Angelo Pinto has been called a Social Justice warrior, policy guru, movement lawyer and one of the most brilliant minds of our time by some of today’s most notable, respected leaders of the social justice movement. Not only is he a critical voice in the fight for social change, Pinto is also a leader who has created prolific impact, built movement institutions, and played a pivotal role in creating and elevating key movement moments. He has been instrumental in spearheading victories in New York’s Raise the Age Campaign, the NYPD 12, the Free Meek Mill Campaign, Justice for Breonna Taylor and the George Floyd Justice Campaign, to name a few.

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            Attorney Pinto co-created a teach in at Occupy Wall Street on the prison industrial complex spurring a young movement around criminal justice reform, now a national issue. He also co-founded Justice League NYC, a task force of the Gathering for Justice – an organization started by global activist entertainer Harry Belafonte. Justice League led mass demonstrations during the Eric Garner uprisings, garnering worldwide interest for justice. In addition, Pinto has lent his expertise to procuring the freedom of rapper Meek Mill, elevating the profile of the NYPD 12 (officers who sued the NYPD featured in the full feature documentary Crime and Punishment), helped start the Indigenous Peoples Movement/March that now boasts a social media following of well over a quarter million individuals globally. Additionally, Pinto helped lead the legislative campaign to Raise the Age of criminal responsibility in New York State, which ended the housing of youth in adult jails and prisons which ultimately claimed the life of Kalief Browder and altered the lives of the Exonerated 5.

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