Seventeen Hinshaw Lawyers Chosen as Best Lawyers in America 2014
Press Release | 2 min read
Nov 1, 2013
Chicago, November 22, 2013 — Seventeen lawyers from Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP were selected by their peers for inclusion in U.S. News & World Report's annual list, The Best Lawyers in America 2014. Best Lawyers is based on a peer-review survey in which leading attorneys cast nearly five million votes on the legal abilities of other lawyers in their practice areas.
Following are the seventeen Hinshaw attorneys who are included in the publication.
San Francisco, California
Ronald E. Mallen
Mr. Mallen was included in the "Ethics and Professional Responsibility Law" and "Legal Malpractice Law – Defendants" categories. He was first listed in The Best Lawyers in America in 1995.
Miami, Florida
Ronald L. Kammer
Mr. Kammer was included in the "Insurance Law" and "Legal Malpractice Law - Defendants" categories. He was first listed in The Best Lawyers in America in 2006.
Neil S. Rollnick
Mr. Rollnick was included in the "Real Estate Law" category. He was first listed in The Best Lawyers in America in 2008.
Chicago, Illinois
Joel D. Bertocchi
Mr. Bertocchi was included in the "Appellate Practice" category. He was first listed in The Best Lawyers in America in 2008.
Thomas R. Mulroy III
Mr. Mulroy was included in the "Commercial Litigation" category. He was first listed in The Best Lawyers in America in 2008.
Stephen R. Swofford
Mr. Swofford was included in the "Appellate Practice" category. He was first listed in The Best Lawyers in America in 2007.
Joshua G. Vincent
Mr. Vincent was included in the "Appellate Practice" category. This is his first time listed in The Best Lawyers in America.
Peoria, Illinois
Peggy L. Crane
Ms. Crane was included in the "Environmental Law" category. This is her first time listed in The Best Lawyers in America.
Springfield, Illinois
James M. Lestikow
Mr. Lestikow was included in the "Litigation - Trusts & Estates" and "Trusts & Estates" categories. He was first listed in The Best Lawyers in America in 2007.
J. William Roberts
Mr. Roberts was included in the "Criminal Defense: White-Collar" and "Gaming Law" categories. He was first listed in The Best Lawyers in America in 2006.
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Lewis J. Rotman
Mr. Rotman was included in the "Real Estate Law" category. He was first listed in The Best Lawyers in America in 2010.
New York, New York
Anthony E. Davis
Mr. Davis was included in the "Ethics and Professional Responsibility Law" category. He was first listed in The Best Lawyers in America in 2011.
Hal R. Lieberman
Mr. Lieberman was included in the "Ethics and Professional Responsibility Law" category. He was first listed in The Best Lawyers in America in 2011.
J. Richard Supple
Mr. Supple was included in the "Ethics and Professional Responsibility Law" category. He was first listed in The Best Lawyers in America in 2011.
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Jeffrey S. Fertl
Mr. Fertl was included in the "Product Liability Litigation – Defendants" category. This is his first time listed in The Best Lawyers in America.
Michael P. Malone
Mr. Malone was included in the "Medical Malpractice Law - Defendants" category. He was first listed in The Best Lawyers in America in 2007.
Thomas R. Schrimpf
Mr. Schrimpf was included in the "Product Liability Litigation - Defendants" category. He was first listed in The Best Lawyers in America in 2007.
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