Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP is pleased to announce that partner April Toy of the firm’s Milwaukee office has been selected to participate in the Hispanic National Bar Association’s (HNBA) prestigious Puente Leadership Institute.

Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP is pleased to announce that senior counsel Nicholas Ponzo has been appointed to serve on the City of Stamford’s Historic Preservation Advisory Commission (HPAC).

Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP is delighted to announce that partner Pedro Hernandez, the co-leader of the firm’s global Insurance Services group, has been named a finalist in the Best Mentor category of the 2026 Florida Legal Awards, presented by the Daily Business Review and American Law Media (ALM).

Hinshaw attorneys Ryan Michaels and Catherine Hedglon recently secured a notable win for their client before the Florida Board of Chiropractic Medicine at the Board's February 2026 quarterly meeting.

Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP is delighted to announce that partner Marcia Mueller has been named the winner of the 2026 Mentorship Award, presented by YWCA Northwestern Illinois.

Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP today announced that Belinda “BJ” Garrett has joined the firm as the Chief Human Resources Officer, based in Tampa, and Rose Lowther has joined as Director of Risk Management, working in the firm’s New Jersey office.

Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP is pleased to announce that partner Justyna Regan, PhD, has been appointed to a new Officer position with the Advocates Society, where she will serve as Secretary for the 2026–2027 term. 

Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP is very pleased to announce that partner Marcia Mueller has been selected among four finalists for the 2026 Mentorship Award, presented by YWCA Northwestern Illinois.

Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP is pleased to announce that partner Cathy Mulrow-Peattie was selected by Crain’s New York Business for its 2026 Notable Women in Law.

Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP is pleased to announce that Hinshaw partners James (Jim) Sandy and Scott Seaman have been ranked as Top Authors in the 2026 JD Supra Readers’ Choice Awards.

Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP is pleased to announce that the Campaign for Greener Arbitrations has appointed Mohamed Sweify to serve a two-year term, starting in 2026, as the Co-Chair of its Outreach & Events Task Force on the Global Steering Committee. 

A Hinshaw appellate team led by partners Joshua G. Vincent and Joseph Culig, alongside co-counsel Donald Morrison of Kelleher & Holland, secured affirmance on appeal of the dismissal with prejudice of a 15-count criminal indictment against Waukegan City Clerk Janet Kilkelly.

Read how Hinshaw attorneys Patrick Pumphrey and John Weedon secured a $0 defense verdict in a high-exposure auto accident personal injury case in which the plaintiff had sought more than $15 million in damages, including alleged traumatic brain injury (TBI) with asserted loss of smell and vision, as well as neck, back, and knee injuries.

A Hinshaw legal team consisting of Yvonne Ocrant and Cameron Trahey recently obtained a directed verdict in a Marion County, Florida, jury trial, which resulted in the dismissal of all claims against the firm’s client and the seller arising from the sale of a show jumping horse. 

Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP is proud to announce that the firm has been awarded the Equality 100 Award: Leader in LGBTQ+ Workplace Inclusion in the Human Rights Campaign Foundation’s (HRCF) 2026 Corporate Equality Index (CEI).

Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP today announced that 16 attorneys, including eight partners, have joined the firm’s Consumer Financial Services and Insurance Services industry groups.

Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP is pleased to announce that Hinshaw attorneys Daniel (D.L.) Morriss and Mohamed Sweify have been elected to serve as officers of the New York State Bar Association (NYSBA) International Section. 

Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP today announced that Colin Winkler has joined the firm’s Consumer Financial Services industry group as a partner in the Minneapolis office.

Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP is pleased to announce that Consumer Financial Services partner Fernando Rivera-Maissonet has been selected for the 2026 Class of Fellows of the Leadership Council on Legal Diversity (LCLD). Additionally, associates Mariam Chubinidze and Melinda Oliver have been selected to participate in the 2026 LCLD Pathfinders Program.

A Hinshaw legal team consisting of Yvonne Ocrant, Matthew Walker, Burke Lopez, and Cameron Trahey recently secured a favorable jury verdict in Florida on behalf of a client who purchased a horse for his young daughter.