- Criminal DefenseNo one should face an investigation for an environmental crime without consulting with a white collar criminal defense attorney who has experience defending environmental crimes.
- DUI/DWIThomas began practicing as a criminal defense attorney in North Carolina after spending two years clerking for a federal appellate judge. Thomas has appeared in state and federal court on charges that range from DWI to capital murder, handling trials, appeals and post-conviction cases. He served as co-counsel in the high-profile defense of Michael Peterson, featured in the documentary The Staircase. In addition to many years as a litigator, Thomas also served as Executive Director of the Center for Death Penalty Litigation, and as Executive Director for the North Carolina Office of Indigent Defense Services, the agency that supports public defense in North Carolina. Thomas received the Friend of the Court award, which is the highest award from the North Carolina court system. He teaches trial practice skills to law students at Duke University School of Law and teaches lawyers through the National Institute of Trial Advocacy. He has been listed in Best Lawyers in America and is AV rated in Martindale-Hubbell.
- Sex CrimesAmos defended a client accused of sexual assault during an investigation by the UNC’s Equal Opportunity and Compliance Office, which concluded there was insufficient evidence a violation of UNC’s policy. (December 2019)
- FraudAnyone can be pulled into a tax fraud investigation. While the vast majority of people audited are people with lower or modest incomes, your chances of being audited rises with your income. Every audit is scary.
- Robbery
- White Collar CrimesSelf-dealing by corporate executives raises suspicions and can be illegal. Activities designed to cover up self-dealing is another example of criminal conduct falling into the category of white-collar crime.
- Theft
- Misdemeanors
- Drug CrimesAmos represents people accused of a wide variety of serious criminal offenses. He has won acquittals in cases ranging from minor drug offenses to first degree murder. Amos has argued successfully for reversals in criminal appeals before the North Carolina Court of Appeals, the North Carolina Supreme Court, and the United States Court of Appeal for the Fourth Circuit. He is admitted to the United States Supreme Court.
- Assault
- MurderAmos, along with co-counsel Robert Singagliese, successfully defended a capital murder case. After six weeks of trial, the case ended in a hung jury. (Warren County, 18 CRS 118-28, 50136, 2022)
- Identity TheftIdentity theft: Using information about another person to withdraw funds, apply for loans, or obtain credit or ATM cards are examples of bank fraud. Using the bank or credit cards to purchase goods is another example.
- Homicide
- Money LaunderingMoney laundering is an allegation that a person or entity uses schemes to turn illegally obtained money into money that appears to been generated by legitimate sources.
- ManslaughterAn Orange County Judge declared a mistrial in Amos’s case of an Orange County man accused of voluntary manslaughter after a jury was unable to reach a verdict. (Orange County, 18 CRS 50069, December 2019)
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