Tin Fulton Walker & Owen

Over the past decade, Tin Fulton Walker & Owen has emerged as one of North Carolina's leading law firms, a multi-faceted group of attorneys capable of handling all manner of cases across the state. With offices in Charlotte, Chapel Hill, and Wilmington, the firm represents clients in criminal and civil matters in both state and federal courts. The lawyers at the firm, many of whom are recognized in peer-reviewed surveys as elite litigators in their respective fields, are highly respected and experienced advocates who have handled some of the most challenging and difficult cases.

The firm began in 2002 when Noell Tin hired Missy Owen to help him with a bustling criminal practice. A few years later, Matthew Pruden joined the firm as its client base continued to grow. The firm expanded into civil litigation in 2006 with the addition of former Chief Resident Superior Court Judge Shirley Fulton and, soon thereafter, civil practitioner Nancy Walker. In the fall of 2008, the firm relocated from uptown Charlotte to the historic Villalonga house in Dilworth.

The firm has since become home to Margaret Errington, John Gresham, Luke Largess, William Simpson, Adam Stein, Jake Sussman and Jon Wallas; all former members of the historic civil rights firm Ferguson Stein Chambers Gresham & Sumter, where Tin first got his start as a young lawyer. Mark Kleinschmidt, the Mayor of Chapel Hill and a longtime capital defense attorney, joined the Chapel Hill office in 2012, and Sarah Bennett joined the Charlotte office that same year to handle criminal defense matters. The firm opened up its Wilmington office in late 2012 with the addition of Katherine Lewis Parker, the former Legal Director of the ACLU of North Carolina. In 2013, Sam McGee and former Special Superior Court Judge Lane Williamson joined the Charlotte office, bringing extensive trial experience in complex civil litigation and business matters.

The firm's current practice areas include Criminal Defense, White Collar Defense, Personal and Catastrophic Injury, Medical Negligence, Nursing Home Abuse and Neglect, Employment and Labor, Civil Rights and Constitutional Law, Professional Liability, and Business Litigation.

Replete with skillful trial lawyers, the firm has a remarkable record of successful advocacy in both state and federal appellate courts. Proud of its zealous approach to advocacy and litigation, Tin Fulton Walker & Owen boasts an unparalleled combination of experience and skills in a wide range of practice areas.