Estate planningCharlotte, North Carolina
Cranford, Buckley, Schultze, Tomchin, Allen & Buie, P.A.
Licensed in North Carolina · License status checked with North Carolina State Bar on Sep 26, 2026
Help with what matters.
General practice law firm in South Charlotte, NC, that advises individuals and businesses on real estate, estate planning and probate, corporate matters, litigation, creditor and debtor matters, and local government law.
Who you may work with.
Craig P. BuieAttorney
Charles H. CranfordAttorney
Michael F. SchultzeAttorney
R. Gregory TomchinAttorney
Named as listed on the firm’s website. The portraits come from the firm’s website, each with its page in Sources and review. Firms can ask us to change or remove them.
License verification.
- VerifiedCraig P. BuieNorth Carolina State Bar · North Carolina · No. 12339 · Active
- VerifiedCharles H. CranfordNorth Carolina State Bar · North Carolina · No. 5559 · Active
- VerifiedMichael F. SchultzeNorth Carolina State Bar · North Carolina · No. 12547 · Active
- VerifiedR. Gregory TomchinNorth Carolina State Bar · North Carolina · No. 16189 · Active
Checked on the licensing authority’s public lookup on the date shown.
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Experience Score.
Not yet scoredEstatePlan.now Experience Score for Cranford, Buckley, Schultze, Tomchin, Allen & Buie, P.A.2 of 5 factors checkedHow this score works
A simple view of the transparency and convenience a practice makes available to families — published pricing, online starting options, and remote meetings and signing. It is not a rating of an attorney’s legal ability.
A number appears once at least 3 of the five factors have been checked on the firm's site.
- Pricing transparency / 300 / 30No estate-planning price published (checked firm by firm)
- Start online / 253 / 25A contact form · Source: southcharlottelawfirm.com/contact · checked Sep 26, 2026
- Remote meetings / 15Not yet checkedNo statement about remote meetings has been recorded.
- Flexible signing / 15Not yet checkedNo statement about remote signing or online notarization has been recorded.
- Family Access / 15Not yet checkedThe Family Access checklist has not been reviewed for this firm.
Not yet checked means we have not read the firm's site for this factor. It earns no points and is not a finding about the firm, so a firm reviewed more fully can show a higher number for that reason alone. That is why the count of unchecked factors is always shown beside the number.
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Sources and review.
Each fact above comes from the firm’s own website. We record where it appears, when we observed it and when it was last checked against that page. Firm pages change — the firm’s site is the current source.
| Field | What we show | Source | Observed | Checked |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Experience Score: Pricing transparency | Not found — No estate-planning price published (checked firm by firm) | No source — shown as unknown | — | — |
| Experience Score: Start online | Observed — A contact form | southcharlottelawfirm.com/contact (opens in a new tab) | Sep 26, 2026 | Sep 26, 2026 |
| Experience Score: Remote meetings | Couldn’t check — No statement about remote meetings has been recorded. | No source — shown as unknown | — | — |
| Experience Score: Flexible signing | Couldn’t check — No statement about remote signing or online notarization has been recorded. | No source — shown as unknown | — | — |
| Experience Score: Family Access | Couldn’t check — The Family Access checklist has not been reviewed for this firm. | No source — shown as unknown | — | — |
| Firm and location | Cranford, Buckley, Schultze, Tomchin, Allen & Buie, P.A., Charlotte, NC | southcharlottelawfirm.com/contact (opens in a new tab) | Sep 26, 2026 | Sep 26, 2026 |
| Person named | Craig P. Buie, Attorney | southcharlottelawfirm.com/our-attorneys (opens in a new tab) | Sep 26, 2026 | Sep 26, 2026 |
| Person named | Charles H. Cranford, Attorney | southcharlottelawfirm.com/our-attorneys (opens in a new tab) | Sep 26, 2026 | Sep 26, 2026 |
| Person named | Michael F. Schultze, Attorney | southcharlottelawfirm.com/our-attorneys (opens in a new tab) | Sep 26, 2026 | Sep 26, 2026 |
| Person named | R. Gregory Tomchin, Attorney | southcharlottelawfirm.com/our-attorneys (opens in a new tab) | Sep 26, 2026 | Sep 26, 2026 |
| Service | Estate planning | southcharlottelawfirm.com/areas-of-practice (opens in a new tab) | Sep 26, 2026 | Sep 26, 2026 |
| Service | Wills & trusts | southcharlottelawfirm.com/areas-of-practice (opens in a new tab) | Sep 26, 2026 | Sep 26, 2026 |
| Service | Probate & trust administration | southcharlottelawfirm.com/areas-of-practice (opens in a new tab) | Sep 26, 2026 | Sep 26, 2026 |
| Service | Incapacity planning | southcharlottelawfirm.com/areas-of-practice (opens in a new tab) | Sep 26, 2026 | Sep 26, 2026 |
| Service | Guardianship & conservatorship | southcharlottelawfirm.com/areas-of-practice (opens in a new tab) | Sep 26, 2026 | Sep 26, 2026 |
| Published price | Price not listed | No source — shown as unknown | — | — |
| How to begin | Call the firm or send a message through its contact form (Contact firm) | southcharlottelawfirm.com/contact (opens in a new tab) | Sep 26, 2026 | Sep 26, 2026 |
| License check | Craig P. Buie: verified (North Carolina State Bar) | portal.ncbar.gov/verification/search.aspx (opens in a new tab) | Sep 26, 2026 | Sep 26, 2026 |
| License check | Charles H. Cranford: verified (North Carolina State Bar) | portal.ncbar.gov/verification/search.aspx (opens in a new tab) | Sep 26, 2026 | Sep 26, 2026 |
| License check | Michael F. Schultze: verified (North Carolina State Bar) | portal.ncbar.gov/verification/search.aspx (opens in a new tab) | Sep 26, 2026 | Sep 26, 2026 |
| License check | R. Gregory Tomchin: verified (North Carolina State Bar) | portal.ncbar.gov/verification/search.aspx (opens in a new tab) | Sep 26, 2026 | Sep 26, 2026 |
| Phone | (704) 442-1010 | southcharlottelawfirm.com/contact (opens in a new tab) | Sep 26, 2026 | Sep 26, 2026 |
| Photo | Not shown | No suitable photo found on the firm’s website | — | — |
| Attorney photo | Craig P. Buie | southcharlottelawfirm.com/craig-buie (opens in a new tab) | Sep 27, 2026 | Checked Sep 27, 2026 |
| Attorney photo | Charles H. Cranford | southcharlottelawfirm.com/charles-cranford (opens in a new tab) | Sep 27, 2026 | Checked Sep 27, 2026 |
| Attorney photo | Michael F. Schultze | southcharlottelawfirm.com/mike-schultze (opens in a new tab) | Sep 27, 2026 | Checked Sep 27, 2026 |
| Attorney photo | R. Gregory Tomchin | southcharlottelawfirm.com/gregory-tomchin (opens in a new tab) | Sep 27, 2026 | Checked Sep 27, 2026 |
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