Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP Recognized as U.S. News - Best Lawyers 2014 "Law Firm of the Year" in Ethics and Professional Responsibility Law

Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP is pleased to announce that it has been named by U.S. News - Best Lawyers as the 2014 "Law Firm of the Year" in the area of Ethics and Professional Responsibility Law. According to U.S. News - Best Lawyers, one law firm in each of the 74 practice areas is chosen as the "Law Firm of the Year," recognizing an impressive overall performance and representing a significant showing in the guide's "Best Law Firms" initiative. Hinshaw has one of the largest and most respected professional liability practices in the United States, with more than 125 attorneys who have extensive experience in the defense of diverse professional liability claims. Please click here for the full definition of Ethics and Professional Responsibility Law.

Hinshaw also received several Tier One rankings on the U.S. News - Best Lawyers' "Best Law Firms" list. The Tier One rankings are in the areas of:

• Appellate Practice (National; Chicago, IL and Portland, OR)
• Ethics and Professional Responsibility Law (New York, NY)
• Insurance Law (Miami, FL)
• Medical Malpractice Law — Defendants (Milwaukee, WI)
• Product Liability Litigation — Defendants (Milwaukee, WI)
• Litigation — Trusts & Estates (Springfield, IL)

In addition, U.S. News - Best Lawyers recognized the following practice areas among its second and third tiers: Commercial Litigation (Chicago, IL), Real Estate Law (Miami, FL), Criminal Defense: White Collar (New York, NY and Springfield, IL), Ethics and Professional Responsibility Law (Portland, OR and San Francisco, CA), Environmental Law (Springfield, IL) and Trusts & Estates Law (Springfield, IL).