Hinshaw Named to the PILI 2026 Pro Bono Recognition Roster

Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP is very pleased to announce that the firm has been named to the Public Interest Law Initiative’s (PILI) 2026 Pro Bono Recognition Roster.

Hinshaw is among a select group of law firms and corporations set to be honored at PILI’s Annual Pro Bono Reception on June 24, 2026, which the firm will support as an “Advocate Sponsor.”

About the PILI Pro Bono Recognition Roster

Since 2010, the PILI’s Pro Bono Recognition Roster has annually recognized law firms, corporate legal departments, and legal industry corporate partners that have made significant pro bono commitments and contributions throughout Illinois. According to PILI, “these firms and corporations help ensure that individuals, families, and communities in need receive legal services.”

PILI Pro Bono Recognition Roster Criteria

PILI law firm honorees must meet two or more of the following criteria based on pro bono services rendered by their Illinois offices in 2025, or the most recently closed fiscal year:

• • An average of 35 pro bono hours per legal professional in Illinois per year.
  • A 5 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 in one of PILI’s Judicial Circuit Pro Bono Committees.
  • 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.