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Noell P. Tin 
Charlotte, North Carolina
Managing Partner
phone (704) 338-1220 (Local)
(866) 745-4087 (Toll Free)
fax (704) 338-1312
email ntin@tinfulton.com

Noell P. Tin cites the opportunity to champion the cause of the individual targeted by the government for prosecution as the source of his tireless professional commitment.  Mr. Tin has practiced in over 30 North Carolina counties, all three federal districts in North Carolina, as well as the federal courts in South Carolina, Virginia, New York and Florida.  He has successfully defended clients in state and federal jury trials, the North Carolina Court of Appeals, and the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit.  He has also successfully petitioned the United States Supreme Court and obtained summary reversals of lower court decisions three times.  Mr. Tin's cases have attracted substantial media coverage and have been covered by the Charlotte Observer, The New York Times, and The Wall Street Journal, as well as local and national television stations.

Mr. Tin received Martindale Hubbell's AV rating, the highest possible for legal ability and ethical standards, in 2003 at the age of 34.  He has also been recognized by Best Lawyers in America (2010), Business North Carolina's Legal Elite (2006-2009), and North Carolina Superlawyers (2008-2010). 

Mr. Tin serves on the boards of directors of the Fair Trial Initiative and the Western District of North Carolina Federal Community Defender.  He is past co-president of the Mecklenburg County Criminal Defense Lawyers Association and has served on two Merit Selection Committees to select finalists for United States Magistrate Judge positions. 

Mr. Tin is married to district court judge Becky Thorne Tin.

Areas of Practice:
90% Criminal Law
10% Civil Law
Criminal Defense, Drug Crimes
Felonies, Misdemeanors, White Collar Crime
Criminal Conspiracy
Litigation Percentage:
100% of Practice Devoted to Litigation
Bar Admissions:
North Carolina
U.S. District Court Western District of North Carolina
U.S. District Court Middle District of North Carolina
U.S. District Court Eastern District of North Carolina
U.S. District Court Northern District of Florida
U.S. Court of Appeals 4th Circuit
U.S. Supreme Court
Education:
Northeastern University School of Law, Boston, Massachusetts, 1993
J.D


Miami University, Oxford, Ohio, United States Of America, 1990
B.A


Representative Cases:
United States v. Promise, 255 F.3d 150 (4th Cir. 2001) (en banc), (   )
United States v. Brown, 202 F.3d 691 (4th Cir. 2000), (   )
United States v. Rhynes, 196 F.3d 207 (4th Cir. 1999), (   )
Thompson v. Three Guys Furniture Co., 469 S.E.2d 583 (N.C.App. 1996), (   )
Classes/Seminars Taught:
White Collar Sentencing- - 2010 White Collar Crime Update, North Carolina Bar Association Criminal Justice Section Spring Program, April 9, 2010


Avoiding Ethical Landmines in Criminal Cases During in an Economic Recession- - How to Avoid Ethical Flexibility When Revenue is Down, North Carolina Bar Association - Criminal Justice Section Meeting, November 20, 2009


Judicial Independence, Charlotte School of Law - Spring Symposium, February 9, 2009


Eyewitness Identification Act: Cross-Examination Techniques, Public Defenders Conference, May 15, 2008


The Present State of Legal Ethics, Charlotte School of Law - Ethics Symposium, March 21, 2008


Fingerprint Identification, Public Defenders Conference, May 12, 2005


Honors and Awards:
AV Peer Review Rated, 2003 - Present


Best Lawyers in America 2010


North Carolina Superlawyers, 2008 - Present


Business North Carolina Legal Elite, 2006 - 2009


Our Location

Tin Fulton Walker & Owen, PLLC
301 East Park Avenue
Charlotte, NC 28203
P: (704) 338-1220
P: (866) 745-4087
Fax: (704) 338-1312