Providing Attentive, Strategic Counsel To Clients Since 1985
Amarillo National Bank Office
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Joseph
Hinton
Joseph
Hinton
- Associate
- Wills and Trusts
- Probate
- Business Law
- Non-Profit
- Church Law
- Corporate Law
- Mergers
- Asset and Ownership Interest Acquisitions/Sales
- Entity Formations and Governance
Biography
Born and raised in south Mississippi, "Joe" got to Texas as fast as he could. After graduating from Baylor University School of Law, he followed his wife, a fellow Amarillo attorney herself, to Amarillo. Joseph enjoys eating Cajun food, cheering on his Baylor Bears and Ole Miss Rebels, and spending time with friends and family.
Education
- Baylor University School of Law, Waco, Texas
- J.D.
- Honors: Order of the Barristers
- Honors: Dean’s List
- University of Southern Mississippi
- B.A.
- Honors: Highest Honors
Bar Admissions
- Texas
Professional Associations
- Real Estate, Probate, and Trust Law section of the Texas Bar
- Amarillo Area Young Lawyers Association, President
- Amarillo Area Young Lawyers Association, Board of Directors
- Amarillo Area Estate Planning Council, Board of Directors
- Opportunity School, Board of Directors
- Faith City Mission, Former Member of Board of Directors
- Amarillo Area Bar Association, Board of Directors
Honors
- Federal Bar Association (FBA) National Moot Court Competition Team, Baylor University School of Law
- American Bar Association Client Counseling Competition Team, Baylor University School of Law
- Dawson & Sodd Moot Court Competition 2nd Place Advocate and Quarterfinalist Team, Baylor University School of Law
- Baylor Law Client Counseling Competition, Finalist, Baylor University School of Law
Past Positions
- Judicial Staff Counsel for the Criminal Courts of Tarrant County, Fort Worth, Texas, Clerk, 2015
- McLennan County Criminal District Attorney’s Office, Clerk, 2015
- The Law Offices of Swanton & Frederick, Clerk, 2014
