CHICAGO and St. Louis, Mo. ― Terese A. Drew, partner-in-charge of Hinshaw’s St. Louis office and co-leader of the firm’s national Defense Litigation Practice Group, has been elected as a member of the American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA).
Since 1957, ABOTA has been committed to the preservation of the civil jury trial, "Justice by the People.” Membership is by election only, and is based on significant courtroom experience, personal character and reputation of the candidate. The organization’s general mission is to foster improvement in the ethical and technical standards of practice in the field of advocacy.
Ms. Drew concentrates her trial practice in the defense of commercial general liability claims, including amusement/leisure industry claims, products liability, premises liability, transportation, and employment matters, including age, sex and race/origin discrimination cases and claims involving enforcement of ADA. She also defends medical malpractice cases with an emphasis in emergency room physicians.
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.