Chicago, November 12, 2004 -- Dan Boho, a partner with the Chicago office of national law firm Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP, has become a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers, one of the premier legal associations in America. The induction ceremony took place recently before an audience of 845 persons during the recent 2004 Annual Meeting of the College in St. Louis, Missouri.
Founded in 1950, the College is composed of the best of the trial bar from the United States and Canada. Fellowship in the College is extended by invitation only and only after careful investigation to those experienced trial lawyers who have mastered the art of advocacy and whose professional careers have been marked by the highest standards of ethical conduct, professionalism, civility and collegiality. Lawyers must have a minimum of 15 years trial experience before they can be considered for Fellowship.
Membership in the College cannot exceed one percent of the total lawyer population of any state or province. There are currently approximately 5,400 members in the United States and Canada, including active Fellows, Emeritus Fellows, Judicial Fellows (those who ascended to the bench after their induction) and Honorary Fellows.
The College strives to improve and elevate the standards of trial practice, the administration of justice and the ethics of the trial profession. Qualified lawyers are called to Fellowship in the College from all branches of trial practice. They are carefully selected from among those who customarily represent plaintiffs in civil cases and those who customarily represent defendants, those who prosecute people accused of crimes and those who defend them. The College is thus able to speak with a balanced voice on important issues affecting the legal profession and the administration of justice.
Mr. Boho has been practicing in Chicago for 27 years. He has a national trial practice with verdicts in Illinois, California, New York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania and appearances as pro hac vice counsel in 18 states. He concentrates his practice in the trial of construction, products liability and catastrophic injury matters as well as business disputes. His assignments have included the defense of machinery and chemical manufacturers and national and international service companies. He has handled numerous depositions in Great Britain and represented clients from Japan, The Netherlands, Germany, Austria and Italy. For 15 years Mr. Boho has served as National Litigation Counsel for a Fortune 500, United States-based international management services company and as primary state counsel for one of the largest transportation companies in the United States.
Mr. Boho has served as the President of the Trial Lawyer's Club of Chicago, the Chairman of the Commerce Litigation Section of the Federation of Defense and Corporate Counsel, the Justice of Phi Alpha Delta Legal Fraternity and on the Board of Directors of the Society of Trial Lawyers. He served on the general assembly of the Illinois State Bar Association and on the long range planning committee of the Chicago Bar Association. He is also a member of the Advocates Society, DRI and Illinois Association Defense Trial Counsel. Mr. Boho joined Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP in May 1977. He serves on the firm's Executive Committee and as a Regional Director of the firm's litigation practice.
Mr. Boho is the past chairman of the Polish American Association, a Chicago-based community service not-for-profit organization. He serves on the Board of Directors of the Heartland Alliance, Travelers and Immigrants Aid and the Japan American Society.
He received his J.D. from Loyola University School of Law.
Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP is a national law firm with 475 lawyers in 25 offices coast-to-coast. The firm offers a full-service practice, with an emphasis in commercial and defense litigation, corporate, environmental, employment and construction law, as well as the representation of professionals in their liability matters. The firm provides services to a range of clients in financial services, construction, health care, not-for-profit, insurance, legal, manufacturing, real estate, transportation and other industries. 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.