Twenty-Eight Hinshaw Lawyers Named to 2016 Edition of The Best Lawyers in America

August 17, 2015

Twenty-eight lawyers from Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP — across a wide range of practice areas and jurisdictions throughout the United States — were selected by their peers for inclusion in the 2016 edition of The Best Lawyers in America.

Three Hinshaw lawyers garnered "Lawyer of the Year" designations: (1) J. William Roberts in the Gaming Law category in Chicago (he also was included in the Criminal Defense: White-Collar category in Chicago); (2) Stephen R. Swofford in the Appellate Practice category in Chicago; and (3) Kent R. Keller in the Insurance Law category in Los Angeles.

The full list of Hinshaw lawyers included in The Best Lawyers in America for 2016 follows.

California

Forrest Booth
Mr. Booth was included in the Admiralty and Maritime Law category for San Francisco. He was first listed in The Best Lawyers in America in 2006.

Kent R. Keller
Mr. Keller was named "Lawyer of the Year" in the Insurance Law category for Los Angeles. He was first listed in The Best Lawyers in America in 2006.

Ronald E. Mallen 
Mr. Mallen was included in the Ethics and Professional Responsibility Law, and Legal Malpractice Law – Defendant categories for San Francisco. He was first listed in The Best Lawyers in America in 1995.

Royal F. Oakes
Mr. Oakes was included in the Insurance Law category for Los Angeles. He was first listed in The Best Lawyers in America in 2006.

Florida

Ronald L. Kammer
Mr. Kammer was included in the Commercial Litigation, Insurance Law and Legal Malpractice Law – Defendants categories for Miami. He was first listed in The Best Lawyers in America in 2006.

Neil S. Rollnick
Mr. Rollnick was included in the Real Estate Law category for Miami. He was first listed in The Best Lawyers in America in 2008.

Illinois

Joel D. Bertocchi
Mr. Bertocchi was included in the Appellate Practice category for Chicago. He was first listed in The Best Lawyers in America in 2008.

Dan L. Boho 
Mr. Boho was included in the Commercial Litigation category for Chicago. This is his first listing in The Best Lawyers in America.

Roy M. Bossen 
Mr. Bossen was included in the Health Care Law category for Chicago. This is his first listing in The Best Lawyers in America.

Peggy L. Crane 
Ms. Crane was included in the Environmental Law and Litigation – Environmental categories for Peoria, Illinois. She was first listed in The Best Lawyers in America in 2013.

James M. Lestikow 
Mr. Lestikow was included in the Litigation – Trusts and Estates, and Trusts and Estates categories for Springfield, Illinois. He was first listed in The Best Lawyers in America in 2007.

Michael M. Marick 
Mr. Marick was included in the Insurance Law category for Chicago. He was first listed in The Best Lawyers in America in 2008 and in 2015 was named Chicago Insurance Law "Lawyer of the Year," by The Best Lawyers in America.

Thomas R. Mulroy III 
Mr. Mulroy was included in the Commercial Litigation category for Chicago. He was first listed in The Best Lawyers in America in 2008.

J. William Roberts 
Mr. Roberts was named "Lawyer of the Year" in the Gaming Law category in Chicago. He also was included in the Criminal Defense: White-Collar category for Chicago. Mr. Roberts was first listed in The Best Lawyers in America in 2006.

Scott M. Seaman 
Mr. Seaman was included in the Insurance Law category for Chicago. He was first listed in The Best Lawyers in America in 2009.

Kevin Sido 
Mr. Sido was included in the Construction Law category for Chicago. This is his first listing in The Best Lawyers in America.

Peter D. Sullivan
Mr. Sullivan was included in the Commercial Litigation category for Chicago. This is his first listing in The Best Lawyers in America.

Stephen R. Swofford 
Mr. Swofford was named Chicago Appellate Law "Lawyer of the Year." He has been listed in The Best Lawyers in America since 2007.

Joshua G. Vincent 
Mr. Vincent was included in the Appellate Practice category for Chicago. He was first listed in The Best Lawyers in America in 2014.

Indiana

Renee J. Mortimer
Ms. Mortimer was included in the Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants, Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants, and Product Liability Litigation – Defendants categories for Schererville. This is her first listing in The Best Lawyers in America.

Massachusetts

Bradford R. Carver 
Mr. Carver was included in the Commercial Litigation, Construction Law and Litigation – Construction categories for Boston. He was first listed in The Best Lawyers in America in 2015.

Minnesota

Lewis J. Rotman 
Mr. Rotman was included in the Real Estate Law category for Minneapolis. He was first listed in The Best Lawyers in America in 2010.

Missouri

Terese A. Drew 
Ms. Drew was included in the Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants category for St. Louis. She was first listed in The Best Lawyers in America in 2015.

New York

Anthony E. Davis 
Mr. Davis was included in the Ethics and Professional Responsibility Law category for New York. He was first listed in The Best Lawyers in America in 2011.

J. Richard Supple, Jr. 
Mr. Supple was included in the Ethics and Professional Responsibility Law category for New York. He was first listed in The Best Lawyers in America in 2011.

Wisconsin

Jeffrey S. Fertl 
Mr. Fertl was included in the Product Liability Litigation – Defendants category for Milwaukee. He was first listed in The Best Lawyers in America in 2013.

Michael P. Malone 
Mr. Malone was included in the Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants category for Milwaukee. He was first listed in The Best Lawyers in America in 2007.

Thomas R. Schrimpf 
Mr. Schrimpf was included in the Product Liability Litigation – Defendants category for Milwaukee. He was first listed in The Best Lawyers in America in 2007.

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