Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP

About this office:

Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP is a national law firm with approximately 500 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, lawyers and law firms, 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 & Creditors' Rights, Class Action Litigation, Civil Rights Defense, Commercial Litigation, Corporate, Construction Law, Director & Officer Liability, Employee Benefits, Environmental, Fidelity & Surety, General Liability Litigation, Government, Health Care, Insurance Coverage, Insurance and Reinsurance, Labor & 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.

Florida Supreme Court Finds That Insurer’s Engineer and Professional Geologists Are Not Presumed Correct
Allison S. Lepp, February 2, 2012
Plaintiff insured filed a sinkhole claim with defendant insurer in August 2005. The insurer hired a forensic engineering and earth sciences firm (the investigator) to investigate the claim. The investigator determined that damage to the property was caused by shrinkage, thermal stress and...

Florida’s Third DCA Grants Directed Verdict for Insurer on Issue of Finality of a Claim Payment
Allison S. Lepp,Kristina L. Marsh, January 6, 2012
Plaintiff insureds sustained damage to their house from a broken water pipe. They filed a claim with defendant insurer, which was ultimately denied as excluded under the policy. The insureds hired a public adjuster, who disagreed with the insurer’s evaluation of the damage and filed a...

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