Joe Tamburino has been a leading legal voice in the Minneapolis – St. Paul area for more than 30 years. While leading the firm Caplan Tamburino, and throughout his career, he has gained substantial experience in the courtroom personally trying over 85 jury trials, including homicide and first-degree murder cases.

Tamburino an Emmy nominated is the go-to television legal analyst for high-profile issues that make news in Minnesota from the death of the musician Prince to coronavirus to the George Floyd Trial. He regularly appears on Court TV and contributes as a legal analyst to WCCO CBS TV in Minneapolis – St. Paul market.

He also hosts Tamburino Talks Law a weekly analysis of how the law impacts some of the most important news stories of the week.

Tamburino graduated from New York University in 1986 and the University of Minnesota Law School in 1989. He began his career in the Anoka County Attorney’s Office. He was an attorney with the Public Defender Offices in both Anoka and Hennepin Counties. In 1997, he joined Caplan Law Firm. Tamburino is licensed in Minnesota & Wisconsin State Courts and Federal Courts in MN, WI and ND.

Awards and Accomplishments

• MSBA Board Certified Criminal Law Specialist –Fewer than 3% of all Attorneys achieve this status
• Minnesota “Super Lawyer” Minneapolis St. Paul Magazine and Minnesota Law & Politics, 2000-2020
• Minnesota “Rising Star,” Minnesota Law & Politics, 1998
• National Moot Court Competition, New York, 1989