Hinshaw Named to the 2025 Pro Bono Recognition Roster by the Public Interest Law Initiative

The law firm of Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP is very pleased to announce that the firm has been named to the Public Interest Law Initiative (PILI) 2025 Pro Bono Recognition Roster.

Hinshaw is among 36 law firms and corporations that will be honored at PILI's Annual Pro Bono Reception on June 25, 2025, which the firm will support as an "Advocate Sponsor" of the event.

The PILI Pro Bono Recognition Roster honors law firms and corporations that have made significant commitments and contributions to pro bono throughout the state of Illinois. According to PILI, ”these firms and corporations help ensure that individuals, families, and communities in need receive legal services.”

Four Afghan asylum cases, including on behalf of international scholars, are among a series of pro bono projects undertaken in 2024 by Illinois-based Hinshaw attorneys. The asylum project is being undertaken in collaboration with World Relief, with attorneys William Schiller, Ian Wagreich, and Rebekah González representing the asylum seekers.

PILI law firm honorees must meet at least two of the following criteria based on pro bono services rendered by their Illinois offices in 2024, or the most recently closed fiscal year:

• • An average of 35 pro bono hours per legal professional in Illinois per year.
  • A five percent increase in Illinois office(s) pro bono hours from the previous year.
  • 60 percent or more of the firm’s Illinois attorneys participate in pro bono work.
  • Participation in the Chicago Bar Foundation’s Law Firm Leadership Circle, or signing one of PILI’s Judicial Circuit Pro Bono Committee Pro Bono Pledges.
  • Adoption of innovative steps to involve more Illinois office(s) legal department staff in pro bono work or to expand the law firm’s pro bono program.

View the full 2025 PILI Pro Bono Recognition Roster.