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 firm has been ranked as a Leading Law Firm in the 2025 edition of BTI Consulting's Most Recommended Law Firms.

Michael F. Iasparro, the partner-in-charge of the firm's Rockford office, has been appointed by the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois to serve as the next U.S. Magistrate Judge for the District.

Hinshaw Partner Jim Keeling was recently featured on the Clean Power Hour in an episode titled "Let the Sun Shine In: How Churches and Colleges Can Save with Solar with Austin Carr and Jim Keeling."

Hinshaw attorneys Richard Porter, Melinda Oliver, and David Vogt contributed to the newest edition of the Enterprise Risk Management for Health Care handbook, co-published by the American Health Law Association (AHLA). Under the "Domain VIII Hazard Risk" section, the attorneys co-authored Chapter 21, covering environmental risk management.

Hinshaw partners Jim Keeling and Marcia Mueller were quoted at length in an article in The Voice, the official news publication of the Rockford, Illinois Chamber of Commerce. Keeling and Mueller discussed exit strategies for business owners and legal considerations in developing a succession plan.

Hinshaw partners, Vincent Rizzo and Michael Iasparro, will co-present a webinar hosted by the Munich Re Specialty Insurance Public Entity Risk Solutions team titled, "Navigating the Changing Landscape of Law Enforcement Liability." The webinar will discuss recent trends, developments, and key issues related Section 1983 civil rights litigation, including: