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Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP is pleased to announce that 80 lawyers are recognized in the 2026 edition of The Best Lawyers in America, with ten receiving this honor for the first time. Additionally, 22 Hinshaw lawyers are included in The Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch.

The national law firm of Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP is pleased to announce that 75 of the firm's lawyers have been selected by their peers for inclusion in the 2025 edition of The Best Lawyers in America. In addition, 30 Hinshaw lawyers were selected by their peers for inclusion in the 2025 edition of The Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch.

Paulette S. Sarp, Minneapolis-based attorney in the Insurance & Reinsurance practice at Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP, was mentioned in the article, "Omission Axes Doctor's Liability Coverage, 8th Circ. Says," published by Law360 on July 19, 2016.

Hinshaw's Paulette Sarp will present "A Medley of CGL Coverage Issues – Common Exclusions, Additional Insured Coverage, Reservation of Rights Letters, and More!" on March 6, 2019 at the Minnesota Claim Managers' Association (MCMA) monthly meeting. As part of her presentation, Sarp will discuss recent case law, focusing in particular on cases impacting commercial general liability adjusters.

Hinshaw partner Paulette Sarp will present at the ABA's "Women in Litigation Joint Conference: Leading for Success in the Courtroom, in the Judiciary, and in the Profession" at The Logan Hotel in Philadelphia on November 15 – 17, 2017. Sarp will speak as part of a breakout session on Friday, November 17 at 9:45 – 11:00 am EDT titled, "When the Cloud Bursts, Will There Be Coverage for Your Dependent Network Business Interruption Loss?" In the wake of the recent Amazon cloud service outage and the Dyn denial of service attack, the panel of speakers will spotlight the risks associated with internet-dependent businesses, and address whether or not such businesses can claim internet-related business interruption losses.

At an event sponsored by the National Association of Women Lawyers (NAWL), women attorneys in the Minneapolis office put together a roundtable discussion on “The Choices We Make: Alternatives to Private Practice and Why Women Pursue Them.” The panelists included Paulette S. Sarp and Suzanne L. Jones (from the Minneapolis office); they discussed alternative career paths available to women and the circumstances that influence their decisions. The panelists were women at different stages of their careers in public service, private practice and corporate America. In addition to Hinshaw attorneys, other panelists included: The Honorable Jeanne J. Graham, Magistrate Judge for the United States District Court of Minnesota; Cheryl Hauch, Associate Corporate Counsel at Best Buy; Angela B. Brandt, Partner, Larson King and NAWL board member; Ellen G. Sampson, Shareholder, Leonard Street & Deinard; Jackie Chase, Senior Vice President of Human Resources, Prime Therapeutics; Sarah Kerrigan, Prosecutor, Minneapolis City Attorney’s Office; and Angela M. Hoppe, Claims Attorney, Minnesota Lawyers Mutual Insurance Company. After the seminar, the Minneapolis women hosted a wine and cheese networking reception for all participants.

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By: Paulette S. Sarp