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Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP
Headquarters Chicago, United States
No. of offices25[1]
No. of attorneys525 [2]
Major practice areasGeneral practice
Key peopleKevin Joseph Burke, Chairman
RevenueIncrease $225 million USD (2016)[3]
Date founded1934
FoundersJoseph Howard Hinshaw and James G. Culbertson
Company typeLimited liability partnership
Websitewww.hinshawlaw.com

Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP is a national law firm headquartered in Chicago. Founded in 1934, it is one of the 100 largest U.S. law firms[4] and represents clients in complex litigation, regulatory, and transactional matters in 25 offices across the United States and in London.[5]

Hinshaw also operates a consulting division in the areas of legislative coordination, middle market M&A, corporate governance, and real estate financing.

History

Origins

In the 1930s, after saving up $300, Joseph Howard Hinshaw,[6] a World War I veteran and legendary trial lawyer, decided to establish his own law firm. In 1934, Hinshaw and James G. Culbertson, a renowned banking and corporate transactional lawyer who was referred by Clarence Darrow, began a law firm partnership on LaSalle Street in Chicago called "Hinshaw & Culbertson." The unique coupling of Hinshaw's trial expertise and Culbertson's "flair for the numbers" was a potent force.

Early Expansion

In 1963, the firm opened its second office in Wheaton, Illinois (now the Lisle, Illinois office).[7] The firm continued to open offices throughout Illinois and the surrounding states of Missouri and Wisconsin.[8]

Hinshaw, Culbertson, Moelmann, Hoban & Fuller

By the mid-1980s, the firm established groups specializing in appeals, corporate law, health care law, insurance coverage, labor and employment law, legal malpractice, medical malpractice, products liability and real estate. During this time, the firm began its expansion beyond the midwest, opening an office in Miami, Florida.

That period of expansion, and the formative years that preceded it, saw several new faces join the firm. The firm's name expanded in kind. From 1980 to 1993, the firm had five name partners and was known as "Hinshaw, Culbertson, Moelmann, Hoban & Fuller."

One of those additional name partners, John M. Moelmann,[9] was one of the leading litigators in Illinois, specializing in the area of medical malpractice.

George S. Hoban,[10] the fourth name partner of the firm, followed in the steps of Culbertson as the firm's most prominent corporate attorney. He first began his practice with Hinshaw in 1938 and eventually became a managing partner of the firm. In that role, he shepherded much of Hinshaw's early growth until he retired in 1979.

The fifth name partner, Perry Fuller,[11] was a protégé of Hinshaw. Fuller became a highly successful litigator who argued cases before the Illinois and United States Supreme Courts, among many other trial and appellate courts. Following in the steps of his mentor, Fuller imparted his own knowledge to countless lawyers in the firm for more than 40 years.

Hoban's efforts toward growing the firm were continued and expanded upon by Dennis M. Horan,[12] who was responsible for opening the Springfield and Miami offices. Horan died in 1988. He was followed as Chairman of the firm by Donald L. Mrozek.[13] Under Mrozek's stewardship, the firm greatly expanded its practice areas, and began representing a higher caliber of clients. Likewise, Mrozek oversaw the firm's expansion from a handful of states, to 12 states, from New York, Massachusetts and Rhode Island to California and Oregon.[14]

Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP

In 2004, the firm established itself as a limited liability partnership and the firm's name was reverted to "Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP."

In time, the firm gained stature as one of the largest in the United States (NLJ 250),[15] ranking in the top 200 list of profitable firms (the AmLaw 200),[16] in the country. The firm began providing regular counsel to Fortune 500 companies and advising state and local governments. It provided representation in several important and high-profile cases; in doing so, the firm played a critical role in forming the law in several areas.[17]

In January 2014, the attorneys comprising the Portland, Oregon office of Hinshaw left to join the international firm Holland & Knight, establishing that firm's first professional ethics practice group.[18]

In October, 2014, Hinshaw announced a merger with Barger & Wolen LLP, a prominent, California-based insurance and regulatory firm.[19] The merger brought Hinshaw's lawyer count to 500, and lifted its insurance, reinsurance, and government regulatory practices to among the country's most profitable.[20] The merger also represented the firm's entry into international law practice, adding an office in London. The combined firms retained the name Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP. Building on its insurance and reinsurance services practice group, the firm added an additional team of coverage litigators from Meckler Bulger Tilson following the merger of MBT and Cozen O'Connor in April 2015.[21]

