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.

The national law firm of Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP is pleased to announce that 73 of the firm's lawyers have been selected by their peers for inclusion in the 2024 edition of The Best Lawyers in America. In addition, 28 Hinshaw lawyers were selected by their peers for inclusion in the 2024 edition of The Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch.

Miami-based partner Steven Cutler presented "The Estate Planning Elephant in the Room" at the monthly meeting of the Coral Gables Chapter of the Florida Lawyers Network (FLN) on May 27, 2021. Cutler addressed new proposed legislation known as the For The 99.5% Act, which was introduced in the U.S. Senate on March 25, 2021. As part of his presentation, Cutler—a Florida Board Certified attorney in Wills, Trusts, & Estates—discussed the estate planning and tax aspects of the legislation.

Steven W. Cutler – a Miami-based partner at Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP who is a Florida Board Certified attorney in the specialty designation of wills, trusts and estates and whose tax, estate planning and tax probate practice includes the preparation of wills, trusts, and related estate documents  – recently authored an article titled, "Florida Last Wills: From Onion Skin to the Cloud," that was published by the Daily Business Review. In his article, Cutler analyzes the recently proposed and amended Florida Electronic Wills Act. Under the bill, Florida would become only the second state in the United States to expressly authorize the use of "electronic wills."

Steven W. Cutler, a Miami-based partner in the Taxation group at Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP, was quoted in the article "Foreign investment law change may ripple into our market" published by Miami Today on February 4, 2016.

Diane E. Webster and Yvonne C. Ocrant presented an equine law and estate planning event in concert with The Northern Trust. The event was held on February 22, 2011, in Wellington, Florida. Yvonne and Diane presented at the event with Steven W. Cutler and Ross H. Manella.

The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) of 2017 nearly doubled the federal lifetime gift and estate tax exemption. In 2024, this act currently allows individuals to transfer up to $13.61 million per person and $27.22 million per married couple to others during their lifetime or at death without incurring any federal gift or estate taxes.

There is a growing epidemic of addiction to painkillers, prescription and illegal drugs, resulting in many daily deaths from accidental drug overdoses. Here are some of the most common issues associated with opioid and other addictions in the preparation and implementation of client estate plans, wealth preservation and asset protection.

United States citizens and green card holders ("U.S. person(s)") are urged to come forward now to report to the IRS any previously undisclosed foreign income and/or foreign assets. The Internal Revenue Service announced in March 2018 that it would ramp down the latest version of the Offshore Voluntary Disclosure Program (OVDP), and close the program entirely on Friday, September 28, 2018.

Welcome to the Hinshaw Estate Planning Newsletter, designed to help you stay up to date on current estate planning topics, as well as other relevant legal developments and trends.

Hinshaw’s Estate Planning Newsletter includes reports on opportunities and challenges that may impact your estate plan. This publication is designed to keep our clients and friends aware of certain opportunities and challenges so that you may determine whether changes to your estate plan are necessary or desirable. Our goal is to provide the information necessary to ensure that you are effectively providing for your loved ones, planning for the transition of your businesses, protecting your assets, and paying as little tax as possible.

Hinshaw’s Estate Planning Newsletter includes reports on opportunities and challenges that may impact your estate plan. This publication is designed to keep our clients and friends aware of certain opportunities and challenges so that you may determine whether changes to your estate plan are necessary or desirable. Our goal is to provide the information necessary to ensure that you are effectively providing for your loved ones, planning for the transition of your businesses, protecting your assets, and paying as little tax as possible.