Chicago, January 18, 2005 – Attorney John E. Sebastian has joined the Chicago office of national law firm Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP as a partner. Mr. Sebastian will join the firm’s established surety and construction law practice groups.
Mr. Sebastian is a litigator who has for the past decade focused his practice primarily in the areas of surety bond, construction and commercial litigation. His background includes an undergraduate degree in Construction Engineering followed by years of in-house and private practice experience.
Prior to joining Hinshaw, he was a shareholder with the law firm of Leo & Weber in Chicago. From 1997 to 1998, Mr. Sebastian was Associate Surety Counsel for Fireman's Fund Insurance Company. Prior to earning his legal degree, he worked as a Project Engineer for United Engineers and Constructors and IT Corporation.
In 2000, Mr. Sebastian served on the Steering Committee of the Fidelity and Surety Subcommittee of the Defense Research Institute. In 2002, he served as Liaison to Young Lawyers on the Construction Subcommittee of the Defense Research Institute. He is a member of the American Bar Association, TIPS Fidelity & Surety Law Committee, the Business Law Section and the Forum on the Construction Industry Subcommittee of the American Bar Association.
Mr. Sebastian received his J.D. from Northern Illinois University College of Law in 1995 and his B.S. in Construction Engineering Technology from Purdue University in 1990.
Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP is a national law firm with 475 lawyers in 25 offices coast-to-coast. The firm offers a full-service practice, with an emphasis in commercial and defense litigation, corporate, environmental, employment and construction law, as well as the representation of professionals in their liability matters. The firm provides services to a range of clients in financial services, construction, health care, not-for-profit, insurance, legal, 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.