Craig W. Elhart

Mr. Elkhart cannot control his temper and emotions. He will talk down, talk over, and straight up scream into the phone when trying to discuss case specifics. Went weeks without being able to get into contact with someone from the office. When you do speak with him, he doesn’t remember anything from... previous conversation. I’d run from this firm. Will tell you what you want to hear, then when it’s time for action starts fumbling. He was fired before my hearing and things when smoother when he was out of the picture.

Unfortunately, my experience with Craig was deeply disappointing. Communication was poor throughout the entire process—emails and calls often went unanswered for days, and when we did speak, I felt rushed and unheard. I expected a higher level of professionalism and preparation, especially for the fe...es charged. Deadlines were missed, and there was a general lack of urgency or strategy. I would not recommend Craig to anyone seeking attentive, reliable legal representation.

I could've represented my husband better! He never read anything until the weekend prior to Mondays trial. He convinced my husband to take a dismissal because he was not involved with the counselor. IF HE WOULDVE BEEN IN OUR CASE, he would've known that my husband had been trying to FIND out who the... counselor even was. Had he of filed the paperwork, when he said he did and charged us for it, he would've known this stuff. He promised to do my husband's case probono next time. Hahaha I won't dare call him AGAIN. So unprepared and never delivered on ANYTHING, but still wants to send us a bill for MORE money! For what? Oh and someone else had the same name as my husband, different spelling in the last name. We received this man's bills, this man's important paperwork as well. Extremely unprofessional and we don't even know who's bill is who's. Save your money. You're better off defending yourself.

Craig started off strong and supportive but once the retainer check was cashed things changed quickly. He will not respond to emails unless I wrote a letter and signed it. He would get very upset with phone calls, he did not ask for evidence that was very important to my case, he uses scare tactics t...o keep you thinking he is fighting for you, when he has no idea what is going on. Very poor and unappreciated attitude towards myself and my wife. We hired him because we were in a situational asking for help above what our current understanding of the law, I fired him before my preliminary as I felt like I needed better representation. I did ask for our retainer back since we were so little into the case and of course it’s non-refundable. I would hire someone else and avoid Craig at all cost. Now I understand why they keep their doors locked.