I have bought and sold numerous homes in the Atlanta area--including one through probate--and I…read morehave never encountered as many issues with closing as I did with McMichael & Gray. We provided every document the firm requested, including the POA and trust documents they themselves recommended. Yet each submission was rejected. The process became so unmanageable that we ultimately changed mortgage companies, as the original lender did not offer a product suitable for a loan made to a trust. The turning point for me was an unprofessional conversation between one of the attorneys, Anna Dougherty, and our mortgage lender. She insinuated that something "wasn't right" with our situation and claimed the story kept changing. She also questioned why the attorney who prepared the POA and trust had not contacted them--despite having no factual basis for that assumption--and suggested we had switched from a cash purchase to a loan without understanding the circumstances. In my own profession in healthcare, speaking about a client or patient in that manner would lead to reprimand or termination. In the end, we stopped using McMichael & Gray and closed with a different real estate attorney. The same documents that McMichael & Gray rejected were fully accepted for the successful sale of our parents' home in New York and by the attorney who ultimately closed our loan. Based on my experience, if McMichael & Gray are assigned as closing attorneys in any future transaction I'm involved in--and I am unable to choose a different firm--I would strongly consider walking away from the deal.

Competence, communication, knowledge of one's duties and respect to clients. Way too many mistakes…read morefor a simple closing on a property. But when you don't care about the clients and just in for the cash this is what happens. If you want unprofessionalism and to pay them for you to do the leg work that they should be doing. Then definitely hire these clowns. When finding the mistakes and presenting to them they just shrug and say oh well and come up with an excuse. If we didn't contact the right people and rectify the situation who knows what would have happen. Your firm isn't worth the one star rating. You should be ashamed of yourself.

We closed on our property September 29, 2016. Closing went smooth so we thought. Tax season comes…read moreand we need to apply for a tax exemption. Our property title was never completed six months later. We had been paying a mortgage and an escrow without a home officially in our names. Little did we know, the title was having complications per Craig Long's assistant. No one contacted us during this time. We then had to have the old home owner come back to sign more documents to push things through. We now are paying back pay for the previous years escrow. An added $300 a month to our mortgage. Huge inconvenience with no rush to finish up the deal. No communication to notify us of the title process. Very unprofessional firm.

From the owner: Craig Long, LLC is a law firm specializing in Real Estate Law, Corporate Law and Civil Litigation,…read morewith offices in Cumming and McDonough, Georgia. Our firm's mission is to deliver effective, comprehensive legal representation to our clients, with a level of service and sophistication not typically found in a law firm.

We used Perrie & Associates for a land closing in 2023 and immediately started building a house. A…read morefew months later, we discovered we had been scammed--the seller was an impersonator using a fake ID and never even showed up in person. Perry, as our closing attorney, was responsible for ensuring the legitimacy of the transaction, yet he failed to do his due diligence. While title insurance covered the cost of the land, we lost a significant amount of money on the construction. Rather than owning up to his mistakes, Perry refused to take any responsibility. His negligence cost us dearly, and his lack of accountability only made matters worse. We would never trust this firm again.

Linda May was assigned to do our closing on our remortgage. At the last minute when we were in…read moreroute to her office she calls and says she has guests coming and she has to leave. It was stressed to her by our mortgage broker that my wife works in surgery and we needed an after hours appointment. But I guess her guests come first before an essential hospital worker. We tried to take our business elsewhere, but ultimately could not. It really annoys me that a service business is not available when normal people who work hard for their money can get to them. Shame on you Linda for not being available and delaying our closing on our remortgage!

It's a long over due review for Bruce and his team - for helping me assess and sell a property in…read moreAugust 2023. I had a rental property that was poorly managed and was being up-charged for repairs due to the negligence of the property manager. I reached out to Bruce to help me assess the situation - whether I should pay for the fee, whether to move to another property manager or sell the property. Bruce recommended selling and helped me market and sell in a short amount of time. He and his team were efficient and demonstrated a high level of integrity throughout the process. I would highly recommend the team and will use their service again in the Atlanta area.

Sold our home is few days with multiple offers. My family can now relocate to new home in Sandy…read moreSprings realtor help find. Great service!