FT. LAUDERDALE, FLORIDA ―
Arthur J. Laplante, a Partner in the
Ft. Lauderdale,
Florida, office of Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP has been elected to membership in the Federation of Defense & Corporate Counsel (FDCC).
The FDCC, composed of recognized leaders in the legal community who have achieved professional distinction, is dedicated to promoting knowledge, fellowship, and professionalism of its members as they pursue the course of a balanced justice system and represent those in need of a defense in civil lawsuits. The organization limits its U.S. defense counsel membership to 1,000.
Mr. Laplante is an experienced trial lawyer who concentrates his practice in national and regional representation of clients, encompassing commercial, construction, products liability and transportation litigation. He is regional counsel for a number of Fortune 500 companies, overseeing their litigation throughout the country. Mr. Laplante is also national trial counsel for several companies in matters involving trucking and products liability where he is lead trial counsel on all matters proceeding to verdict throughout the country.
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.