Cravens & Noll PC

"In my personal opinion, based on my experiences and observations, Cravens and Noll firm has displayed troubling patterns of racism, ignorance, and questionable legal practices. I have witnessed behavior that suggests a lack of respect and equal treatment for individuals who are not of Caucasian descent. This has led me to believe that the firm may not be a welcoming or fair environment for non-white individuals seeking legal representation. Furthermore, I have encountered what I perceive to be shady and potentially unethical conduct within the firm. This, coupled with the apparent disregard for the law, has raised serious doubts about the integrity and trustworthiness of the firm's operations. In particular, the leadership of the firm, notably Mr. Joe Cravens, has contributed to creating an environment that appears unsupportive and discriminatory. This has deeply troubled me and has led me to question the firm's commitment to providing equal and just legal services to all clients. As a result of these concerns, I feel compelled to caution individuals who are not white against seeking legal services from Cravens and Noll firm. It is my belief that the firm's leadership and practices may not align with the values of fairness, respect, and equality that should be fundamental in the legal profession."

"Had a sticky (high-conflict) custody situation with a maternal narcissist over my now 14 year old daughter. The situation had been going on for YEARS. The best thing I could've done when dealing with kind of conflict was retain a lawyer. I retained Tameka, and she was AMAZING when communicating with the other parties, she was thorough when drafting orders and paid attention to the smallest detail. I got the outcome I desired plus peace of mind. Thank you so much Tameka. My daughter and I appreciate EVERYTHING you done for us!"

"I had a great experience and was treated with respect and quality service from the very start. Especially on day one with Lauren Meyer who answered my questions with calmness and caring nature. From that day, I knew that Cravens & Noll were the right ones to represent me."

"Beware of this law firm, specifically Kent Benninger. Kent did not provide proper representation throughout my divorce case. I retained Kent in August 2021 for $7500 with an agreed upon monthly payment of $100, (that eventually increased to $255) payments were always paid in full, as well as on time. In addition Kent charged me $365 an hour to work on my case. With an hourly rate this high I expected really great customer service. In my case I was the plaintiff and filed for a civil contested divorce. The defending attorney to ran circles around Kent for the full 2 years we battled this out. Kent was never proactive, throughout the entire process he was reactive. He allowed the defending attorney to choose our guardian ad litem. I expressed my issues with this choice and why it was a bad idea and why the GAL should be selected by a 3rd party. Kent refused my request to obtain an impartial GAL and signed off on the GAL selected by the opposing side. This was against my wishes, Kent stated he had the right to make that choice against my wishes and he would not see to it that it be changed, as I requested. During the discovery process Kent decided on which items he wanted to submit, and left some documents out because he decided they weren't relevant. Other documents were lost along the way (and some later turned up during depositions, on the record). I was held accountable for his actions and penalized. During this process Kent went on to sign more documents without consulting with me. These documents had changes from the temporary order received earlier in the year. These changes greatly affect my life and my children's lives. Kent failed to speak up in court when the defending attorney asked that I pay appraisal fees when the decision had already been agreed on that I would not be responsible for these fees. Kent refused to subpoena a 3rd party individual to a hearing. This person held relative information against the defendant. Months later he attempted to subpoena the 3rd party to depositions. Unfortunately he failed to do so in time, of which I wasn't made aware of until I was at the deposition.... by the defending attorney. Kent went on to charge me for the subpoena process. I had to go around him to get this charge removed from my outstanding balance, because he refused to acknowledge his mistake. His only attempt at representing my case was to go after my ex husband's finances, and he still failed to effectively represent me and recoup my portion of the $130,000 my ex husband squandered away in less than 9 months. Kent failed to present supporting evidence to the judge that proved the cruelty and abuse I endured during my marriage. I know during a civil contested divorce things can get very hostile, and there are certainly things that popped up beyond his control. I take in to account that Kent can not be responsible for other peoples choices and their actions. My review is solely based on his lack of attention to my case, refusing to right his wrong doings, refusing to listen to my request (within reason) and his overall lack of proper customer service. It speaks for itself that the majority of Craven and Noll's negative reviews are about Kent Benninger. In an attempt to resolve this issue I was encouraged to speak with Kent about my concerns and for the both of us to come to an agreement in regard to the remaining balance I currently owe. Kent's best offer was to take $1,500 off the outstanding balance in exchange for me to sign a waiver to not give him a poor review. I declined that offer. At this point I feel it is more important to speak truthfully on my experience with Kent and Cravens and Noll, to hopefully forewarn perspective clients. After the poor service received during one of the most stressful times in my life. I would never recommend Kent nor a firm that condones his misrepresentation and antics."

"I can’t say enough about the quality of work by this firm.Joe Cravens is a phenomenal lawyer and helped me every step of the way when I was going through divorce. He went above and beyond for my family his paralegal Kim and him were always prompt with getting back to me and answering any questions I have. I would recommend this firm to anyone seeking legal counsel."