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.

Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP is pleased to announce that the highly publicized “take-home” COVID lawsuit successfully defended by partner William A. Bogdan for client Victory Woodworks Inc. has been selected by The Daily Journal as a "Top Defense Verdict" of 2023.

Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP is delighted to announce that partner William A. Bogdan was selected by National Law Journal as one of its 2023 Litigation Trailblazers.

Hinshaw partner William Bogdan recently authored a byline in The Recorder discussing his recent win at the California Supreme Court in a bellwether "take-home COVID" case. The court ruled in favor of firm client, Victory Woodworks Inc., deciding that employers in the state are not legally responsible for preventing the spread of COVID-19 from their employees to the employees' family members. The ruling received significant media coverage in publications that include the Los Angeles Times, Reuters, Law360, and American Lawyer.

A bellwether case being handled by Hinshaw partner William Bogdan was recently identified by Law360 as one of the top five most influential personal injury cases to watch in the second half of 2022. Corby Kuciemba et al. v. Victory Woodworks Inc. had been the first "take-home COVID" lawsuit to reach a federal appellate court. Hinshaw had originally secured dismissal of the case in U.S. District Court on three grounds: workers' compensation exclusive remedy, implausibility, and lack of duty. The case was subsequently appealed to the Ninth Circuit.

-- "How can they sue for that?"