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Alexa T. Millinger

PartnerHartford

Alexa Millinger is a partner in the Litigation Group at Hinckley Allen. Her experience includes complex business and contract disputes, employment and intellectual property cases, internal investigations, and matters involving First Amendment & Media law. She is a strong and talented litigator with experience across various courts, states, and specialties. Alexa brings extensive knowledge of the effective use of substantive and procedural mechanisms to effectively litigate and/or expeditiously resolve disputes.

Alexa is especially adept at First Amendment & Media law, crafting compelling arguments in defamation lawsuits, conducting pre-publication review of articles and editorials to protect clients, and pursuing access to information under the Freedom of Information Act. She has litigated First Amendment cases for several of the largest media outlets in the country, including newspapers, television networks, digital platforms, and individual reporters.

Additionally, Alexa is experienced in energy litigation, where her skills were pivotal to the successful representation of clients in environmental regulatory compliance cases, including offshore wind companies in Rhode Island.

Alexa brings a distinct ability to form strong relationships with clients, creating trust, and open dialogue to the firm and her clients, leading to more effective representation. Her empathy also extends into the community, where she engages in pro bono work for Connecticut Statewide Legal Aid, volunteers with Big Brothers Big Sisters as a mentor, and serves on the Board of Directors for the Connecticut Foundation for Open Government. She also serves as the vice chair of the Women in the Law and Media Law sections of the Connecticut Bar. Alexa is also fluent in Spanish and is a member of the bar in Connecticut, Massachusetts, and New York State.

She has been named a Best Lawyers® Ones to Watch in Commercial Litigation, Criminal Defense: White-Collar, Litigation — Intellectual Property, Litigation — Labor and Employment, and Privacy and Data Security, and named in Super Lawyers® Rising Stars — Business Litigation.

Work Experience

  • Hinckley Allen
    • Partner (2024-Present)
    • Associate (2014-2023)
    • Summer Associate (2013)
  • Office of the Attorney General of Connecticut
    • Certified Legal Intern (2012-2013)
  • Instituto Cultural Reinaldo Macchi School
    • Executive Director (2009-2010)

Honors & Awards

  • ALM, New England Legal Awards: Rising Star, Connecticut (2026)
  • Best Lawyers in America® (2021-2027)
    • Commercial Litigation
    • Litigation – Labor and Employment
    • Ones to Watch (2021-2025)
  • Legal 500, US Elite: Connecticut (2026)
    • White Collar Crime
  • Super Lawyers, Connecticut (2022-2024)
    • Rising Stars: Business Litigation (2022-2024)

Charitable & Civic Involvement

  • American Red Cross, Connecticut Chapter, Board Member (2024-Present)
  • Big Brothers Big Sisters, Mentor (2015-Present)
  • She Leads Justice, Pro Bono Volunteer Attorney (2020-Present)

Professional Affiliations

  • Connecticut Bar Association
    • Women in the Law, Vice Chair (2023)
    • Women in the Law, Board Member (2019-Present)
    • Media Law, Board Member (2019-Present)
  • Connecticut Foundation for Open Government
    • Secretary (2026-Present)
    • Board of Directors (2021-Present)
  • Connecticut Supreme Court Historical Society, Board Member (2025-Present)

Bar Memberships

  • Connecticut
  • Massachusetts
  • New York
  • United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York
  • United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
  • United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit

Languages

  • Spanish
Publication

Connecticut Supreme Court Protects Free Speech in Online Racism Dispute

Amidst an increasingly polarized social climate that often manifests on social media, the Connecticut Supreme Court recently affirmed that calling someone on Facebook a “racist” or “white supremacist” could not be the…

Publication

How Research Misconduct Proceedings Can Invoke Defamation Claims

This article was featured in the Spring 2024 edition of USLAW Magazine. Research misconduct is a high-stakes concern. For research institutions committed to detecting – and thwarting – research fraud, the discovery…

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Firm News

Hinckley Allen’s Alexa Millinger and Michelle Peirce Earn 2026 New England Legal Awards Honors

Hinckley Allen is pleased to announce that two of its partners received recognition in Law.com’s 2026 New England Legal Awards, which celebrate legal excellence across Connecticut, Maine, Vermont, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, and…

Firm News

Hinckley Allen Represents ACLU of Connecticut in Federal Lawsuit Challenging Immigration Court Secrecy

Hinckley Allen attorneys are representing the ACLU of Connecticut in a federal lawsuit, ACLU-CT v. Blanche et al. , filed on September 9, 2026, in the U.S. District Court for the District…

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Case Study

Securing Operation Rights for a Substance Abuse Facility in Connecticut

Hinckley Allen successfully represented Birch Hill Recovery Center, a substance abuse center seeking to build a facility in Kent, Connecticut, in a complicated contested matter spanning six years. In 2019, an existing…

Case Study

Hinckley Allen Wins for Media Companies in Action Related to CT State Police Ticketing Scandal

Hinckley Allen attorneys successfully represented two Connecticut media companies in their efforts to access information regarding a highly publicized Connecticut State Police ticketing scandal. The Connecticut State Police Union sought an injunction…

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Upcoming Event

Sponsor: New England Legal Awards 2026

October 8, 2026

Hinckley Allen is pleased to sponsor the 2026 New England Legal Awards, which recognize outstanding achievement and leadership throughout New England’s legal community. Litigation Partners Michelle R. Peirce and Alexa T. Millinger…

Past Event

New England First Amendment Coalition: Connecticut State Court Rules

July 9, 2026

Alexa T. Millinger, partner in the First Amendment & Media Law Group, will lead a session hosted by the New England First Amendment Coalition (NEFAC) on Thursday, July 9, on Connecticut state…

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