San Francisco, California; Miami, Florida; Chicago, Illinois; Springfield, Illinois; Milwaukee, Wisconsin – (October 24, 2007) – Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP attorneys Joel Bertocchi, Ronald L. Kammer, James M. Lestikow, Ronald E. Mallen, Michael P. Malone, Thomas Mulroy III, J. William Roberts, Thomas R. Schrimpf, and Stephen R. Swofford have been selected for inclusion in the 2008 edition of The Best Lawyers in America®.
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 current, 14th edition of The Best Lawyers in America (2007), is based on more than two million detailed evaluations of lawyers by other lawyers.
Mr. Bertocchi was named to Best Lawyers in the area of Appellate Law. He is an experienced appellate and criminal practitioner. Mr. Bertocchi focuses his practice on briefing and arguing civil and criminal appeals and critical and/or complex motions in state and federal appellate and trial courts. He is the former Solicitor General for the state of Illinois.
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 insurance coverage, bad faith, highway design, construction defects, products liability, premises liability, automobile negligence and professional liability.
Mr. Lestikow was named to Best Lawyers in the area of Trusts and Estates. He has an active estate planning and wealth preservation practice. Mr. Lestikow also handles estate and trust administration; estate and trust administration disputes through alternate dispute resolution or in probate courts; business organization subjects; and real estate matters.
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. Mr. Mallen has extensive trial and appellate experience and has litigated many legal
Mr. Malone was named to Best Lawyers in the area of Medical Malpractice Law. His diverse practice encompasses health care law, professional liability defense and dispute resolution. Mr. Malone’s clients include clinics, hospitals, physicians and other health care providers. Cases that he handles involve licensing matters, medical negligence, regulatory matters and staff privilege issues.
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. Roberts was named to Best Lawyers in the area of Gaming Law. He is Hinshaw’s Managing Partner and Chair of the firm's national Business Litigation Practice Group. He concentrates his practice in complex civil and criminal litigation, mediation, government relations and employment law.
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.
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.