Hinshaw Receives Recognition in the 2025 "Best Law Firms" Directory

The national law firm of Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP today announced that it has received national and metropolitan recognition in the 2025 edition of the Best Lawyers® "Best Law Firms" Directory, which was released this morning.

The firm received 12 national tier rankings in Appellate Practice (Tier 1), Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants (Tier 1), Real Estate Law (Tier 1), Commercial Litigation (Tier 2), Criminal Defense: White-Collar (Tier 2), Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law (Tier 2), Health Care Law (Tier 2), Insurance Law (Tier 2), Litigation – Construction (Tier 2), Litigation – ERISA (Tier 2), Environmental Law (Tier 3), and Immigration Law (Tier 3).

The firm also received 59 metropolitan practice rankings in 13 locations, including 27 Tier 1 rankings, 21 Tier 2 rankings, and 11 Tier 3 rankings.

The Best Law Firms rankings are based on an evaluation process that includes the collection of lawyer evaluations, attorney peer reviews, and other materials provided by law firms. A firm must have at least one lawyer recognized in the current edition of Best Lawyers® in a Best Law Firms practice area and geographic jurisdiction to become eligible for a Best Law Firms award.

The complete list of Hinshaw's Best Law Firms rankings follows below.

National Tier I

• Appellate Practice
• Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants
• Real Estate Law

National Tier 2

• Commercial Litigation
• Criminal Defense: White-Collar
• Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
• Health Care Law
• Insurance Law
• Litigation – Construction
• Litigation – ERISA

National Tier 3

• Environmental Law
• Immigration Law

Metropolitan Tier 1

• Chicago
  • Appellate Practice
  • Criminal Defense: White-Collar
  • Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
  • Health Care Law
  • Immigration Law
  • Insurance Law
  • Litigation – Insurance
  • Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants
  • Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
  • Professional Malpractice Law – Defendants
• Dallas/Fort Worth
  • Commercial Litigation
• Fort Lauderdale
  • Commercial Litigation
• Miami
  • Insurance Law
  • Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
  • Real Estate Law
• Milwaukee
  • Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
• Minneapolis
  • Insurance Law
  • Real Estate Law
• New Orleans
  • Banking and Finance Law
  • Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
  • Environmental Law
  • Litigation – Environmental
• San Francisco
  • Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
• St. Louis
  • Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants
  • Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
• Tampa
  • Commercial Litigation
  • Litigation - Insurance

Metropolitan Tier 2

• Boston
  • Insurance Law
  • Legal Malpractice Law – Defendants
• Chicago
  • Commercial Litigation
  • Litigation – Construction
  • Litigation – ERISA
• Fort Lauderdale
  • Real Estate Law
  • Miami
  • Legal Malpractice Law – Defendants
  • Trusts and Estates
• Milwaukee
  • Commercial Litigation
  • Litigation – Intellectual Property
  • Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
• Minneapolis
  • Commercial Finance Law
  • Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
  • Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
• New Orleans
  • Commercial Litigation
  • Energy Law
  • Litigation – Bankruptcy
  • Oil and Gas Law
  • Real Estate Law
• Phoenix
  • Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
• Tampa
  • Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants

Metropolitan Tier 3

• Baton Rouge
  • Litigation – Labor and Employment
  • Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
• Chicago
  • Corporate Law
  • Employment Law – Management
  • Environmental Law
• Dallas/Fort Worth
  • Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
• Miami
  • Commercial Litigation
• Milwaukee
  • Litigation – Labor and Employment
• New Orleans
  • Financial Services Regulation Law
• San Francisco
  • Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
• Tampa
  • Product Liability Litigation – Defendants