Billy Jay Baity Jr., experienced Criminal Defense, Domestic Violence attorney in Statesville, NC with 20 reviews
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Billy Jay Baity Jr.

Baity Centre, Statesville, NC

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Matthew

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15 Jun, 2022
Was professional and straight to the point! Didn’t beat around the bush and didn’t charge me an arm and a leg! Easy to talk to and you will always feel safe giving him information. Will always be have Baity represent me!
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Anthony

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11 Jun, 2019
Mr. Baity was very easy to talk with & kept me from spending more money than i had to. He is handling 2 cases for me and has had 1st dismissed without myself ever having to miss work to report to the courthouse. Mr. Baity instructed me on what to do to get my licence back after 10 days without them and he handled it with very little notice on my end. He has made it not as bad as i expected being my 1st time in trouble. I would recommend him to anyone..
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Adrian

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17 Apr, 2019
I was falsely accused of DWI an Mr. Baity got it disposed off of my record!! Just wanted to thank you Mr. Baity for all ur hard work ur the best lawyer I’ll seen in yrs, glad I got to meet at lawyer dat I can trust an take care of business!!
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Highly effective and aggressive in defending client's rights and interests
“He acted with total professionalism, expertise, courtesy, and aggressively defended my rights, and fought for my best interests with sincere compassion.”
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Achieves favorable outcomes, including getting charges reduced or dismissed
“He got my ticket reduced to no license points and no insurance increase, thank the Lord!”
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Provides personalized attention and makes clients feel comfortable
“Bill has a unique way with words and makes you feel like a longtime friend.”
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Responsive and communicative, staying in constant contact with clients
“He's the only attorney I've had that stays in constant contact with his clients.”
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Offers reasonable and affordable legal fees
“He has reasonable costs for speeding tickets and I believe is one of the cheapest in my county.”
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