Samuel Barber Craig

Nice enough, however, do not use him to litigate a dispute in Estate Law. He stated his expertise is in business, Contracts, and Construction, and after 1.8 hours at $360 per hour total $648 for nothing. He stated after the fact he is a mediator. I clearly stated at the beginning of this Zoom meeting... to this attorney that I was done with mediating and that I wanted it done and that partitioning of the land was the only solution I wanted. He thought I should think of this as a business deal, no, not after 5 years, it's personal.

I read a one star review about Sam as well as Sam's rebuttal. I feel compelled to tell you what I know about Sam. He is 100% a great person. He was my neighbor for years and he is close friends with a good friend of mine. Sam is a gem of a human being. He would never let a client down. Sometime...s folks get themselves into a pickle and they have a hard time admiting fault. Sam is not that kind of person but it seems his ex-client has trouble with taking responsibility, not only in regards to his relationship with Sam bit his previous attorneys as his business partners. When you look at the toxicity what is the common denominator ? Sam is a great, conscience person. I wish I were more like Sam

I retained Sam Craig for a partnership dispute involving a several real properties and several successful businesses that were taken from me. Sam is probably a good lawyer most of the time, however when I retained him it took him nearly a month to officially notice his representation in the court an...d during that time opposing council took advantage of my time where I was in between lawyers and served me with requests for admissions that were later deemed admitted because Sam didn't respond on time. When he was called out on his egregious mistake, he through me under the bus and fired me an hour after I paid the rest of his large bill. He is not a zealous advocate. He will stop at nothing to avoid accountability for his mistakes. Because he didn't notice to the court that he was my attorney despite me paying him a large sum of money and signing a representation agreement, most of my claims were tossed out in summary judgement. I'm still spending tens of thousands of dollars on appeals because of this. When I asked him to rectify this mistake he simply ignored me and told the state bar I'm a liar. I'll be seeking relief in superior court and with the state bar for Sam's gross negligence and malpractice.

From my location on the west coast I needed an attorney in Western North Carolina to resolve an outstanding debt. Samuel Craig was able to recover the debt with a minimal cost to me, as well as to the debtor. His negotiations, from my perspective, were smooth and succinct. He was respectful of all p...arties involved and was easy to reach and communicate with throughout the process.

I have had several situations in which I contracted Sam Craig for legal representation. He was very, very helpful in dealing with the issues. He went above and beyond just providing legal recourse. His experience as a mediator actually brought about the best resolution, rather than lengthy and cost...ly time in court. I would highly recommend him! Lorraine