Napoleon S. Crews Jr.

I had a positive first impression of Mr. Crews and was happy with our initial interactions. He seemed intelligent and very eager to take my case even though it was not a big money-maker for a lawyer, so I thought he genuinely wanted to help me. However, he nearly killed the case before it even star...ted because he was not aware of the deadline for filing in my particular type of case, and he did not initially believe me when I frantically told him the deadline and pleaded for him to file on time as the deadline was just days away. One day before the deadline he confirmed that I was correct on the deadline and he filed the next day. I was also mislead to believe that he was taking subsequent action on my case (because he clearly assured me of this via e-mail) when in fact he did nothing, for months. This seriously hurt my time-sensitive case, which I had to start all over. Unfortunately, I did not research Mr. Crews much prior to contacting him for help with my case. It is too bad because he could probably be a decent lawyer if he took more responsibility for all of his cases, not just those that are the most interesting or exciting for him. Perhaps he should stick to just criminal law.

I was referred to Napoleon Crews by a person at the Kansas Legal Service in January 2011. I then met with Mr Crews and he accepted my case. Mr. Crews did not file a petition with the Court until May, 2011. A hearing date was set for July 7, 2011. On July 5th Mr. Crews told me he was going to ask ...for a continuance because "I need to start building a case", clearing implying that for the past six months, little to nothing had been done on my case. July 8th I provided to Mr. Crews the names and contact information for seven character witnesses, as per his request. During this whole time Mr. Crews had been uncommunicative with me. He did not provide to me any documents that were filed or received. He would not respond to my numerous phone calls or emails asking for information about the status of my case. I did learn, through someone in his office, that the Court date had been rescheduled for August 11, 2011. July 21, 2011 I visited his office. I was not allowed to speak to Mr. Crews, even though he was in the office. I made it very clear to his office staff that I wanted to speak to Mr. Crews and learn what was being done on my case, and when the witnesses could expect to be contacted. A meeting with Mr. Crews was finally scheduled for July 28, 2011, however it was cancelled on that same day we were to meet. July 31, 2011 (just days away from the Court date) I emailed Mr. Crews and asked what his plan was, how he intended to proceed with the case and asked when he planned to contact the witnesses. August 1, 2011, Mr. Crews sent me an email stating he was withdrawing from the case. The final bill I received from Mr. Crews indicates the only time he had contact with the opposing party was July 6th, when he informed them of the motion to continue the case. Even though I had provided many documents and copies of emails to Mr. Crews, when I picked up my file it contained only the papers filed with the court. I was very dissatisifed with everything involved in having hired Mr. Napoleon Crews and I would not recommend his services. He did receive disciplinary action from the Colorado Bar.