Catherine M. Hedglon
Catherine M. Hedglon
Partner
She/Her
"Catastrophic injury litigation isn’t just about winning. It’s about safeguarding your reputation and keeping business moving forward."

Catherine M. Hedglon
Partner
She/Her
"Catastrophic injury litigation isn’t just about winning. It’s about safeguarding your reputation and keeping business moving forward."
About Catherine
Catherine is a nationally recognized trial attorney focused on cases involving products liability, negligent security, and trucking accidents. She serves as national counsel for many well-recognized companies across the nation.
From pre-suit claims to jury trials and post-trial appellate motions, Catherine defends a wide range of businesses, including multinational Fortune 500 companies, in complex legal disputes. She provides strategic, efficient, and results-driven defense. Among other areas, Catherine represents clients facing general liability, personal injury, wrongful death, sexual assault, toxic torts, premises liability, and professional and medical malpractice.
In her product liability work, Catherine also handles construction-related claims, including defect litigation, building products, code compliance, and building violations.
Areas of Focus
Industries:
Experience
- Obtained a complete defense verdict for one of the largest ride-booking companies in a claim brought by the largest national plaintiff’s law firm.
- Secured a defense verdict in a $1.8 million automobile injury case. Hinshaw successfully refuted the plaintiff's claims of negligence using an alcohol impairment defense and presented evidence, including expert testimonies, to counter the plaintiff's claims of injury.
Recognition
- Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch, Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants, 2024 – 2025; Product Liability Litigation – Defendants, 2023 – 2025
- Florida Super Lawyers, Rising Star, 2022 – 2023
- University of Miami School of Law, Dean's List; Honors, Criminal Law; Phi Alpha Delta; Health Rights Clinic, Volunteer
Credentials
Education
- University of Miami School of Law, JD, cum laude, 2013
- Florida State University, BS, 2010
Bar Admissions
- Florida
Court Admissions
- US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
- US District Court for the Middle District of Florida
- US District Court for the Southern District of Florida
Thought Leadership
Presentations
- "Florida Laws & Rules," Florida Chiropractic Society Annual Conference, Championsgate, Florida, June 28, 2024
Event
Press Releases
- 105 Hinshaw Lawyers Recognized in 2025 Editions of Best Lawyers in America and Ones to Watch, Aug 15, 2024
- Trial Spotlight: Hinshaw Legal Team Secures Complete Defense Verdict in $1.8 Million Florida Auto Injury Case, Jul 17, 2024
- 101 Hinshaw Lawyers Recognized in 2024 Editions of Best Lawyers in America and Ones to Watch, Aug 17, 2023
- Eighty-Seven Hinshaw Lawyers Recognized in 2023 Editions of Best Lawyers in America and Ones to Watch, Aug 18, 2022
- Hinshaw Announces Election of 16 Partners In Nine U.S. offices, Jan 4, 2021
Interests
Did you know...
Catherine enjoys sailing around the islands and the Florida Keys, which offer a perfect combination of adventure, skill, and serenity.
Community/Civic Activities
- Lifework Leadership, Program Graduate, 2014
- Compassions International, Sponsor
- Women's Fund of Miami Dade
- Emerge Broward
Thought Leadership
Presentations
- "Florida Laws & Rules," Florida Chiropractic Society Annual Conference, Championsgate, Florida, June 28, 2024
Event
Press Releases
- 105 Hinshaw Lawyers Recognized in 2025 Editions of Best Lawyers in America and Ones to Watch, Aug 15, 2024
- Trial Spotlight: Hinshaw Legal Team Secures Complete Defense Verdict in $1.8 Million Florida Auto Injury Case, Jul 17, 2024
- 101 Hinshaw Lawyers Recognized in 2024 Editions of Best Lawyers in America and Ones to Watch, Aug 17, 2023
- Eighty-Seven Hinshaw Lawyers Recognized in 2023 Editions of Best Lawyers in America and Ones to Watch, Aug 18, 2022
- Hinshaw Announces Election of 16 Partners In Nine U.S. offices, Jan 4, 2021
Catherine's Insights

Press Release
Aug 15, 2024
105 Hinshaw Lawyers Recognized in 2025 Editions of Best Lawyers in America and Ones to Watch

Press Release
Aug 17, 2023
101 Hinshaw Lawyers Recognized in 2024 Editions of Best Lawyers in America and Ones to Watch

Press Release
Jan 4, 2021
Hinshaw Announces Election of 16 Partners In Nine U.S. offices