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About Timothy Sheriff

Timothy A. Sheriff is an attorney at Ricci Law Firm in North Carolina. His practice covers truck accidents, motor vehicle crashes, motorcycle collisions, workers' compensation, wrongful death, brain injuries, and premises liability cases.

Before practicing law, Sheriff served five years as a police officer in Columbia, South Carolina.

He holds Board Certification in Truck Accident Law from the National Board of Trial Advocacy (2021) and a Class A Commercial Driver's License (2022).

He earned his Bachelor of Science from the University of South Carolina at Columbia and his Juris Doctor from Charlotte School of Law.

Sheriff was admitted to the North Carolina State Bar in 2015 and is also licensed in the U.S. District Courts for the Western, Middle, and Eastern Districts of North Carolina.

He is a member of the North Carolina Advocates for Justice, the Mecklenburg Bar Association, the North Carolina Bar Association, the Academy of Truck Accident Attorneys, and the American Association for Justice.

Sheriff has been recognized in North Carolina Legal Elite (2021-2024), as a Super Lawyers Rising Star (2022-2024), and as Top 40 Under 40 in Personal Injury (2019).

Practice areas

Education

University of South Carolina
Undergraduate

Bar admissions & credentials

State Bar of North Carolina, admitted 2015
North Carolina Advocates for Justice
Mecklenburg Bar Association
North Carolina Bar Association
Academy of Truck Accident Attorneys
American Association for Justice

Awards & recognition

Board Certified in Truck Accident Law, National Board of Trial Advocacy (2021)
North Carolina Legal Elite (2021-2024)
Super Lawyers Rising Star (2022-2024)
Top 40 Under 40 in Personal Injury (2019)
Class A Commercial Driver's License (2022)

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Martin & Jones
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