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"Model Law Firm Risk Management Manual" Now Available


June 13, 2008
The Lawyers for the Profession® practice group is pleased to announce the publication of the Model Law Firm Risk Management Manual, a comprehensive manual containing sections on:
  • Professional Practice and Risk Management Policies, Procedures and Forms
  • Client Intake Policies, Procedures and Forms
  • Client Relations
  • Practice Group Management and Oversight of Client Matters
  • Use of Firm Name, Opinion and Audit Response Letters
  • Timekeeping, Billings and Expense Reimbursement
  • Community Activities
  • Contributions and Gifts
  • Office Procedures
  • Office Technology
  • Other Professional Matters
  • Employment Policies

A highly valuable manual in itself, the purchase price also includes two days of consulting services offered by leading risk management attorneys Anthony E. Davis, Peter R. Jarvis or Michael P. Downey. Purchasers can chose to have one of these attorneys come onsite to adapt the manual to your individual culture and needs; conduct on-site lawyer training; or provide a combination of the two services.

To learn more about the Manual and to order, please contact one of the authors: Anthony E. Davis, New York; Michael P. Downey, St. Louis; or Peter R. Jarvis, Portland; or your regular Hinshaw attorney.


Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP is a national law firm with 475 lawyers in 25 offices. The firm offers a full-service practice, with an emphasis in litigation, corporate and business law, environmental, labor and employment law, professional liability defense, and wealth preservation and taxation matters. The firm provides services to a range of for-profit and not-for-profit clients in industries that include construction, financial services, health care, insurance, legal, manufacturing, real estate, retail and transportation. Firm clients also include government agencies, municipalities and schools. 

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