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Hinshaw Ranked Among “Top 100 Law Firms for Diversity” by "MultiCultural Law Magazine"


May 13, 2011
CHICAGOMultiCultural Law Magazine has ranked Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP in its annual “Top 100 Law Firms for Diversity.” Hinshaw ranked 40th nationwide in overall diversity in the 2011 survey.

Hinshaw also ranked 26th on MultiCultural Law Magazine’s “Top 50 Law Firms for Partners” list; 20th in its “Top 50 Law Firms for Associates list; 91st in its “Top 100 Law Firms for Women” list; 18th in its “Top 25 Law Firms for African-Americans” list and 23rd in its “Top 25 Law Firms for Hispanic-Americans” list.

Annually, MultiCultural Law Magazine distributes surveys to more than law firms across the nation and derives their diversity statistics to later create the highly competitive “Top 100 Law Firms for Diversity.” Additionally, statistics are gathered for other lists, including “Top 100 Law Firms for Women,” “Top 50 Law Firms for Partners,” “Top 50 Law Firms for Associates,” “Top 25 Law Firms for African-Americans,” “Top 25 Law Firms for Asian-Americans,” “Top 25 Law Firms for Hispanic-Americans,” and “Top 25 Law Firms for Native-Americans.”

Hinshaw is committed to recruiting, retaining and promoting its attorneys and staff members regardless of gender, race, ethnicity, national origin, physical ability, religion, sexual orientation or gender identity. The firm believes that achieving this objective has positive business, economic and social consequences for our firm and our communities. Hinshaw committed to maintaining this objective in both the short and long terms. Always mindful of this mission, the firm actively and aggressively seeks to hire, retain and promote diverse attorneys, including African-Americans, Hispanics, Asians, Native Americans, Women and GLBT attorneys.


Founded in 1934, Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP is a national law firm with approximately 500 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, lawyers and law firms, manufacturing, real estate, retail and transportation. Hinshaw clients also include government agencies, municipalities and schools.