Thomas Courtland Manning

Tom Manning brings 38+ years' experience as judicial law clerk, federal prosecutor and more than 250 felony jury trials in North Carolina state and federal courts, innumerable negotiations and determined, focused representation of individuals and organizations.  He is a leading criminal defense lawyer in North Carolina, and has statewide experience in many areas of criminal law in state and federal courts.  A Board-Certified criminal defense lawyer in State and Federal 

A Board-Certified criminal defense lawyer in State and Federal Criminal Law, he has tried more than 20 first-degree murder cases to verdict.  He has also tried political corruption cases, drug trafficking conspiracies, possession, sale, and manufacturing of methamphetamine, crack cocaine and heroin; credit card fraud, identity theft, mail, bank and wire fraud cases, criminal tax cases, bankruptcy fraud, cigarette smuggling and cigarette excise tax evasion matters, criminal environmental, price-fixing,  internet fraud, sexual assault and sexual crimes against children, including internet child pornography defense.  Additionally, he has represented nurses, doctors, lawyers, judges and other professionals in criminal and administrative proceedings.