About

I'm Taron Hill. Husband, father, advisor — and the record I came home with.

Taron Hill

I was eighteen when I was falsely accused, and thirty-five when I finally walked free from a prison I never should have been in.

I was exonerated in 2021 after spending sixteen and a half years imprisoned for a crime I didn't commit. My case later became the first wrongful conviction formally cleared by the Conviction Review Unit at the New Jersey Attorney General's Office.

I didn't spend those years waiting. I used the time to educate myself in business management, financial literacy, and the disciplines that now shape my advisory practice. I studied the same materials law students were reading, and in the midst of it all, I wrote a picture book for my daughters in the margins.

— Taron
“The doorway.”
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February 3, 2021

The Doorway. The Reunion.

When the gate finally opened, the first thing I did was embrace the people who never stopped holding me up from the other side — my daughter, my family, and the ones who waited far too long for me to come home.

Footage will play here once uploaded — muted by default, tap to unmute.

A record, in dates
2004
Arrested at 18.

Charged with two counts of murder and one count of possession of a weapon.

2006
Found guilty.

Convicted on all counts by a jury.

2007
Sentenced.

The judge handed down a 60-year prison sentence.

2019
Case accepted for review.

The New Jersey Conviction Review Unit accepted the case and conducted a thorough investigation.

2021
Exonerated on all charges.

After completing its investigation, the Deputy Attorney General stated there was clear and convincing evidence of my innocence.

2023
Documentary.

Featured in “Innocent After Lockup,” presented by “Love After Lockup” — now streaming on WE tv, Season 5, Episode 83.

2024
Daddy's Promise published.

Daddy's Promise: Reunited by Love — A Daughter's Journey, available on Amazon and IngramSpark.

2025
Xonorate Advisory Services founded.

First cases accepted in New Jersey.

2026
Xonorate expansion.

Extended our reach across the country — now operating in all 50 states.

Standing engagements
  • UNC School of LawGuest lecturer
  • Campbell University School of LawGuest lecturer
  • Rutgers Law — NewarkGuest lecturer
  • NJ Innocence Project (advisor)Guest lecturer
  • Sankofa Youth Program, NewarkGuest lecturer
Personal
  • Married tohis childhood sweetheart
  • Father tofour daughters
  • Based inNewark, NJ
  • Reading right nowJust Mercy & The Bluest Eye

If the brief fits, I'll be there.