He earned his BA, cum laude, from Williams College. He earned his JD, cum laude, from the University of Michigan Law School, where he served as associate editor for the Michigan Law Review. Prior to joining the Law School faculty, Prof. Pinto clerked for one year for the Honorable Roderick R. McKelvie of the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware; spent four years as a litigation associate at Winston & Strawn in Chicago; and spent four years as a staff attorney and four years as general counsel for the U.S. Soccer Federation in Chicago.