Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP

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.

Attorney-Client Privilege Trumps Company's Email Policy
November 6, 2009
Despite company policy to the contrary, a former employee's personal emails to her attorney were protected by the attorney-client privilege.

Attorney Liens Have Priority over Medical Liens
November 5, 2009
In a dispute that turned on the priority of a medical lien versus an attorney lien, the court held that attorney liens have priority, but that the attorney in this dispute did not have such a lien.

Courts Are Hearing Common Law Nuisance Actions on Climate Change
Harvey M. Sheldon, November 5, 2009
Three recently decided cases point to the possibility of significant litigation arising out of the alleged impact of climate change, especially for larger sources of so-called greenhouse gases, even without Congressional legislation on the issue. In two of these actions, federal appellate courts...