Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP

About this office:

Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP is a national law firm with more than 460 lawyers in 24 offices. The firm offers a full-service practice, with an emphasis in litigation, business law and corporate transactions, environmental, intellectual property, labor and employment law, professional liability defense, estate planning and taxation matters. Our attorneys provide services to a range of for-profit and not-for-profit clients in industries that include alarm and security services, construction, financial services, health care, hospitality, insurance, legal, manufacturing, real estate, retail and transportation. Our clients also include government agencies, municipalities and schools.

Hinshaw was founded in 1934 and is headquartered in Chicago and has offices in 12 states: Arizona, California, Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Missouri, New York, Oregon, Rhode Island and Wisconsin.

Appellate, Banking & Financing, Bankruptcy and Creditors' Rights, Class Action Litigation, Civil Rights Defense, Commercial Litigation, Corporate, Construction Law, Director and Officer Liability, Employee Benefits, Environmental, Fidelity & Surety, General Liability Litigation, Government, Health Care, Insurance Coverage, Insurance and Reinsurance, Labor and Employment, Legal Malpractice, Medical Malpractice, Mergers & Acquisitions, Municipal Liability, Personal Injury Defense, Public Law, Products Liability Litigation, Professional Liability, Regulatory, Real Estate, School Law, Securities, Taxation, Transportation, White Collar Crime and Workers' Compensation Defense.

Minnesota Supreme Court Decision Impacts Liability Exposure
Jeffrey S. Fertl, Shushanie E. Kindseth, Melissa J. Lauritch, November 5, 2009
On September 3, 2009, the Supreme Court of Minnesota issued its opinion in Fleeger v. Wyeth, et al., Case No. A08-2124 (771 N.W.2d 524). The decision impacts the liability exposure of product manufacturers when a claim is brought in Minnesota.

Wisconsin Supreme Court Clarifies Pecuniary Loss Recoverable under the Lemon Law
Jeffrey S. Fertl, Melissa J. Lauritch, August 19, 2009
The Wisconsin Lemon Law, Wis. Stat. § 218.0171, is a consumer protection statute designed to reduce the inconvenience to consumers who purchase or lease a vehicle that turns out to be a "lemon," and to improve vehicle manufacturers' quality control. The statute provides that after a...

Wisconsin Supreme Court Renders Landmark Decision on the Availability of Insurance Coverage for Long-Term Toxic Exposure Cases
Craig T. Liljestrand, Thomas R. Schrimpf, August 19, 2009
The Wisconsin Supreme Court recently rendered a decision that will have a significant impact on the availability and amount of insurance coverage afforded to policyholders in long-term toxic exposure cases, such as asbestos personal injury claims. The Court addressed the following three issues...

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