On June 1, 2015, Donald L. Mrozek stepped down as Chairman of Hinshaw. He is succeeded by Kevin Joseph Burke, litigation partner and former Vice Chairman of the firm. The move marked the first change to Hinshaw's leadership in nearly three decades.[22] The change in Hinshaw's top post was accompanied by a unilateral shake-up of the nation-wide management committee and practice groups leadership, a strategy rarely seen absent a partnership vote in similarly sized law firms.[23]

Nearly one year into his role as Chairman of Hinshaw, Burke appointed a new managing partner (Robert T. Shannon), four new management committee members (Richard G. De La Mora, Michael M. Marick, Maura K. McKelvey and Schuyler B. Kraus), five new practice group leaders (Sergio E. Acosta, Ronald L. Kammer, Scott M. Seaman, Ellen B. Silverman and J. Richard Supple Jr.), and seven new partners-in-charge (Lora L. Zimmer in Appleton, Wisconsin; Diane E. Webster in Chicago; Spencer Y. Kook in Los Angeles; Karen A. Brimmer and Ronald L. Kammer in Miami; Noah D. Fiedler in Milwaukee; and Matthew M. Hevrin in Rockford, Illinois) in March 2016.[3]

The firm has stated its intentions of expanding further internationally, with an emphasis on growth in South America and Asia.[24]

Rankings & Recognition

Hinshaw ranks #82 on the list of the 400 largest law firms in the United States.[4]

Many of Hinshaw's practices areas and its attorneys are frequent recipients of high ratings from services such as Chambers & Partners,[25] U.S. News & World Report,[26] and Martindale-Hubbell.[27] In particular, Hinshaw's appellate practice is regularly ranked as among the nation's elite.[26]

The firm has been named the #1 U.S. firm for the defense of law firms and legal professionals.[28]

The firm also has been recognized as having one of the "mightiest" insurance litigation, transactional and regulatory practices.[29]

The firm is ranked #56 on the list of the top 100 U.S law firms for minority attorneys.[30]

In October 2015, Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker appointed Justice Rebecca Bradley to the Wisconsin Supreme Court. Bradley began her legal career as a litigator at Hinshaw.[31]

In December 2015, Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel named Hinshaw Partner Sergio Acosta to the city's Task Force on Police Accountability, created out of response to the shooting of Ronald Johnson by a Chicago police officer.[32]

Offices

Hinshaw has 25 offices across the United States and London:

Partners-in-Charge

  • Lora Zimmer – Appleton, WI
  • Dawn A. Sallerson – Belleville, IL
  • CharCretia V. Di Bartolo - Boston, MA
  • Diane Webster – Chicago, IL
  • Cheryl Wilke – Ft. Lauderdale, FL
  • Keith H. Thomerson – Jacksonville, FL
  • Spencer Kook – Los Angeles, CA (Downtown)
  • Desmond J. Hinds, Jr. – Los Angeles, CA (Westside)
  • Karen A. Brimmer and Ronald L. Kammer – Miami, FL
  • Noah Fiedler – Milwaukee, WI
  • David R. Mylrea – Minneapolis, MN
  • J. Richard Supple, Jr. – New York, NY
  • L. Lee Smith – Peoria, IL
  • Stephen W. Tully and Timothy I. McCulloch – Phoenix, AZ
  • Matthew M. Hevrin - Rockford, IL
  • Renee J. Mortimer – Schererville, IN
  • Terese A. Drew – St. Louis, MO
  • Robert J. Romero – San Francisco, CA
  • Charles R. Schmadeke – Springfield, IL
  • Bruce W. Bennett – Tampa, FL

