Lonnie Hinton, Jr., Esq. is an associate at DeCotiis, FitzPatrick, Cole & Giblin, LLP, where he is a member of the Litigation practice group.

Before joining DeCotiis, Mr. Hinton gained experience in public entity practice, labor and employment, and litigation. He also served as a judicial clerk for the Honorable Morris G. Smith, J.A.D., in the New Jersey Appellate Division.

In 2020, Mr. Hinton earned his J.D. from Howard University School of Law, where he received the CALI Award for achieving the highest grade in Torts and Alternative Dispute Resolution. During law school, he gained valuable experience through internships in Washington, D.C., at prestigious organizations such as the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, the Office of the People’s Counsel, and the Intellectual Property-Patent Clinic. He earned his Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, with a major in Finance, in 2016 from Elon University.