CHICAGO – Forty-eight Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP attorneys were honored as Illinois “Super Lawyers” by Law & Politics’ publication, Illinois Super Lawyers, placing them in the top 5% of all licensed attorneys in the State of Illinois.
More than 47,000 Illinois attorneys received ballots asking them to nominate the best attorneys that they had personally seen in action. Point values were then assigned for each vote, with more emphasis placed on votes from outside an attorney’s firm. Nominees are split into more than 60 areas of practice, and the members of each area of practice with the highest total number of points form a “blue ribbon panel” which reviews and gives points to the nominees from each primary practice area. In addition to the balloting process, Law & Politics conducts further research to identify the top lawyers in different areas, reviewing peer recognition, professional achievement, and the discipline record of nominated attorneys.
The point totals from the general survey, research process and blue ribbon panel review were added to arrive at a final point total for each candidate. The 2005 Illinois “Super Lawyers” are listed in Illinois Super Lawyers magazine, and also in a special advertising section of the May 2005 edition of Chicago magazine.
Hinshaw attorneys from the Chicago, Lisle, Peoria, Rockford, and Springfield offices appear in 20 of the primary areas of practice for 2005.
Administrative Law
Charles R. Schmadeke (Springfield)
Appellate
Nancy G. Lischer (Chicago)
Stephen R. Swofford (Chicago)
Business, General
James W. Keeling (Rockford)
Business Litigation
Dan L. Boho (Chicago)
Paul C. Estes (Peoria)
Thomas F. Ging (Chicago)
Matthew R. Henderson (Chicago)
David E. Jones (Peoria)
Thomas P. McGarry (Chicago)
Daniel W. McGrath (Chicago)
Thomas A. Morris, Jr. (Chicago)
Donald L. Mrozek (Chicago)
David M. Schultz (Chicago)
Kevin R. Sido (Chicago)
Jeffry S. Spears (Rockford)
Peter D. Sullivan (Chicago)
Charles F. Thomas (Rockford)
Joshua G. Vincent (Chicago)
Civil Litigation Defense
James M. Hofert (Chicago)
Civil Rights
Steven M. Puiszis (Chicago)
Criminal Defense: White Collar
Daniel M. Purdom (Lisle & Chicago)
J. William Roberts (Springfield & Chicago)
L. Lee Smith (Peoria)
Employee Benefits/ERISA
James D. Harbert (Chicago)
Environmental/Land Use
Charles F. Helsten (Rockford)
Harvey M. Sheldon (Chicago)
Estate Planning/Trusts
James M. Lestikow (Springfield)
Marcia L. Mueller (Rockford)
General Litigation
Donald A. O’Brien (Chicago)
Health Care Law
Roy M. Bossen (Chicago)
Stanley J. Davidson (Chicago)
Michael F. Henrick (Chicago)
Douglass A. Marshall (Peoria)
Stephen T. Moore (Rockford)
Insurance Coverage
Thomas M. Hamilton, Jr. (Chicago)
Fritz K. Huszagh (Chicago)
Insurance Defense: Personal Injury
Lyndon M. Flosi (Chicago)
Labor & Employment
Tom H. Luetkemeyer (Chicago)
Thomas Y. Mandler (Chicago)
Mergers & Acquisitions
John W. Dubbs, III (Chicago)
Timothy M. Sullivan (Chicago)
Todd M. Young (Chicago)
Real Estate
Stephen H. Malato (Chicago)
Dean E. Parker (Chicago)
Schools & Education
Anthony Ficarelli (Lisle)
Transportation (Air, Sea, Rail, Road)
Carlton D. Fisher (Chicago)
Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP is a national law firm with approximately 500 lawyers in 24 offices coast-to-coast. The firm offers a full-service practice, with an emphasis in litigation, corporate, environmental, employment and construction law, as well as professional liability matters. The firm provides services to a range of clients in financial services, construction, health care, not-for-profit, insurance, lawyers and law firms, manufacturing, real estate, retail, 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.