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![]() Hillary Thornton Office: Tampa Direct: 813-222-7221 hthornton@wickersmith.com Practice Areas: Admitted to Practice:
Cross City, Florida |
Hillary ThorntonHillary Thornton Hillary Thornton is an Associate in Wicker Smith’s Tampa office where she focuses her practice in the areas of automobile negligence and premises liability. Hillary earned her Juris Doctor at the Florida State University College of Law in 2019. Prior to law school, she attended the University of Florida where she graduated cum laude with a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science, a minor in Public Leadership, and Certificates in International Relations and Public Affairs in 2015. While in law school, Hillary was a member of the FSU Law Trial Team, a Student Ambassador, a member of the William H. Stafford American Inn of Court, and a member of two journals, and gained experience as a law clerk with the Florida Bar’s Henry Latimer Center for Professionalism and as a summer law clerk with law firms. Her litigation experience includes two years at a Tampa law firm focusing on representing insurance companies and insureds in the successful resolution of personal injury litigation. Professional & Civic Affiliations
Meet Our [Law] Suits, The Professional Newsletter, The Florida Bar, Winter 2018, Spring 2018, Summer 2018, Fall 2018, Winter 2019 The Art of Living Appropriately: Reflections on Professionalism from Justice Lewis, The Professional Newsletter, The Florida Bar, Winter 2018 |
Hillary Thornton - Associate

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Profile
Hillary Thornton is an Associate in Wicker Smith’s Tampa office where she focuses her practice in the areas of automobile negligence and premises liability.
Hillary earned her Juris Doctor at the Florida State University College of Law in 2019. Prior to law school, she attended the University of Florida where she graduated cum laude with a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science, a minor in Public Leadership, and Certificates in International Relations and Public Affairs in 2015. While in law school, Hillary was a member of the FSU Law Trial Team, a Student Ambassador, a member of the William H. Stafford American Inn of Court, and a member of two journals, and gained experience as a law clerk with the Florida Bar’s Henry Latimer Center for Professionalism and as a summer law clerk with law firms.
Her litigation experience includes two years at a Tampa law firm focusing on representing insurance companies and insureds in the successful resolution of personal injury litigation.
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Credentials
Education
- Florida State University College of Law
(J.D., 2019) - University of Florida
(B.A., 2015)
Practices
Professional Credentials
Admitted to Bar
- 2019, FL
Honors
- Book Award – Client Interviewing and Counseling
Professional Affiliations
- The Florida Bar
- Hillsborough County Bar Association
- Hillsborough County Bar Association, Young Lawyer Division
- The Junior League of Tampa
Publications
Meet Our [Law] Suits, The Professional Newsletter, The Florida Bar, Winter 2018, Spring 2018, Summer 2018, Fall 2018, Winter 2019
The Art of Living Appropriately: Reflections on Professionalism from Justice Lewis, The Professional Newsletter, The Florida Bar, Winter 2018