Hinshaw Partners Recognized as Top Authors in the 2026 JD Supra Readers’ Choice Awards

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.

Jim was recognized as a Top Author in JD Supra’s Alternative Dispute Resolution and Class Action categories, while Scott was named a Top Author in Insurance for the sixth consecutive year.

Scott’s JD Supra Insights from 2025

Scott authored a variety of JD Supra articles in 2025, including insights on the insurance implications of the Trump Administration, ESG, social inflation, the duty to defend, D&O liability, and key federal and state insurance rulings. The following are Scott’s top five JD Supra articles from 2025:

1. 1. 2025 Updated Primer On PFAS/Forever Chemical Claims Regulation, Litigation, & Insurance Coverage Issues
   2. Sustainability Recalibration: What Insurers and Policyholders Should Know About ESG Under Trump 2.0 Part 1 and Part 2
   3. The Ultimate Social Inflation Survival Guide
   4. Navigating the Duty to Defend: Insights from the Third Edition of Hinshaw’s Fifty-State Survey
   5. Allocation of Losses in Complex Insurance Coverage Claims

View Scott’s JD Supra profile.

Jim’s JD Supra Insights from 2025

Jim was recognized for articles he authored in 2025 while working for the law firm of McGlinchey Stafford. He joined Hinshaw in January 2026, and currently serves as the co-office managing partner of the firm’s Cleveland office. While at McGlinchey, Jim authored numerous articles* on regulatory and litigation developments affecting consumer financial services law.

He explored legal challenges facing the CFPB and complex litigation issues, including mass arbitration and class-action certification standards at the US Supreme Court. The following are titles of Jim’s top five JD Supra most widely-read articles in 2025:

1. 1. CFPB Under Siege: Legal Challenges, Leadership Changes, Congressional Moves
   2. Dismantling the CFPB Officially on Hold and Other Bureau Updates
   3. Court Refuses to Enjoin Mass Arbitration on Personal Jurisdiction Grounds
   4. SCOTUS to Decide Whether a Class Can be Certified Despite Some Members Lacking Damages
   5. Third Circuit Illustrates Federal Court Presumption for Exercising Concurrent Jurisdiction

*These articles are no longer available online on the JD Supra platform.

About the JD Supra Readers’ Choice Awards

The 2026 JD Supra Readers’ Choice Awards honors 342 top authors and firms from over 70,000 contributors who produced thought leadership content read by C-suite executives, in-house counsel, media professionals, and others on the JD Supra platform throughout 2025. The awards are based on reader data and recognize authors across 33 popular categories who achieved the highest visibility and engagement among readers in their respective practice areas.

In 2025, Hinshaw published a series of client advisories covering a wide range of legal topics, including key insurance developments and trends, consumer financial services, labor and employment issues, cybersecurity and data privacy, legal malpractice and risk management, immigration law, healthcare, and corporate compliance.