Mr. Hurley provided clear straightforward guidance and advice in establishing my Will, POA and…read moreHCPOA documents. The office staff are small town friendly, easy to work with regarding scheduling and promptly followed up on the questions I had.

Kilby and Hurley handled the real estate purchase of our home, because our realtor recommended…read morethem. As far as I know this paperwork is fine. We purchased some adjacent land a few months later and they created a huge mess, i.e. deeding acreage that wasn't part of the sell, even though they wrote up the original offer to purchase and we gave very clear instructions (including a new survey). We emailed with the paralegal (~3 times) over a 5 month period, she created one corrected document that was more incorrect than the first, including misspelling our last name. Finally we hand delivered to the attorney, the documents we had been trying to correct. And nearly a month later it finally got fixed. Run Away! Don't pass go, don't go there!

If you are looking for a family law attorney then Kristi Norris Johnson is absolutely wonderful…read more She went above and beyond what any attorney would have normally done for a client. I am forever grateful. A friend recommended her to me and I definitely want to pass the information on to someone else. Thank you again Kristi!!

Best ticket lawyer I could ask for! They are very lenient with time and super great attitudes!read more

I had needed to do a quit claim deed for my condo in Grandfather Mtn CC. Jonathan Green made it…read morepossible for me to get everything done without having to make the 7 hour trip to NC. We did everything by email. He was quick to respond with answers to my many questions either by phone or email. What I needed to have done was probably insignificant to him compared to his other work but he treated me like I was his most important client and I really appreciated that. I highly recommend him!

After the real estate bubble burst in the late 2000s, banks changed some of their financing rules…read more  The man who tried to bamboozle my mother into deeding him a right-of-way through her property should have known this, because when he went to get financing on his landlocked property, the bank told him he had to have a deeded right-of-way through my mother's property. He has permission to pass through her property, but this is not legally binding, so if permission were later denied and/or if he were to default, the bank would be stuck with a piece of property that is pretty worthless.  Instead of doing his research ahead of time and being wise enough not to purchase a land locked piece of property, he instead lied to my mother about the situation and later threatened her with legal action in an effort to scare her into deeding him a right-of-way. My mother was very upset and stressed about this, so I told her to no longer engage him in discussions on this matter, and to tell him to contact me instead. He tried many of the same things with me, ultimately saying that he would take my mom to court to force her to grant him right-of-way. So I decided it was time to see what the law had to say about all this. This is where Stephen Berndt comes in. He graciously made an appointment convenient for us, charged a very reasonable consultation fee, and spent well over an hour with us explaining chapter and verse everything we needed to know about what the law says about this kind of a situation. Right-of-way law is very complicated, especially in the mountains, but he went over various scenarios with us and helped us understand exactly what our position is on this matter. The sense of relief we felt was invaluable.  Essentially, the man would have to spend an enormous amount of money and time in an attempt to prove that he has legal right-of-way, and even then he would likely lose. I explained all this the next time he called, and also exposed some of his false claims based on some of my own research. The story ends this way: the man wound up having to borrow money from a wealthy friend to get the financing he needed.  And my mom and I have Stephen Berndt to thank for helping us resolve this.

It's taken me some time to piece together the level of gratitude I have for Jason Harman and his…read moreteam. If you ever find yourself in a legal bind, these are the people to work with, and I don't say anything I'm about to say lightly. If you screwed up, made a mistake, and are now dealing with the repercussions of your situation, it's not only the smartest thing you can do, but your safest option but to reach out and have them represent you. We all make mistakes, no matter how big or small. The amount of grace I've been given as a result of honest and proper communication, calling and checking up when I need to, just know that you never have to deal with your situation alone. It might suck at first, and you might worry way too much about your situation, but this firm, they WILL work with you. Just like anything else important in life, you HAVE to make sure you're keeping up with the firm. Make the responsible choice and give them a call at the very least. Jason and his team, especially Emma, are an absolute 10 for being extremely helpful throughout my mishap and I'll forever be grateful for their help. And no, I did not use AI to write this. Straight from the chest folks!!

I was party to a real estate deal in which my counterparty was represented at closing by Reeves…read moreDiVenere Wright. This was plain vanilla contract with typical timing and process. Throughout, RDW were incredibly poor at communication, and their lack of communication introduced delays into the process that cost me more than $7,000 when all was said and done. I would not recommend using them. I was close to backing out of the deal after my own attorneys and other stakeholders having been jerked around by RDW throughout the process. Had I done so, this would have made their representation of their client very poor indeed, as their client had done nothing that I could determine to generate the delays. Details follow. My attorneys at a different firm in town provided all documentation to RDW throughout the process, and when it came time to close the deal had still not received the required final docs, nor any response by their attorneys to my attorneys' and other representatives' inquiries as to whether there would be a delay, where was the documentation, or what was going on. Sure enough, around 10:30 am that day that the deal could not be completed that day. By late afternoon we were told there would be a week's delay, with no clear reason given. We promptly updated our own documents and sent them back the same day, along with an appeal to complete things earlier if possible. The delay cost me more than $7,000 due to changes in the interest rate markets during the week-long delay. I was furious, but given lack of recourse to any alternative, completed things after the delay. Throughout the process my own attorneys were mystified at the lack of response from RDW despite repeated outreach by email, phone and text. Totally unprofessional, and totally unacceptable. There were so many problems with this process, nearly all of them avoidable. And those that may not have been avoidable were forgivable if we had been informed in a normal timeframe of potential delays, or if they would at least have answered my attorneys' requests for a call/email back. This firm needs to be more communicative and meet their stated timelines; give advance warning when they can't; or at least give reasons why not. I'm glad that we could finalize this deal but very displeased with the losses I incurred as a direct result of RDW's poor communication and the presumed incompetence that delayed the process (I can only attribute the delays to incompetence given that their communication about the process and reasons for delays was so poor).

Tamara Divenere is a smart, strong lawyer that fights for the rights of her clients. She and her…read morestaff are skilled at turning large amounts of confusing documents into an organized format for testimony. Christy Adams Gottfried

Very knowledgeable, helpful, and honest. He helped us tremendously and if we ever need a lawyer…read moreagain, he will be who we use. He has 30+ years of experience. He was always quick to respond and I knew he was doing the best he could for our family.