CHICAGO and Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. ― Arthur J. LaPlante, a Senior Partner in Hinshaw’s Ft. Lauderdale office, has been elected as a member of the American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA).
Since 1957, ABOTA has been committed to the preservation of the civil jury trial, "Justice by the People.” Membership is by election only, and is based on significant courtroom experience, personal character and reputation of the candidate. The organization’s general mission is to foster improvement in the ethical and technical standards of practice in the field of advocacy.
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.
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.