Christopher D Carr

I reached out, in one day, to three or four "five-star" lawyers on Avvo, including Christopher Carr, about a Las Vegas divorce for a 13 yr-old childless marriage of convenience. Carr was the first person to respond. He answered my questions thoughtfully, laying out my options very carefully. Two m...ore free consultative calls (he didn't bother to charge me though he could have) were made to go over some details. One of these calls was by my partner who wanted to come to her own firsthand judgment of Carr. I listened in the background, and Carr did not contradict himself on any questions he had discussed with me on prior calls. Whenever I reached out to him, he was open and ready to be helpful. The only reason I did not use his services on this case was because, being out-of-country (Canadian), potential clients, it was more convenient (financially) for me that I file for the divorce in the province in which I currently reside. I would definitely recommend Christopher Carr's legal services to prospective clients.

I was taken to court by my child's father, and he was requesting primary custody and child support. I have had primary custody since our child was born. Mr. Carr listened to my concerns, and even took notes, and went over everything with me. He was honest about what was usable in court, and items tha...t would just waste time. At our hearing, yesterday, October 6, 2015, it was a bash fest. The defense attorney went on about how crazy I was, and how I didn't deserve custody. Mr. Carr listened to that attorney closely and even jotted down notes for the return argument. When Mr. Carr spoke, I was floored He mentioned all my concerns, and even got all my little requests/changes granted by the court. I remain the child's primary custodian. Thank you, Mr.Carr for your time and hard work. I couldn't have done so well without an amazing attorney!!

First I want to say I am shocked by some of the reviews. I have not ever had a bad experience with Chris. I retained him to handle a custody issue for me when he was attached to Half price lawyers. When he left I immediately followed him to have him continue his services (even though I was a little p...ut off by the pricing but he had done such a good job the first go around) He won me, a father in the state of Nevada SOLE custody. There are moments I was frustrated with him because I felt something should have been done but he always explained his strategy and why my way may not have been the best. We have been done with our case for a year and I have sent him a couple emails in regards to a future possible hearing and he has replied every time without a "pay me first" attitude. I am proud to call Chris my family law attorney and will continue to use him! I have ONE complaint, however I dont think it's really a complaint. I felt like my phone calls took forever to be returned. HOWEVER, when you are in the grasps of a legal battle it's easy to forget you are not their only client or event going on. I just used emails and was happier with that process IMHO.

When I first met Chris he was inquisitive about the history of my case, and after we went through what happened and how things were progressing he began to note a few things I hadn't nor did my previous attorney. When I filed for the change of custody he was present in every conversation and sugges...tive as to how to properly proceed with court. He is a father and has great regard for children's interest which he made very clear at the outset. As much as I needed an ally for me, I needed one more for my son, He was just that. His speech in court was respectful of all parties until he sensed that my ex was in no way thinking of anyone but herself through her statements. He took it to heart that my son needed to be with the right parent, not just with me because I wanted it. It's good to know that this attorney really cares. He took the time to go through things with me through multiple conversations before and even after the court date when my son's custody was given back to me. He negotiated with the other attorney with tenacity and complete professionalism. I would hire him again if I had to.

Christopher Carr was formally under half price lawyers. He was contracted to complete my motionI in my custody case, he did this, but did not file it on time as well as filed it improperly. The court denied my motion because of this and it was never accepted into my case. The judge never saw my side ...of the story because of this. I showed up to my hearing unaware of his mistakes. He never followed up to make sure the motion was accepted. I was then informed by my ex's attorney that my paperwork was never filed. The judge then made his decison off of only my ex's paperwork and put in a final order for only joint legal and gave primary custody to my ex. I had to call Mr. Carr to tell him he didnt file my paperwork because he was not activly doing his job. He then stated the next step was a reconsideration, which had he of done his job correctly this wouldnt have been neccessary, and he would have also mentioned I could have filed with the supreame courts and that there were deadlines for this, which of course he never did. He appeared at the reconsideration hearing acting as if I made the mistakes. He placed blame on me, he did not speak up for me as an attorney should...he sat there with his hands on the table completely oblivious and unprepared. He stated he didnt know the deadline because of me which was false because I did inform him of the deadline and also he has complete access of the case through the courts website. It is his job to know what he is doing and if he doesnt which it is appearent he doesnt know what he is doing then he shouldnt pretend and take peoples money. He also placed blame on his workload and made several irrelevant excuses as to why he disnt do his job. I still do not have custody of my daughter because of him, and have yet to find an attorney who is confident in correcting the damage he has caused. I cry everyday for my daughter and the fact that I see her only 9 days a month. Also I should let you know I am the mother...not the father and I have no drug record, no arresst record, I have a career and have owned my house for 5 yrs. So with all of that I still lost custody because of his incompetence.