James S Tinker

A few years ago I was the head of company that got caught in the government cross hairs and my partners and I were each indicted with 24 felony charges, very serious charges. What happened to us could happen to anyone who deals in grey areas of the commerce- truly untested areas of the law. After t...he charges were filed, for the first time in my life I need to find a defense attorney, and I needed one QUICKLY. Over the space of a couple weeks I interviewed with several attorneys who were all referrals from various trusted sources and one of them was James Tinker. From the moment I met with the James I could feel that he was the person I needed to work on my behalf. James is not a fire and brimstone kind of attorney. No, James is MUCH more smooth than that. In fact, James personally knows most of the prosecutors who I faced from his many years in the business and though his judgeship. James is chummy with them- I witnessed this first hand. They like James and I could tell that they respected James because he's not just another huckster idiot defense attorney- and believe me- this is to ANYONE'S advantage. (There are A LOT of huckster defense attorneys out there.) What I found through working with James was that he understands how to manage his case, and almost more importantly, he knows how to manage his clients. He never blew sunshine up my backside just to please me, yet he was always positive and upbeat- a real godsend when you are facing 24 felony charges. James was able to cordially meet with the prosecutors several times in order to better understand their issues with us, and he was able to "calm the waters" so to speak and was able to deal with the prosecutors in a way that advocated our position in the best possible light. In short, James is a real attorney. In the end, James was personally able to strip away all 24 felony charges down to one class 6 open felony which is now in the process of changing to a misdemeanor. I repeat: 24 felony charges down to ONE MISDEMEANOR. Further, just 5 minutes before presenting our plea deal to the judge, James did a little last minute brokering and saved me THOUSANDS of dollars on fines and classifications. The guy is shrewd. If you are looking for someone who knows how things work, knows how to manage a case, knows how to advocate on your behalf, and someone who sees you as a human being as opposed to a "law breaker", James is the logical choice. Believe me, this man knows what the hell he's doing.