Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP

Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP, (known as Hinshaw), is a U.S. law firm headquartered in Chicago with over 400 attorneys located nationwide and London. Founded in 1934, the firm has a national reputation that spans the insurance industry, the financial services sector, and other highly regulated industries. Hinshaw also serves as counsel to the professional services sector, and provides business advisory and transactional services to clients of all sizes.

Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP
Headquarters Chicago, United States
No. of offices22[1]
No. of attorneysOver 400 [2]
Key peoplePeter D. Sullivan, Chairman
Revenue $217 million USD (2017)[3]
Date founded1934
Company typeLimited liability partnership
Websitewww.hinshawlaw.com

History

Origins

In the 1930s, after saving up $300, Joseph Howard Hinshaw,[4] 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 experience and Culbertson's "flair for the numbers" was a potent force.

Early Expansion

In 1963, the firm opened its second office in Wheaton, Illinois. The firm continued to open offices throughout Illinois and the surrounding states of Missouri and Wisconsin.

Hinshaw, Culbertson, Moelmann, Hoban & Fuller

By the mid-1980s, the firm had 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,[5] was one of the leading litigators in Illinois, focusing in the area of medical malpractice.

George S. Hoban,[6] 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,[7] 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,[8] who was responsible for opening the Springfield and Miami offices. Following Horan's passing in 1988, Donald L. Mrozek began his tenure as Chairman.[9] Under Mrozek's stewardship, the firm expanded its practice areas and began representing a higher caliber of clients. Mrozek oversaw the firm's expansion from a handful of states to 12, including New York, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and California.

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),[10] ranking in the top 200 list of profitable firms (the AmLaw 200),[11] 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.[12]

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.[13]

In October, 2014, Hinshaw announced a merger with Barger & Wolen LLP, a prominent, California-based insurance and regulatory firm.[14] 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.[15] The merger also represented the firm's entry into international law practice, adding an office in London. Retaining the Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP name, the firm continued building on its insurance and reinsurance services practice group. The firm also added a team of coverage litigators from Meckler Bulger Tilson following the merger of MBT and Cozen O'Connor in April 2015.[16]

On June 1, 2015, Donald L. Mrozek stepped down as Chairman of Hinshaw. He was 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.[17] The change in Hinshaw's top post was accompanied by a unilateral shake-up of the nationwide management committee and practice groups leadership, a strategy rarely seen absent a partnership vote in similarly sized law firms.[18]

In February 2019, Hinshaw announced Chicago-based partner Peter D. Sullivan as the firm's new Chairman.[19]

Rankings & Recognition

Am Law 200: #154[20]

NLJ 500: #111

Many of Hinshaw's practices areas and its attorneys are recipients of high ratings from services such as Chambers & Partners,[21] U.S. News & World Report,[22] and Martindale-Hubbell.[23]

The firm has been recognized by Best Lawyers as "Law Firm of the Year" in Ethics and Professional Responsibility Law,[24] and is noted as having one of the "mightiest" insurance litigation, transactional, and regulatory practices.[25]

The firm was ranked #56 on Law360's list of the top 100 U.S law firms for minority attorneys in 2016.[26]

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.[27]

In December 2015, Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel named former 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.[28]

In June 2018, Daniel Trevino, formerly of the firm's Chicago office, was appointed to serve as an associate judge for the Cook County Circuit Court.[29] That same month, Wendy W.Y. Chang, who was a partner in the firm's Los Angeles office, was selected by Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. to serve as a Superior Court Judge in Los Angeles County.[30]

In December 2018, Springfield-based partner Raylene DeWitte Grischow was appointed by Justice Rita B. Garman of the Illinois Supreme Court to serve as a resident Circuit Judge in the Seventh Judicial District. She was sworn in on January 7, 2019.[31]

In September 2019, Jennifer Johnson, formerly a partner in the firm's Rockford office, was appointed to fill an associate judge seat in McHenry County.

As of 2020, the firm received a perfect score of 100 on the Corporate Equality Index (CEI) for 12 consecutive years.[32]

Offices[33]

Partners-in-Charge
  • Lauren Campisi – Baton Rouge, LA
  • Dawn Sallerson – Belleville, IL
  • Samuel Bodurtha – Boston, MA
  • Diane Webster – Chicago, IL
  • Ross Manella – Ft. Lauderdale, FL
  • Lauren Campisi – Houston, TX
  • Desmond Hinds and Spencer Kook – Los Angeles, CA
  • Barbara Fernandez – Miami, FL
  • Noah Fiedler – Milwaukee, WI
  • Kevin Coan – Minneapolis, MN
  • Lauren Campisi – New Orleans, LA
  • Schuyler Kraus and Ellen Silverman – New York, NY
  • Rhonda Ferrero-Patten – Peoria, IL
  • Stephen Tully – Phoenix, AZ
  • Samuel Bodurtha – Providence, RI
  • Stephen Moore – Rockford, IL
  • Patrick Devine – Schererville, IN
  • Terese Drew – St. Louis, MO
  • Robert Romero – San Francisco, CA
  • Charles Schmadeke – Springfield, IL
  • Steven Lehner – Tampa, FL