References

  1. ^ http://www.hinshawlaw.com/locations.html
  2. ^ http://www.law360.com/corporate/articles/772291?nl_pk=7a566a9b-a92f-4b5e-9018-deeacf9668dc&utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=corporate%7Cdate= |accessdate=March 24, 2016
  3. ^ a b http://www.americanlawyer.com/id=1202758016466/In-Bid-to-Become-a-Category-Killer-Hinshaw-Makes-Changes?mcode=0&curindex=0&curpage=ALL
  4. ^ a b http://www.law360.com/corporate/articles/772291?nl_pk=7a566a9b-a92f-4b5e-9018-deeacf9668dc&utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=corporate
  5. ^ Hoovers Company Profile http://www.hoovers.com/company/Hinshaw__Culbertson_LLP/rrjyjti-1.html?CM_CAT=Google&CM_PLA=Free&CM_ITE=Factsheet&CM_VEN=Biz_Dev
  6. ^ Joseph Howard Hinshaw - Historical Profile http://www.rawbw.com/~hinshaw/cgi-bin/id?738
  7. ^ http://www.hinshawlaw.com/lisle/
  8. ^ http://www.hinshawlaw.com/locations/
  9. ^ John M. Moelmann http://heinonline.org/HOL/LandingPage?collection=journals&handle=hein.journals/inslj31&div=34&id=&page=
  10. ^ George S. Hoban - "The Chicago Legal and Business Communities Mourn the Loss of Attorney George S. Hoban" http://www.hinshawlaw.com/news/Detail.aspx?news=235
  11. ^ Perry L. Fuller Obituary http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2007-05-20/news/0705190620_1_mr-fuller-chicago-crime-commission-mentored
  12. ^ Dennis M. Horan Obituary http://www.nytimes.com/1988/05/03/obituaries/dennis-m-horan-56-a-lawyer-and-author.html
  13. ^ Donald L. Mrozek - Firm Biography http://www.hinshawlaw.com/dmrozek
  14. ^ U.S. News - Best Lawyers, Best Law Firms http://bestlawfirms.usnews.com/firms/hinshaw-culbertson-llp/overview/4208/
  15. ^ The National Law Journal - The NLJ 250 http://www.law.com/jsp/nlj/PubArticleNLJ.jsp?id=1131542411525&slreturn=1
  16. ^ The American Lawyer - Firm Profiles http://www.americanlawyer.com/firmProfile.jsp?name=Hinshaw+%26+Culbertson
  17. ^ http://www.hinshawlaw.com/appellate/
  18. ^ http://www.bizjournals.com/portland/blog/2014/01/holland-knight-nabs-six-lawyers-hinshaw.html/
  19. ^ http://www.americanlawyer.com/id=1202668712165/Hinshaw-Bags-Barger--Wolen-to-Bolster-Insurance-Expertise?slreturn=20140911202847/
  20. ^ http://www.law360.com/insurance/articles/598617?nl_pk=7ebc1f85-e186-452e-9215-78014171664f&utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=insurance/
  21. ^ http://www.reuters.com/article/il-hinshaw-culbertson-idUSnBw245864a+100+BSW20150424
  22. ^ https://bol.bna.com/hinshaw-chairman-steps-down-after-26-years/
  23. ^ http://www.americanlawyer.com/id=1202758016466/In-Bid-to-Become-a-Category-Killer-Hinshaw-Makes-Changes?mcode=0&curindex=0&curpage=2&LikelyCookieIssue=true
  24. ^ http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20140902/NEWS04/140909984/hinshaw-merger-sets-up-law-firm-for-more-growth
  25. ^ http://www.chambersandpartners.com/USA/firm/2809/hinshaw-culbertson
  26. ^ a b http://bestlawfirms.usnews.com/profile/hinshaw-culbertson-llp/rankings/4208
  27. ^ http://www.martindale.com/hinshaw-culbertson-llp/law-firm-41506-peer-review-ratings.htm
  28. ^ http://www.hinshawlaw.com/newsroom-news-259.html
  29. ^ http://www.law360.com/articles/727952/the-10-mightiest-insurance-practice-groups
  30. ^ http://www.law360.com/newyork/articles/794901?nl_pk=94737365-78b8-42e0-9c08-f5437da8435f&utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=newyork
  31. ^ https://www.justicerebeccabradley.com/about/
  32. ^ http://www.cityofchicago.org/city/en/depts/mayor/press_room/press_releases/2015/december/Task-Force-Police.html
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