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Samuel Ray Holmes

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Licenses

Licensed in Alabama for 25 years

State: Alabama

Acquired: 2000

Occupational License - Authorized to Practice

Lawyer disciplined by state licensing authority in 2022

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Samuel Ray Holmes's Reviews

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3.7 /5.0

10 Client Reviews

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Posted by Jason | November 11, 2025 | Hired Attorney | Criminal Defense

20 to life

He kept me from going to prison and gave me another chance at life !!!!!!!!

Posted by anonymous | October 09, 2025 | Criminal Defense

Response to Deborah Williams and Bree

In reviewing the recent reviews from Deborah Williams and Bree, it is necessary to respond to their Fraud Review!! It is in fact true that Deborah Williams partially hired Mr. Holmes to represent her son, Frederick Temple in the United States Federal Court( 2:22-cr-00192-MHH-SGC; United States v. Fr...ederick Temple). She did pay $25,000 as her initial payment for representation. A five(5) year plea agreement was negotiated on Mr. Temple's behalf, but Mr. Temple's mother Deborah Williams, convinced her son, Frederick Temple to not listen to his attorney's recommendation. Therefore, Mr. Temple fired Mr. Holmes after his months of efforts for resolution and hired an attorney to go to trial against Mr. Holmes recommendation. Unfortunately, Mr. Temple was found guilty and received a sentence of Thirty -Seven (37) years to be served in the Bureau of Prisons. It is understandable for Ms. Williams and Bree (another family member of Mr. Temple) to be upset and angry, but it should not be directed at Mr. Holmes.

Posted by Bree | September 20, 2024 | Hired Attorney

FRAUD ATTORNEY

Horrible Attorney!!!! He will take your money and run with it ! No Updates on case and will leave you hanging in the blind ! Don’t waste your money or time ! Get a better lawyer!!

Posted by Deborah | September 20, 2024 | Hired Attorney

FRAUD ALERT‼️‼️‼️

I hired Mr. Holmes to represent my son, paid him $25,000 up front. Everything he said he was going to do on my son’s case, he didn’t do, once I paid him he started making up excuses. He made up excuses for four months then I fired him and reported him to the Alabama Bar Association. He has refused to... return my money and have been having fake reviews done to boost his ratings. BEWARE‼️‼️‼️ Look at his resume, check him out throughly. I wish I had done more research on him before paying him!!! I asked him about the negative reviews, he lied and said that was another Sam Holmes who doesn’t practice law anymore, don’t be fooled he is the one and only Sam Holmes who is a Crook!!!

Posted by anonymous | September 11, 2024 | Hired Attorney

BETS ATTORNEY

Mr. Holmes is one of the best attorneys I've ever dealt with. Very professional if he cant get to my call the first time i just shoot a txt and within an hr or so he has an answer.

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Experience

Professional misconduct

This lawyer was disciplined by a state licensing authority in 2022.

Reprimand issued in AL, 2022

updated on 05/06/2022

This means the attorney did something wrong, but the State did not suspend the lawyer. 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.

Stayed Suspension/Probation issued in AL, 2013

updated on 03/07/2014

Stayed suspension/probation means an attorney did something wrong but may still practice law. This type of suspension means the attorney has been suspended, but that the suspension is placed on hold (and ultimately removed) if the attorney complies with certain requirements. In this case the State also monitors the lawyer's activities for a period of time in hopes that he or she will not repeat the behavior.

Interim Suspension issued in AL, 2012

updated on 01/30/2013

Interimly suspension means an attorney lost his or her license to practice during a disciplinary investigation. The suspension typically expires when the investigation is resolved.

Reprimand issued in AL, 2007

updated on 01/30/2013

This means the attorney did something wrong, but the State did not suspend the lawyer. 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.

Education

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Birmingham School of Law (Birmingham, AL)

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