Lee Wilson Bettis Jr.

Lee Wilson Bettis Jr.

3.2
Rating: 3.6

Licensed for 25 years

Employment and labor Lawyer at New Bern, NC
Practice Areas: Employment & Labor, Insurance, Business ... +2 more

225-A Broad Street, New Bern, NC

About Lee

Biography

Practice Areas

5

Practice Areas

Criminal Defense 20%

The Bettis Law Firm offers personalized legal services for criminal law cases. You can't defend someone unless you know them, so we'll get to know you personally to offer legal defense tailored to your situation. We're hands-on with our clients.

20%

Fees and Rates

Cost

Hourly Rates

$ 150-250 per hour

Contingency

25%-33%

Retainer

Sometimes


Payment Methods

  • Cash
  • Check
  • Credit Card

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Licenses

Licensed in North Carolina for 22 years

State: North Carolina

Acquired: 2004

Active

Lawyer disciplined by state licensing authority in 2023

Licensed in New York for 25 years

State: New York

Acquired: 2001

Resigned

Location

Lee Bettis

225-A Broad Street, New Bern, NC, 28560

The Bettis Law Firm, PLLC

Po Box 848, New Bern, NC, 28563-0848

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Lee Wilson Bettis Jr.'s Reviews

Avvo Review Score

3.2 /5.0

9 Client Reviews

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Posted by anonymous | June 16, 2025

Great law firm

Very good advice always get the job done and very dependable have nothing but good things to say about this law firm get u right every time

Posted by David | February 09, 2025 | Hired Attorney

Lawyer who cares

Lee Bettis believed in me when I was at a very low spot in life and never gave up on me. He is a awesome attorney and will do everything he can for you

Posted by anonymous | September 30, 2023 | Hired Attorney | Speeding & Traffic Ticket

Zero fr

Got myself in a bind and had so many problems with tryna get my license back and handled and all and this so called lawyer b stringin me along for ride and dont do nothin he say stg hire him at your own risk imma say fr fr dont drive wit your license revoked you might b scammed by lawyers out here tr...yna make you rite and he all about the dollar bill he aint workin for

Posted by anonymous | February 14, 2023 | Hired Attorney | Domestic Violence

Nightmare

Do not hire this firm, by any means. I paid them about 2500 just to get a Dvpo order corrected that had wrong information on it. 2 yrs later and he has done nothing!! I never received any correspondence in the mail, no texts, no messages, no updates. I went for weeks waiting to hear something so I ca...ll office and get voicemail that's full. Same with his wife's voicemail. The few times I did get thru, bc they wouldn't call me, they sent me a bill for 150.00 an hr for calling them. I had no choice!!! Then they tell me they took the Dvpo case as a courtesy. They must have forgot I paid them. I filed the Dvpo and Lee let them kick me out of my house and let my husband, who pointed a pistol at me and said he would kill me, got the house, and this has been dragging along for 2 yrs!!! I was beginning to think he was taking my husband's side and he may have been since he's a domestic violence attorney, but got arrested for assaulting his wife! I had to do my own work to take care of the Dvpo. I was nothing to them bc I didn't have enough money. I regret ever stepping foot in that door. Beware!!!

Posted by anonymous | May 12, 2022 | Hired Attorney

To hypocritical zero

You are not a client of the bettis law firm. New Bern aware was an organization I started which saved NewBerns waterfront and allowed me to be Mayor of this great town. Since then I founded Realize U 252 a fully operational non profit housing recovering addicts. When you are a public figure you will... always have detractors and cowardly anonymous reviewers.

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Experience

Rating:  3.6 (Caution)

Professional misconduct

This lawyer was disciplined by a state licensing authority in 2023.

Reprimand issued in NC, 2023

updated on 07/31/2024

Typically in this case the lawyer's poor behavior is exposed to the public in hopes that he or she will not repeat the behavior.

Work Experience

2000 - 2002

Associate Attorney, Law Offices of Gerald Shargel

Associations

2004 - Present

North Carolina Bar Association

Member

Education

2000

Brooklyn Law School

JD - Juris Doctor

1987

Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania

BA - Bachelor of Arts

Languages

Spanish

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