EDUCATION
University of North Carolina School of Law
J.D., 1981
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
B.A., 1978
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
BAR ADMISSIONS
North Carolina State Bar, 1981
U.S. District Court Western District of North Carolina
U.S. District Court Middle District of North Carolina
U.S. Court of Appeals 4th Circuit
Biography
Tony graduated from Wilkes Central High School in 1974, where he participated in athletics (football for four years and track for two years) and was a Morehead Scholar nominee. He attended college at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, was inducted into Phi Beta Kappa, and graduated in 1978. He then attended law school at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and graduated in 1981. Once school was completed, he returned to Wilkes County, North Carolina, where he grew up, and that same year joined the firm of Vannoy, Moore & Colvard. In 1985 he became a partner, and he has remained with the firm since that time. Currently the firm is practicing under the name of Vannoy, Colvard, Triplett & Johnson.
Tony is married to the former Susie Duncan of North Wilkesboro and they have two adult children, Brad and Lorie Triplett. Lorie, following in her father’s footsteps, works at Vannoy, Colvard, Triplett & Johnson as a real estate paralegal and assists her father in his work as Wilkes County Attorney. In his free time, Tony enjoys being outdoors and working in his yard, along with spending time with Susie, Brad, and Lorie, and their dog, Arty.
Experience
Anthony R. (Tony) Triplett has been engaged in the practice of law since September of 1981. He has handled many types of matters throughout his forty-plus years as an attorney, ranging from domestic law, estate planning, residential and commercial real estate, contracts, leases, wills, powers of attorney, healthcare powers of attorney, living wills, trusts, corporate and business law, and company sales and acquisitions, to civil and criminal litigation in both state and federal courts. He has also handled numerous appellate cases, arguing in front of the North Carolina Court of Appeals, the North Carolina Supreme Court, and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit. Currently, Tony’s practice is primarily focused on County work, as he has served as the Wilkes County Attorney since December of 1990.
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