CHICAGO ― Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP attorneys, Joel Bertocchi, Peter R. Jarvis, Ronald L. Kammer, James M. Lestikow, Ronald E. Mallen, Michael P. Malone, Thomas R. Mulroy III, Roy Pulvers, J. William Roberts, Lewis J. Rotman, Thomas R. Schrimpf and Stephen R. Swofford have been selected for inclusion in the 2010 edition of The Best Lawyers in America®. In addition, Hinshaw was tied for first place in the country in the area of Ethics and Professional Responsibility.
Mr. Bertocchi was named to Best Lawyers in the area of Appellate Law. He is an experienced appellate and criminal litigator. Mr. Bertocchi’s background includes tours with both federal and state government, including as Solicitor General for the state of Illinois, Assistant United States Attorney, and Staff Attorney for the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit. He has litigated in courts ranging from the trial level to the United States Supreme Court.
Mr. Jarvis was named to Best Lawyers in the area of Ethics and Professional Liability Law. His practice focuses on attorney professional responsibility and risk management. Mr. Jarvis advises lawyers, law firms and corporate legal departments in legal ethics, risk management and disciplinary defense matters.
Mr. Kammer was named to Best Lawyers in the area of Legal Malpractice Law. He practices in general civil litigation with an emphasis on claims arising from legal malpractice and insurance agents’ errors and omissions. Mr. Kammer has tried cases and handled appeals involving professional liability, insurance coverage, bad faith, highway design, construction defects, products liability, premises liability and automobile negligence.
Mr. Lestikow was named to Best Lawyers in the area of Trusts and Estates. He handles estate and trust administration; estate and trust administration disputes through alternate dispute resolution or in probate courts; wealth preservation activities; business organization subjects; and real estate matters. He was elected to Fellowship in the prestigious American College of Trust and Estate Counsel in 2001, and in 2006 was appointed a member of its Asset Protection Committee.
Mr. Mallen was named to Best Lawyers in the area of Legal Malpractice Law. He is nationally recognized for his practice in lawyer professional liability, risk management and insurance coverage. During more than 40 years of practice, he has counseled attorneys on lawyers' professional responsibility issues and litigated legal malpractice claims. His work with professional liability insurance encompasses coverage issues, litigation and insurance policy drafting.
Mr. Malone was named to Best Lawyers in the area of Medical Malpractice Law. His diverse practice encompasses health care law, litigation on behalf of health care and other clients, and alternative dispute resolution. Mr. Malone represents physicians, clinics, hospitals and other health care providers. An experienced arbitrator, he was the sole arbitrator for more than 100 claims made against the Dalkon Shield Bankruptcy Trust by various claimants around the world.
Mr. Mulroy was named to Best Lawyers in the area of Commercial Litigation. He has litigated in federal and state courts in connection with a variety of substantive issues, including civil rights, construction and trucking, labor and employment, municipal laws, products liability, professional malpractice, real estate and school law.
Mr. Pulvers was named to Best Lawyers in the area of First Amendment Law. He is highly experienced in constitutional law. He has represented the Democratic Party of Oregon since 2003 and represents numerous non-profits, campaign committees and candidates in his election law practice. Mr. Pulvers also handles matters related to legal ethics and professional responsibility and liability, and antitrust, personal injury and products liability actions.
Mr. Roberts was named to Best Lawyers in the areas of Criminal Defense: White Collar, and Gaming Law. He is Hinshaw’s Managing Partner and Chair of the firm's national Business Litigation Practice Group. Mr. Roberts concentrates his practice in complex civil and criminal litigation, government relations and gaming law.
Mr. Rotman was named to Best Lawyers in the area of Real Estate Law. He concentrates his practice in real estate financing, acquisitions, workouts and complex commercial transactions, with an emphasis on hotels. Mr. Rotman’s hotel clients include developers, lenders, investors and hotel operators.
Mr. Schrimpf was named to Best Lawyers in the area of Product Liability Litigation. He has an extensive commercial litigation and appellate practice that emphasizes issues involving insurance coverage, employment and environmental law. His practice encompasses jury trials, court trials, arbitrations and appellate proceedings.
Mr. Swofford was named to Best Lawyers in the area of Appellate Law. He has handled more than 500 appeals, frequently appearing in the U.S. Courts of Appeal and the Illinois Supreme Court, and has briefed cases to the U.S. Supreme Court. Mr. Swofford has represented clients in appeals involving commercial, governmental, products and professional liability.
Best Lawyers compiles lists of outstanding attorneys by conducting exhaustive peer-review surveys in which thousands of leading lawyers confidentially evaluate their professional peers. The 2010 edition of The Best Lawyers in America®, is based on more than 2.8 million detailed evaluations of lawyers by other lawyers.
Founded in 1934, Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP is a national law firm with more than 460 lawyers in 24 offices spanning 12 states, including Arizona, California, Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Missouri, New York, Oregon, Rhode Island and Wisconsin.
Hinshaw offers a full-service practice, with an emphasis in litigation, business law and corporate transactions, environmental, intellectual property, labor and employment law, professional liability defense, estate planning and taxation matters. The firm represents a range of for-profit and not-for-profit clients in industries that include alarm and security services, construction, financial services, health care, hospitality, insurance, legal, manufacturing, real estate, retail and transportation. Hinshaw clients also include government agencies, municipalities and schools.