Christopher Porrino

Christopher S. Porrino (born October 20, 1967) is an American trial lawyer who served as the Attorney General of New Jersey from 2016 to 2018. Porrino is currently a partner of Lowenstein Sandler, and chair of the firm's Litigation Department. Porrino was born in Teaneck and raised in Fort Lee and Englewood Cliffs. He resides in Summit, New Jersey, with his wife, Christina, and their two children. Education Porrino graduated from Lehigh University and received his J.D. degree from Seton Hall University School of Law. He is admitted to the bars of the State of New Jersey and the State of New York, and is admitted to practice in the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey, the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, and the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit. Law practice Porrino began his legal career as a law clerk (1992-1993) for then-Magistrate Judge Freda L. Wolfson, U.S. District Judge for the District of New Jersey. He then worked as an associate attorney at Greenbaum, Rowe, Smith & Davis from 1993 to 2004. Porrino joined Lowenstein Sandler as a partner in 2004, and served as vice chair of the firm's litigation department, focusing his practice on criminal and civil trials.