July 18, 2006 - Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP attorney, Robert J. Romero, has been honored as a 2006 "Super Lawyer" by Law & Politics publication, 2006 Northern California Super Lawyers, placing him in the top 5 percent of attorneys in Northern California.
Mr. Romero is the partner-in-charge of Hinshaw's San Francisco office and sits on the firm’s Executive Committee. His national practice emphasizes complex jury trial work. Mr. Romero has been lead trial counsel in insurance coverage and bad faith cases throughout California and the western United States, including Arizona and Hawaii, and he has tried and won jury trials in Los Angeles, Oakland and San Francisco.
Mr. Romero's professional memberships include the Defense Research Institute and the Professional Liability Underwriters Society (PLUS). He also serves on the Executive Committee of the Insurance Practice Section of the San Francisco Bar Association. Mr. Romero is a former Legislative Assistant to the Chairman of the California State Assembly Judiciary Committee.
In addition to his "Super Lawyer" designation, Mr. Romero holds the AV® Peer Review Rating from Martindale-Hubbell, its highest rating for ethics and legal ability. Mr. Romero joined Hinshaw in January 1998.
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 litigation, corporate, environmental, employment and construction law, as well as professional 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.