About Us

A Powerful And Respected Firm in Southside Virginia

Carter Craig, Attorneys at Law, was founded in 1954 and continues a tradition of excellence. We offer personalized service and have a long track record of success representing individuals and businesses throughout Southside Virginia and northern North Carolina.

Our Danville firm consists of an accomplished trial lawyer who brings more than 40 years of experience to your legal matter, and a talented and helpful support staff.

Your Hometown Lawyer for Over Six Decades

When you need positive results, a local attorney who knows the community and its citizens and will sit and talk with you serve you more personally than a face on television or voice on the phone with whom you have little direct personal contact. Our firm has always operated from downtown Danville, serving the community that we have all been a part of for decades. 

Our attorney is a tough litigator and a creative problem solver, which has enables our law firm to obtain some of the highest personal injury jury verdicts in Virginia. We are also dedicated to the communities we serve. Our law firm is actively involved in many community and charitable activities in Danville and Pittsylvania County. In recent years, Carter Craig has repeatedly been named by readers of the Danville Register & Bee as one of the top law firms in Southside Virginia.

We focus our resources on a limited number of practice areas to better serve our clients. The attorney at our law firm skillfully handle serious personal injury and wrongful death cases, including motor vehicle accidents.

We cater to diverse needs, representing individuals and families in work injury claims, and Chapter 7 and 13 bankruptcies. Our firm also serves as counselors to small business owners, from forming a business or negotiating contracts to resolving disputes or collecting business debts, and provides legal due diligence for real estate transactions.

While it seems that more and more people want everything right now, we know that when seeking personal injury compensation that will address present and future needs, you need to work carefully to build the strongest possible case.

When you are our client, you can count on an attorney who work closely with you to learn the details of your story and conduct thorough investigations into the facts using the help of outside experts and investigators to find the right evidence and witnesses. That type of thorough preparation and skill at trial is what leads to clients maximizing the compensation they recover, instead of receiving quick-fix settlements.

Our Promise: To Treat Our Clients With Respect

We use the most current technology and cost-effective methods to provide legal services to our clients in a timely, results-oriented manner. Our experienced attorney and staff respond to client phone calls in a prompt and professional manner. We also speak to our clients in plain English, not “legalese,” report regularly on the progress of your case and are upfront about our fees.

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Staff

Stephen G. Bass

Attorney

  • Civil Litigation/ Personal Injury Law
  • Worker’s Compensation Law
  • Real Estate Law
  • Bankruptcy Law
  • Creditors Rights
  • Estate Planning
  • Virginia, 1975
  • University of Virginia School of Law, Charlottesville, Virginia
    • J.D. – 1975
  • University of Virginia
    • B.A. – 1971
    • Honors: With Distinction
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  • U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Western District of Virginia, Member, Panel of Trustees, 1979 to 1990
  • Danville Bar Association, Member
  • Danville Bar Association, Secretary, 1976 to 1977
  • Danville Bar Association, Secretary, 1983 to 1984
  • American Bar Association, Member
  • Virginia State Bar, Member
  • Virginia Trial Lawyers Association, Member

Gayle Wyatt

Legal Assistant

legal assistant handling real estate documents, settlements, titles, foreclosures; personal injury and general litigation assistance; commercial and business/corporate document preparation

Patricia O'Brien

Legal Assistant

legal assistant handling collection issues and estate matters; billing inquiries

Melanie Cockram

Legal Assistant

legal assistant focused on organizing and preparing personal injury files for presentation to insurers and pre-trial preparation of exhibits and trial notebooks; scheduling of personal injury depositions and direct client contact for pre-trial discovery preparation

Yvonne Parrish

Client Relations

client relations and bookkeeping; manager of office supply needs, and repairs/maintenance of equipment and communications