102 Hinshaw Lawyers Recognized in 2026 Editions of The Best Lawyers in America® and Ones to Watch™

The national law firm of Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP is pleased to announce that 80 of its lawyers have been recognized by their peers for inclusion in the 2026 edition of The Best Lawyers in America®. In addition, 22 lawyers were selected for the 2026 edition of The Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch™.

Hinshaw practitioners across various service areas at the firm were selected, including: Insurance, Financial Services, Product Liability, Professional Liability, Personal Injury, Commercial Litigation, Real Estate, Medical Malpractice, Health Care, Employee Benefits, Mass Tort Litigation, Employment, Corporate, White Collar Crime, Construction, Energy Law, Appellate, Bankruptcy, and Immigration.

Best Lawyers® is an annual legal directory compiled solely based on peer review and organized by location and practice area.

Individual Best Lawyers Rankings

Baton Rouge, Louisiana

• Kyle A. Ferachi
  • Employment Law – Management
  • Litigation – Labor and Employment
• Lexi T. Holinga
  • Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants

Belleville, Illinois

• Dennis J. Graber
  • Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants
  • Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
• Trevor A. Sondag
  • Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants
  • Product Liability Litigation – Defendants

Boston, Massachusetts

• David A. Grossbaum
  • Insurance Law
  • Legal Malpractice Law – Defendants

Chicago, Illinois

• Anthony Antognoli
  • Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
• Catherine Basque Weiler
  • Appellate Practice
  • Commercial Litigation
  • Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants
• Dan L. Boho
  • Commercial Litigation
  • Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
• Roy M. Bossen
  • Health Care Law
• Lisa M. Burman
  • Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
• Mark A. Carter
  • Corporate Law
• David R. Creagh
  • Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
• John E. DeLascio
  • Insurance Law
• James D. Harbert
  • Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
• David E. Heiss
  • Insurance Law
  • Litigation – Insurance
• Peter E. Kanaris
  • Insurance Law
• Craig T. Liljestrand
  • Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants

• Tom H. Luetkemeyer
  • Employment Law – Management
• Paul M. Markese
  • Mass Tort Litigation / Class Action – Defendants
• Daniel W. McGrath
  • Mass Tort Litigation / Class Action – Defendants
  • Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
• Donald L. Mrozek
  • Litigation – Insurance
• Dean Parker
  • Real Estate Law

• Peter E. Pederson
  • Litigation – ERISA
• Laurie S. Randolph
  • Litigation – Construction
• Marcos Reilly
  • Commercial Litigation
• William Roberts
  • Criminal Defense: White Collar
• Daniel K. Ryan
  • Litigation – ERISA
  • Litigation – Insurance
• Jason R. Schulze
  • Insurance Law
• Scott M. Seaman
  • Insurance Law
  • Litigation – Insurance
• Peter D. Sullivan
  • Commercial Litigation
• Joshua G. Vincent
  • Appellate Practice
• Matthew P. Walsh II
  • Construction Law
• Ian D. Wagreich
  • Immigration Law

Coral Gables (Miami), Florida

• Steven C. Cronig
  • Real Estate Law
• Steven W. Cutler
  • Trusts and Estates
• Melissa Gillinov
  • Insurance Law

• Steven D. Gonzalez
  • Construction Law
  • Litigation – Construction

• Ofonedu-Ime Goodwyn
  • Real Estate Law
• Clinton S. Payne
  • Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
• Neil S. Rollnick
  • Real Estate Law

Dallas, Texas

• Stephen T. Masley
  • Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
  • Commercial Litigation
• Aimee G. Szygenda
  • Commercial Litigation

Houston, Texas

• Stephanie Laird Tolson
  • Insurance Law

Fort Lauderdale, Florida

• Andrew M. Gordon
  • Commercial Litigation
  • Employment Law – Management
• Rory E. Jurman
  • Commercial Litigation
• Ross H. Manella
  • Real Estate Law

Jacksonville, Florida

• Katherine R. Woods
  • Construction Law

Los Angeles, California

• Michael A. Dowell
  • Health Care Law
• Spencer Y. Kook
  • Commercial Litigation
  • Insurance Law

