Founded by an award-winning lawyer, business leader, and chief inclusion officer, Hinton & Company helps clients of all sizes embed inclusive leadership practices into their culture. At the heart of what we do is provide a customized approach that assists your organization with making an impact through inclusion.

Our Firm

A firm that sees you.

Even though using benchmarks and best practices can be helpful, your organization has its own unique culture, history, and mission. Despite our proven track record and peerless credibility, we see every client engagement as an opportunity to prove ourselves all over again.

Let’s start this journey together.

Our Values

Flexible

We know things may change as we work with you. We can make the necessary adjustments without losing sight of the goal.

Innovative

We take pride in staying aware of cutting-edge best practices yet put into practice what works best for you.

Simplicity

We strive to make impactful change in the simplest form possible. Nobody likes complicated. We prefer simple, just like you.

Our Team

Wade A. Hinton, Esq.

CEO & Founder

Our founder is Wade Hinton, an award-winning chief diversity officer, attorney, and business leader. DiversityFirst named Mr. Hinton one of its Top 100 Diversity Officers. Mr. Hinton has been recognized for his leadership by the Network Journal, the National Bar Association, the Tennessee Bar Foundation, and a host of others. He is a Presidential Leadership Scholar and a German Marshall Fellow. Mr. Hinton served as a Chief Inclusion and Diversity Officer, the City Attorney for his hometown of Chattanooga, Tennessee, and local lead counsel for Volkswagen Chattanooga. During Mr. Hinton’s tenure with Unum as its first Chief Inclusion & Diversity Officer, the Fortune 250 company received a number of awards and made its first appearance on Forbes Magazine’s list of Best Employers for Diversity.