Richard Bruce Gantt

Not many lawyers will take on a case after its been settled and there is an agreement in place. I needed to go back to adjust the amount, take off my oldest, and a couple of other things I don’t want to get into. Not only did I get every single thing I was wanting, not expecting, wanting, but we neve...r even had to go to court to do it. Richard is an exemplary lawyer. He is the only one I will ever use again as long as he’s practicing. Thank you again sir

I hired Richard Gantt for a high-conflict custody case, and unfortunately, my experience was extremely disappointing. Instead of representing me personally, I was passed off to another attorney on his team, Andrew LeLiever, for a temporary custody hearing. Not only did he fail to advocate for me, but... he also showed no care for my case. As a result, I was granted less visitation than the standard arrangement, and he didn’t seem prepared or transparent. All he offered was the vague assurance that I might have a better chance at more visitation during the permanent custody hearing. Throughout the case, I was given conflicting and misleading information, with little follow-through or concern for the important details I provided, particularly about the alienation of my children by their mother. As the permanent custody hearing approached, it became clear that the firm wasn’t committed to fighting for me. I felt like I was fighting a losing battle alone against a toxic ex, with little support from Richard or his team. Cory Lambert was assigned to help me later on, but he only further misled me into believing there was still a chance, which ultimately left me feeling even more isolated and frustrated. It was a complete waste of both time and money. In the end, I ended up making it easy for the court to grant my ex full custody, simply because I was worn down by the lack of real effort on their part. Furthermore, in my child support case, it was not this firm that helped reduce my payments to under $2,000. The reduction came after it was revealed that my ex's attorney and my ex-spouse had been providing fraudulent income information to artificially inflate the child support calculations. I’m grateful that the Child Support Enforcement (CSE) Agency got involved, and the amount was ultimately recalculated based on North Carolina’s child support guidelines. Even then, I had to advocate for myself to ensure they took into account the fact that I provide healthcare for the children, which further reduced the child support amount to something more reasonable. Unfortunately, I had to leave this firm because my last conversation with Richard Gantt was nothing but long-winded rambling. He was not up to speed on my case and gave me misleading information, which made me lose confidence in his representation. After realizing I was not getting the support I needed, I decided to terminate their services and quickly hired a different attorney. If you're considering this firm, I would recommend looking elsewhere. Richard Gantt came off as arrogant and indifferent to the details of my case, treating me like just another number. The money I spent on this firm was absolutely not worth it.

I met Mr Gantt to get a second opinion on my child custody case. I thought he would be aggressive and well matched against my ex-wife's attorney. He did explain my options and was willing to work on my case. However, at the end of the meeting, I asked what his fees were. He didn't say but promised to... email me a listing that day. I never received an email. The next day I asked his assistant to email me the info and she did. I discovered his fees excessive and unreasonable. He wanted $25,000 just to undertake the case, another $10k for alternative resolution disputes, another $10k for depositions, another $10k for a child custody evaluation, another $5k to talk to a parenting coordinator, another $8k for a temporary child support hearing, another $8k for a permanent child support hearing, another $10k for a child custody hearing, another $5k to talk to expert witnesses, then another $2,500 per pretrial motion. That's a total of $93,500 in fees and up.