Mr. Robert P. Tinnin, Jr., founder of the Tinnin Law Firm in Albuquerque, NM, died on August 24, 2025.
Albuquerque born and raised, Bobby, or Tinnin as he was also affectionately known, was a true renaissance man with an iconic laugh and a legendary personality.
A real hometown boy, in his early years Tinnin gathered wild asparagus along the ditches; rushed to fill sandbags with any threat of 4th Street flooding, drove the delivery truck for Marina's dry cleaners, and ate his favorite enchiladas at Duran's. He was a member of a club created by neighborhood kids who wrote and produced plays. Their teacher dubbed them the "Park Avenue Gang". He loved the ease of living at Park Plaza and appreciated his view of the beautiful sunsets. As much as he loved Albuquerque, his other happy places were New Orleans, Louisiana, La Jolla, California, and Rome, Italy.
Tinnin attended Manzano Day School, Lew Wallace Elementary, Washington Middle School, Albuquerque High School, and Brown University. He received a Bachelor of Arts from the University of New Mexico where he was a member of Sigma Chi. He received his law degree from Indiana University, with distinction, where he served as Note Editor for the Indiana Law Review.
An accomplished labor and employment attorney with an outstanding legal mind, Tinnin began his career as a law clerk to the Honorable Oliver Seth of the US Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit. He was known for his work with his former firm Poole, Tinnin &...
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