The law firm of Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP is pleased to announce that partner Peter Felsenfeld will receive an Award of Merit from The Bar Association of San Francisco (BASF).

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 announced it has received national and metropolitan recognition in the 2024 Best Lawyers® "Best Law Firms" Directory released today.

Hinshaw partner Matthew Henderson recently authored a Law360 byline discussing the growing trend of disqualification motions and some risk management measures to reduce exposure to them. He also presented on this topic in a panel at Hinshaw's Legal Malpractice and Risk Management Conference (LMRM) last month. John Villa, a legal malpractice litigator from Williams & Connolly, and Laura Giokas, the general counsel at BCLP, joined Henderson on the panel.

Six Hinshaw attorneys contributed three of the five chapters in the 2024 edition of the Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education (IICLE) "Dramshop Act Practice" handbook. IICLE is the premier provider of continuing legal education in Illinois. Founded in 1961, the Institute publishes a comprehensive set of handbooks designed by and for Illinois attorneys.

Whether practicing in a solo setting or at a law firm, lawyers today face a daunting array of risks in daily practice, and often need practical answers in real time about how to handle these risks. In response to this challenge, Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP has partnered with major malpractice insurers to expand its risk management advice and services. The firm today announces it has launched the next generation of LawyeringLaw.com, a risk management platform for attorneys who are insured by participating malpractice insurers.

Save the date and plan to join us at the 22nd Annual Legal Malpractice & Risk Management Conference (LMRM). 

Join us for the industry's premier event focused on current and important developments in the law, litigation of legal malpractice claims, malpractice insurance, professional responsibility, and risk management strategies.

10:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. Central

An Illinois appellate court reversed a discovery order compelling the defendant law firm to produce privileged communications with its client in a defamation action under the crime-fraud exception. The court found that the crime-fraud exception did not apply because the conduct attributed to the law firm did not rise to the level of fraud, and no fraud was perpetrated as a result of the law firm's advice.

Plaintiffs Lehram Capital Investments (“Lehram”) and Daniel Rodriguez (“Rodriguez”) (collectively “plaintiffs”) filed a lawsuit against Baker & McKenzie LLP[1] (“Baker” or “defendant”) for legal malpractice related to the ownership of a salt mine located in Russia (“underlying action”). Lehram is a London-based business that hired Baker to perform legal work in multiple countries.

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].