Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP is pleased to announce that partner Kate Schnake of the firm’s Professional Liability practice group has been selected by Chicago Daily Law Bulletin and Chicago Lawyer among its "40 Under Forty 2025 Illinois Attorneys to Watch."

The national law firm of Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP is pleased to announce the election of eight attorneys as new partners of the firm, effective July 1, 2019. Located in seven of the firm's offices throughout the U.S., these new partners reflect Hinshaw's commitment to long-term client relationships and prioritizing the client's success by providing a depth of sophisticated legal advice and counsel.

Hinshaw's Kate Schnake has been appointed to serves as the Project Officer of the Chicago Bar Association's (CBA) Young Lawyers Section, effective June 6, 2018. Founded in 1971, the Young Lawyers Section of the CBA has more than 9,000 members and has been nationally recognized on multiple occasions by the American Bar Association as the best Young Lawyers Section in the United States.

Read how a team of Hinshaw attorneys collaborated to contribute six chapters in the 2025 edition of the Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education (IICLE) "Attorneys' Legal Liability" handbook.

Hinshaw attorneys Thomas McGarry, Kate Schnake, and Michael Ruff teamed up to author the "United States" chapter in the Fourth Edition of Law Business Research's The Professional Negligence Law Review, published in August 2021. The book features chapters specific to professional liability law in 14 other countries.

Robert Buchholz, Cassidy Chivers, Noah Fiedler, Alyssa Johnson, Katherine Schnake, Joanna Storey, and Suzanne Walsh collaborated to author and update a Thomson Reuters Practical Law Q&A guide titled, "Regulation of the Legal Profession in the United States: Overview."

Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP attorney Katherine G. Schnake will present "Client Confidential: The Attorney-Client Privilege, The Work Product Doctrine and The Rule of Confidentiality" at a West LegalEdcenter webcast on April 30, 2014 from Noon to 1:00 p.m. The program will be available On Demand after the live airing date.

Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP attorneys Caroline A. Mondschean and Kate G. Schnake will present "Social Network Media - Will you be my Facebook Friend?" at a West LegalEdcenter webcast on May 10th, from 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m.The presenters will identify the information available via social media that you can ethically obtain and describe how to ethically obtain it. In addition, they will address ethical issues that arise with website advertising.For more information or to register for this event, please visit the West LegalEdcenter website.

Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP attorneys Terrence P. McAvoy and Kate G. Schnake will present "Three's Company: Navigating the Winding Road of the Insurer, Insured and Defense Counsel" at a West LegalEdcenter webcast on March 27th, from 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m.This program will explore the triparte relationships between the insurer, insured and defense counsel. Topics include confidentiality and the attorney-client privilege. Additionally, ethical issues, such as dual representation and conflicts of interest, will be identified and addressed. The panelists will offer practical tips to avoid malpractice and ethical violations, giving concrete examples.For more information or to register for this event, please visit the West LegalEdcenter website.

Hinshaw partners Alyssa Johnson and Kate Schnake will participate in a presentation on July 28, 2021, titled, "Legal Ethics: Handling Difficult Client Dilemmas." Presented by the National Business Institute (NBI), the program will address how lawyers can prevent and address client-related ethical dilemmas involving client communications, disputes, and deceitful clients.

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Risk Management Question: Most of my clients and contacts are located in the United States; is there an easy way to recognize emails that originate outside the U.S.? What should I do if I receive an email from a name that I recognize but the email address appears odd or is not the sender's normal address?

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Ironshore Europe DAC v. Schiff Hardin, LLP, No. 18-40101 (5th Cir. 2019)

Northern League v. Gozdecki, Del Guidice, Americus & Farkas, LLP, 2018 IL App (1st) 172407

Prospect Development, LLC, et al v. Donald Kreger and Schiff Hardin, 2016 IL App (1st) 150433

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