References
  1. http://www.hinshawlaw.com/locations.html
  2. https://www.hinshawlaw.com/about-facts.html
  3. https://www.law.com/americanlawyer/2018/05/22/the-2018-am-law-200/
  4. Joseph Howard Hinshaw - Historical Profile http://www.rawbw.com/~hinshaw/cgi-bin/id?738
  5. John M. Moelmann http://heinonline.org/HOL/LandingPage?collection=journals&handle=hein.journals/inslj31&div=34&id=&page=
  6. 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 Archived October 5, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
  7. Perry L. Fuller Obituary http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2007-05-20/news/0705190620_1_mr-fuller-chicago-crime-commission-mentored
  8. Dennis M. Horan Obituary https://www.nytimes.com/1988/05/03/obituaries/dennis-m-horan-56-a-lawyer-and-author.html
  9. Donald L. Mrozek - Firm Biography http://www.hinshawlaw.com/dmrozek
  10. The National Law Journal - The NLJ 250 http://www.law.com/jsp/nlj/PubArticleNLJ.jsp?id=1131542411525&slreturn=1
  11. The American Lawyer - Firm Profiles http://www.americanlawyer.com/firmProfile.jsp?name=Hinshaw+%26+Culbertson
  12. http://www.hinshawlaw.com/appellate/
  13. http://www.bizjournals.com/portland/blog/2014/01/holland-knight-nabs-six-lawyers-hinshaw.html/
  14. http://www.americanlawyer.com/id=1202668712165/Hinshaw-Bags-Barger--Wolen-to-Bolster-Insurance-Expertise?slreturn=20140911202847/
  15. http://www.law360.com/insurance/articles/598617?nl_pk=7ebc1f85-e186-452e-9215-78014171664f
  16. https://www.reuters.com/article/il-hinshaw-culbertson-idUSnBw245864a+100+BSW20150424
  17. https://bol.bna.com/hinshaw-chairman-steps-down-after-26-years/
  18. http://www.americanlawyer.com/id=1202758016466/In-Bid-to-Become-a-Category-Killer-Hinshaw-Makes-Changes?mcode=0&curindex=0&curpage=2&LikelyCookieIssue=true
  19. "Hinshaw Reorganizes Senior Management Team". www.hinshawlaw.com. Retrieved April 9, 2019.
  20. https://www.law.com/law-firm-profile/?id=141&name=Hinshaw-%26-Culbertson-LLP
  21. http://www.chambersandpartners.com/USA/firm/2809/hinshaw-culbertson
  22. http://bestlawfirms.usnews.com/profile/hinshaw-culbertson-llp/rankings/4208
  23. http://www.martindale.com/hinshaw-culbertson-llp/law-firm-41506-peer-review-ratings.htm
  24. http://www.hinshawlaw.com/newsroom-news-259.html
  25. http://www.law360.com/articles/727952/the-10-mightiest-insurance-practice-groups
  26. http://www.law360.com/newyork/articles/794901?nl_pk=94737365-78b8-42e0-9c08-f5437da8435f
  27. https://www.justicerebeccabradley.com/about/
  28. http://www.cityofchicago.org/city/en/depts/mayor/press_room/press_releases/2015/december/Task-Force-Police.html
  29. "Hinshaw Partner Dan Trevino Selected to Serve on the Bench as a Cook County Circuit Court Associate Judge". www.hinshawlaw.com. Retrieved April 9, 2019.
  30. "Hinshaw Partner Wendy Chang Appointed by Governor Brown to Serve as Superior Court Judge in Los Angeles County". www.hinshawlaw.com. Retrieved April 9, 2019.
  31. "Hinshaw Partner Raylene DeWitte Grischow Appointed Circuit Judge in Illinois Seventh Judicial Circuit". www.hinshawlaw.com. Retrieved April 9, 2019.
  32. "Corporate Equality Index Rates Hinshaw with Perfect Marks for Eleventh Consecutive Year". www.hinshawlaw.com. February 8, 2020.
  33. "Locations". www.hinshawlaw.com. Retrieved June 4, 2019.
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