicemail also said that they would like to be able to proceed without further litigation, which will be needed if I don't upload the documents. I called them and told them that the documents were uploaded a month ago. The lawyer checked and sure enough, the documents were there! Really? You didn't check first? You just left a message about taking me to court to get the documents you already have? Crazy! There was a lot of terrible communication like this while dealing with this firm. There was more than one occasion where they asked me for something they already had. There was one time that I received a call asking for something they said they asked for already. I checked all previous correspondence with them and had no record of them asking me for what they wanted. The communication was so bad that during one phone call I had finally had enough and told them that they need to get their act together and learn how to communicate with each other. I told them I was tired of them wasting my time. It was incredibly frustrating dealing with these people. My ex had the same issues with them. They are very unorganized and sloppy. I could go on and on, but this is already long enough. The one other thing I wanted to mention is how they shipped papers to me. They put no more that 20 pages of documents into boxes and shipped them. I will add pictures to this to show the boxes. They were crushed and reused boxes. Is this how you would expect a quality lawyer to ship documents? I couldn't believe it the first time it happened, then it happened again! I'm sure this place will post a response to this review, like they have with other negative reviews. There is nothing they can say to wash away the fact that they don't communicate with each other, are disorganized and not very well run. Do yourself a favor and look elsewhere for a quality lawyer. Edit: As I knew would happen, this firm did post a reply. A pathetic one at that. I didn't ask you to address my review. I'm simply trying to alert others to your unorganized and unprofessional practices. If you cared for the environment, you wouldn't ship less than 20 pieces of paper in a box that could easily fit over a thousand pieces. I have zero plans to contact you to discuss anything. I am so grateful that I will never have to deal with your disorganized practice again!

Daron Satterfield is a knowledgeable, smart, caring and professional lawyer to work with. He…read morerepresented us in a real estate case to recover a hefty sum of due diligence money. He did a fantastic job and won the arbitration for us. Now he is doing the paperwork to recover the funds because the defendants did not pay the award. What a nightmare this has been, but having him as our attorney has made the process much better. I highly recommend Daron Satterfield as an attorney and great person.

They are not taking new customers for taxes. They were not trying to help with maybe a…read morerecommendation. I sensed my presence made the lady uncomfortable. Grateful they didn't assist me so I can work with someone who wants to work with us and not settle for convenience just because they are down the street from our home. Don't take the review for face value please give them a try to experience their customer service yourself. Maybe they are the perfect fit for you. Disclaimer this is not saying this a bad company but it definitely was a bad experience with one person. The rest of her co workers can be incredible including her. Feedback don't be a respecter of persons and if you not taking customers which is really understandable in this industry to not be overwhelmed just have recommendations to be of assistance to those you can't help. This will leave a great impression on someone and may benefit your life business and perspective in general.

I waited until the last minute and was looking for an accountant. Elite went above and beyond…read morehandling my tax issues and filing promptly. Lisa was great to work with and made a complicated issue run smoothly. I will definitely use them each year.

Just got off the phone with Ashraf and what a knowledgeable and nice guy! I had called first time…read morewhile looking for a CPA to handle my personal and real estate taxes, and not only did he answer many of my questions over the phone, he was nice enough to offer guidance and valuable advice for free. All this even before I hired him!!! Who does that nowadays? I've been looking for a good CPA for a couple of weeks now, and most of them either did not return my call for several days or gave way too pricey quotes and tried to sell other services that I do not need currently. What I got out of Ashraf in our 30 min phone call was 10 times more advise than many other firms would have charged me an arm an a leg. If anyone is reading this review and are looking for an honest, knowledgeable and easy to reach CPA, don't look elsewhere. Go with Ashraf Mehdi, you won't be disappointed!

Ashraf does a great job of working with his clients. I can say this, because we share quite a few…read moreclients, and they are all very happy with him. Anyone can prepare taxes, but when you have a CPA that understands your business and helps you plan for the future, that's a huge difference maker. Plus, he does my taxes too!

I read a lot of good things about CE Thorn, and I was in the market for a new CPA, I called several…read moretimes, and they never returned my call. I will not a chase business to take my money....

Carson, at C.E. Thorn, is an excellent CPA that specializes in working with small businesses. He…read morehas been my CPA for many years, and has always been reliable. I would highly recommend C.E. Thorn to anyone looking for a high quality CPA in the Raleigh area.

I worked with the organization for roughly six (6) years and throughout that time Onie was always…read moregreat, despite her/them having a disruptive tendency to sometimes forget slight details about my arrangements that would slow things down. This year, within a month of the April 18th tax deadline, she suddenly dropped me from the firm after a debate over the phone about this years' financial planning. Onie blamed me for incorrectly formatting materials she needed. I based this documentation entirely off of the previously filed tax documents and professional advice she had given me, but she had genuinely forgotten such even occurred... After a mild argument about such where I was treated with a very condescending tone, she hung up the phone on me altogether. Nevertheless, I provided her with the various revisions she requested later that evening, but the following morning I was notified that she would no longer be providing tax preparation services via email. I called her office the next morning to discuss the issue in order to not dissolve a six (6) year relationship over one trivial phone call. The secretary stated that she was currently busy, and that she would return my call once available. Onie never returned my call. I understand that she is very busy and seemed quite stressed at the time of our last phone call, but I find the entire handling of the situation to be extremely unprofessional. I'm disappointed that she would ever drop a client so effortlessly, especially near the deadline in the heart of tax season! Proceed with caution...

On today, International Women's Day, I thought I'd recommend getting your taxes done by Lea…read moreEnterprises. It is a small local business run by a mother daughter team. They do excellent work and are very reasonable. My husband and I have used them for our taxes for two years in a row now.

Used them since 2001, it was a great family run company that treated you like family. Now it's…read moreall corporate, no family feeling and prices have quadrupled.

We've used Roberson CPA for many years and never had any regrets. Everything is done in a very…read moreprofessional manner.