The 2026 edition of Best Lawyers' "Best Law Firms" Directory has been published, with Hinshaw picking up 13 national and 56 metropolitan rankings in the guide.

Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP today announced that Rachel Nudel has joined the firm’s Defense Litigation Practice as a partner, operating from the firm’s offices in New York and New Jersey.

Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP is pleased to announce that partner April Toy has been recognized among “Wisconsin’s 31 Most Influential Latino Leaders of 2025” by Madison365.

Read Hinshaw associate Michael Zhang’s analysis of the legal ethics and practical pitfalls of attorney billing in the latest IDC Quarterly by the Illinois Defense Counsel.

Read a CCFL Quarterly Report article by Aimee Szygenda and Alfredo (“Fred”) Ramos that analyzes how generative artificial intelligence is reshaping litigation practice for attorneys.

Hinshaw attorneys Mark Carter, Anthony Jacob, and Kyle Fonjemie contributed three chapters to the newly released 2025 edition of the Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education (IICLE) “Limited Liability Companies” handbook.

Hinshaw partners Laura Cannon and Tessa Vorhaben will both present separate CLE panels at the Big Easy Bootcamp for Young Lawyers, hosted by the New Orleans Bar Association (NOBA) on October 29, 2025, in New Orleans, Louisiana.

Chicago-based partner Barry MacEntee will present at RPC’s 2025 GC Law Firm Risk and Liability Conference in London on October 9, 2025.

Hinshaw partner April Toy will co-present a panel at the firm-sponsored Hispanic National Bar Association/VIA 2025 Annual Convention on September 5, 2025. The panel is titled "Ethical Challenges in the Legal Profession: Maintaining Integrity in Complex Scenarios."

Hinshaw partner April Toy will moderate a webinar hosted by the Hispanic National Bar Association/VIA Solo-Small Summer Series, sponsored by Berkley Select on August 21, 2025.

On April 11, 2025, Hinshaw partners Bill Schiller and Ian Wagreich will present an Illinois State Bar Association webinar titled "LIVE WEB - Immigration Law 2025: Updates and Essentials Under the New Administration."

On May 28, 2021, Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker signed an amendment to the Illinois Code of Civil Procedure, 735 ILCS 5/2-1303, that applies a 6% prejudgment interest rate on all damages awarded in personal injury and wrongful death cases. Starting July 1, 2021, all personal injury and wrongful death actions will begin to accrue prejudgment interest from the date the action is filed or July 1, 2021, whichever date is later. Prejudgment interest accrual is limited to five years.

After conducting a retrospective review of existing federal regulations, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has issued two final rules aimed at eliminating regulations on hospitals and other health care providers that have become unnecessary, obsolete or overly burdensome. These rules were issued in response to Executive Order 13563, in which President Obama called upon various federal agencies to “modify, streamline, or repeal” regulations that have become outmoded or impose unnecessary burdens. The first rule updates the Medicare Conditions of Participation (CoPs) for hospitals and critical-access hospitals (CAHs). The second, known as the Medicare Regulatory Reform rule, impacts both hospitals and other providers/suppliers of health care, including ambulatory surgical centers. Both rules will become effective 60 days from the date of their publication in the Federal Register.

On December 30, 2009, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued two sets of regulations that clarify how eligible health care providers can receive federal financial subsidies for their adoption and meaningful use of electronic health record (EHR) technology. The regulations outline the proposed provisions governing EHR incentive payment programs under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA). Under the ARRA, eligible professionals, eligible hospitals, and critical access hospitals that participate in Medicare and Medicaid and that are meaningful users of certified EHR technology can receive incentive payments for their efforts to adopt, implement or upgrade certified EHR technology, or for meaningful use in the first year of their participation in the program and for demonstrating meaningful use during each of five subsequent years.

In a legal malpractice action arising out of revisions to a client's estate plan, the appellate court considered whether an attorney has a duty to evaluate a client's mental capacity and, if so, whether the plaintiff alleged sufficient facts to show the defendants (a law firm and its attorneys) were aware of their client's disability at the time they provided legal services.

As we say goodbye to 2024, we are pleased to announce our 2024 Hinshaw Readers’ Choice Awards in the professional liability and legal ethics category. The following are the Top 5 posts receiving the highest levels of engagement from our readers in 2024 on topics ranging from financial elder abuse claims and bar advisory opinions to attorney disqualification motions.

The First District Appellate Court in Illinois affirmed the trial court's denial of a defendant law firm's motion to compel arbitration on the basis that the arbitration provision in the "Attorney-Client Agreement" entered into with plaintiff in the underlying personal injury action was procedurally unconscionable. The court ruled that plaintiff could not be held to an agreement to arbitrate a legal malpractice claim "without being informed about the scope and effect of the agreement."

What if a lawyer makes a mistake? What guidance do legal ethics rules provide regarding materiality, conflicts of interest, and disclosure requirements? Read our newsletter to learn the importance of notifying malpractice carriers about the error.

In states with Financial Elder Abuse statutes, legal malpractice claims by seniors invoking those statutes are common. These laws are generally understood to address the conversion of property of elderly or dependent adults based on undue influence or duress. In fact, liability can usually be established based on a showing of any wrongful taking of the elder's property.[1]

It seems as though every day, there is a story in the legal news about a well-known law firm facing a disqualification motion. While disqualification motions are being filed more frequently, that is only half the story[1].