Prior to beginning his own civil litigation practice, Mr. Hazelton he was an attorney in the law offices of Thomas Torto. He is a graduate of St. John’s University, where he earned a bachelor’s degree in business and a master’s of business administration. He also earned his law degree at St. John’s, and has remained active as a board member of the law school’s alumni association. He also is an adjunct professor in business administration and management, and founded the Jean and John Hazelton Scholarship Fund, set up in memory of his parents, both professor there, to provide scholarships to needy students.