Milwaukee, Wisconsin

• Jeffrey S. Fertl
  • Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
• Tomislav Z. Kuzmanovic
  • Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
  • Transportation Law
• Jill Munson
  • Professional Malpractice Law – Defendants
• Jane C. Schlicht
  • Litigation – Intellectual Property
• Thomas R. Schrimpf
  • Product Liability Litigation – Defendants

Minneapolis, Minnesota

• Mitchel Chargo
  • Real Estate Law
• Kevin R. Coan
  • Real Estate Law
• Amy L. DuMond Kottke
  • Commercial Finance Law
  • Real Estate Law
• Russell S. Ponessa
  • Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
  • Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
• L.J. Rotman
  • Real Estate Law
• Paulette S. Sarp
  • Insurance Law
• Joel T. Wiegert
  • Insurance Law

New Orleans, Louisiana

• Heather LaSalle Alexis
  • Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
• Lauren Campisi
  • Banking and Finance Law
  • Financial Services Regulation Law
• Colleen C. Jarrott
  • Commercial Litigation
  • Energy Law
  • Oil and Gas Law
• Stewart Spielman
  • Banking and Finance Law
• Stephen P. Strohschein
  • Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
  • Litigation – Bankruptcy
• Julia Haynes Terry
  • Commercial Transactions / UCC Law
  • Real Estate Law

Phoenix, Arizona

• Brett B. Larsen
  • Commercial Litigation

Rockford, Illinois

• Sherry L. Harlan
  • Real Estate Law
• Charles F. Helsten
  • Environmental Law
• Stephen T. Moore
  • Health Care Law

San Francisco, California

• William Bogdan
  • Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
• Eugene Brown Jr.
  • Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
• Peter Isola
  • Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law

Schererville, Indiana

• Patrick P. Devine
  • Professional Malpractice Law – Defendants
• Jennifer J. Kalas
  • Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants

Tampa, Florida

• Steven D. Lehner
  • Commercial Litigation
• Burke G. Lopez
  • Commercial Litigation
  • Litigation – Insurance
  • Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
  • Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
• Carol Rooney
  • Appellate Practice
• Ruel W. Smith
  • Commercial Litigation

Individual Ones to Watch Rankings

Boston, Massachusetts

• Kevin W. Manganaro
  • Litigation – Banking and Finance

Chicago, Illinois

• Michael P. Adams
  • Commercial Litigation
  • Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
• Gregory M. Emry

• Commercial Litigation
• Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants
• Product Liability Litigation – Defendants

• Camille D. Evans

• Transportation Law

• Kellie L. Mazzarella
  • Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants
  • Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
• Christian Michalik
  • Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants
• Jonathan J. Morhaim
  • Commercial Litigation
  • Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants

Coral Gables (Miami), Florida

• Brittney Savino
  • Insurance Law

Dallas, Texas

• Bryan T. Brown
  • Financial Services Regulation Law
• Matthew Lindsey
  • Banking and Finance Law
  • Financial Services Regulation Law

Fort Lauderdale, Florida

• Stephanie H. Carlton
  • Insurance Law
• Jill B. Mendelsohn Friedman
  • Commercial Litigation
  • Insurance Law
  • Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
• Peter J. Lewis
  • Commercial Litigation
  • Litigation – Construction
• Adam S. Rosengard
  • Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants

Los Angeles, California

• Zeeshan Iqbal
  • Litigation – Banking and Finance

Minneapolis, Minnesota

• Anju Suresh
  • Commercial Litigation
  • Insurance Law

New Orleans, Louisiana

• Dustin C. Alonzo
  • Banking and Finance Law
  • Financial Services Regulation Law

New York, New York

• Logan G. Haine-Roberts
  • Insurance Law
• Ashley R. Newman
  • Commercial Litigation
  • Financial Services Regulation Law
• Ronald H. Park
  • Commercial Litigation
  • Financial Services Regulation Law

Phoenix, Arizona

• Bradley L. Dunn
  • Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
  • Commercial Litigation

Schererville, Indiana

• Jennifer L. Fisher
• Litigation – Banking and Finance

Tampa, Florida

• Taylor Bowman
  • Insurance Law