Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP is very pleased to announce that partner Marcia Mueller has been selected among four finalists for the 2026 Mentorship Award, presented by YWCA Northwestern Illinois.

Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP is pleased to announce that partner Cathy Mulrow-Peattie was selected by Crain’s New York Business for its 2026 Notable Women in Law.

Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP is pleased to announce that Hinshaw partners James (Jim) Sandy and Scott Seaman have been ranked as Top Authors in the 2026 JD Supra Readers’ Choice Awards.

Read Hinshaw partners Katie Anderson and Adam Guetzow on how nursing homes and healthcare providers can prepare to comply with the unique legal challenges that Illinois' new aid-in-dying law, taking effect on September 12, 2026, presents.

California attorneys must now attest to the civility oath when renewing their bar license. Read Lucy Wang's Law360 Expert Analysis explaining what this requirement means and how to stay compliant.

Read a Law360 “Expert Analysis” by Hinshaw Lauren Swanson that provides compliance takeaways for employers from a recent Eleventh Circuit decision clarifying the limits of compensable work time under the Fair Labor Standards Act and Florida law. 

Tampa partner Eli Marger will co-present "Forensic Meteorology: Uses and Limitations" on March 23 and March 25, 2025, at the Property & Liability Resource Bureau (PLRB) Claims Conference & Insurance Services Expo in National Harbor, Maryland.

Chicago-based partner Justyna Regan will present several programs on "Legal Aspects of Expansion Into the United States," at the SelectUSA Roadshows and Conferences, March 10 to 12, 2026, in Kraków, Wrocław, and Warsaw, Poland.

Hinshaw partner Jenelle La Chuisa will moderate a panel titled "Subsidizing Legal Tech & AI for Pro Bono – Partnerships, Models, and Impact" at the Pro Bono Institute (PBI) Annual Conference in Washington, DC, scheduled to take place on March 4-6, 2026.

Hinshaw partner Catherine Hedglon will take part in the National Business Institute's (NBI) online seminar on Florida Personal Injury Case Law and Statutory Updates, scheduled for March 26, 2026.

Hinshaw partner Scott Seaman will co-present the BARBRI CLE webinar "Environmental Insurance Coverages: CGL, Property, and D&O Policies for PFASs, ESG, NRD, CERCLA, RCRA, OPA, and Others" on February 26, 2026. 

Hinshaw attorney and co-chair of the American Bar Association's (ABA) LGBT Law & Litigator Committee, Ali Degan, will moderate the CLE webinar, "LGBTQ+ Litigation Trends and Legal Realities Before the Supreme Court: What Lawyers Need to Know," on February 20, 2026.

Read how Illinois employers using AI in hiring, promotion, or other employment decisions face new notice and compliance obligations under amended Human Rights Act rules effective January 1, 2026.

Learn about compliance guidance for California’s recently updated requirements under the Fair Employment Housing Act, which protects against employment discrimination arising from AI, algorithms, and other automated decision systems.

Read the implications of the US Supreme Court’s ruling that the erroneous dismissal of a non-diverse defendant does not cure jurisdictional defects that existed at the time of removal—making federal court removal potentially more challenging for defendants.

Read our latest privacy alert covering key trends and developments in children’s privacy laws, AI in employment decisions, cyber threats posed by Claude AI, recent litigation on AI notetaking tools, and more.

In this November edition of Hinshaw’s Privacy, Cyber and AI Decoded, in celebration of the US Thanksgiving holiday, we are recommending that our readers Keep Calm as they are faced with a new surge of legal requirements, regulations, and enforcement actions, and Gobble On. 

Explore compliance implications of California’s finalized CCPA rules and Colorado’s new regulations, including insurance privacy requirements, ADMT notices, risk assessments, and phased cyber audits.

Read our latest Healthcare Alert to explore the OIG's updated Medicare Advantage Compliance Program Guidance and key compliance strategies for Medicare Advantage Organizations and their delegated entities.

Learn about the New York Medical Aid in Dying Law’s key provisions, compliance guidance, and next steps to ensure your healthcare organization is prepared for when the law takes effect on August 6, 2026.

California is tightening oversight of nonresident pharmacies, including a July 1, 2026, Pharmacist-in-Charge requirement and expanded inspections. Read our alert to understand what’s changing and compliance actions to take now.

The US Supreme Court issued a decision that President Trump's 2025 IEEPA tariffs were unconstitutional and unlawful, holding that only Congress has the constitutional power to impose tariffs. 

Learn how the New York AVOID Act significantly changes third-party practice and the key compliance steps to prepare for the law taking effect on April 19, 2026.

Learn how our upcoming U.S. Trade, Tariffs, and State of the Economy Forum on July 24, 2025, will provide leaders with essential insights and practical strategies to help them manage risks, control costs, and seize new opportunities.

In 2025, Hinshaw’s global insurance services team authored several resources on key developments and decisions that impacted the US insurance industry. From our timely commentary just published in Mealey’s to the third edition of our Duty to Defend 50-state survey and whitepapers covering a variety of areas that impact the industry, our team has you covered.

Read a deep-dive analysis of what is included in the new Third Edition of Hinshaw's Duty to Defend: A Fifty-State Survey, a comprehensive Q&A guide with answers to eleven key questions for each state that will help you navigate the duty to defend.

Read our latest alert explaining why regulating rate controls can backfire—driving up costs, lowering availability, and risking insolvency—while highlighting litigation costs and “social inflation” as key factors increasing premiums.

DHS’s May 2025 memo points to at-home arrests based on administrative warrants (Form I-205), with unresolved questions about business entries and “exigent circumstances.” Explore what’s changed, the constitutional backdrop, and the current litigation landscape in our new alert.

Learn more about the US Department of State’s announcement of an indefinite pause on visa adjudications for nationals of 75 countries, effective January 21, 2026.

Read about the Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) new final rule that fundamentally alters the H-1B cap selection process. Effective February 27, 2026, this rule replaces the traditional random lottery with a "weighted selection process" based on salary levels. 

In a legal malpractice action arising out of revisions to a client's estate plan, the appellate court considered whether an attorney has a duty to evaluate a client's mental capacity and, if so, whether the plaintiff alleged sufficient facts to show the defendants (a law firm and its attorneys) were aware of their client's disability at the time they provided legal services.

As we say goodbye to 2024, we are pleased to announce our 2024 Hinshaw Readers’ Choice Awards in the professional liability and legal ethics category. The following are the Top 5 posts receiving the highest levels of engagement from our readers in 2024 on topics ranging from financial elder abuse claims and bar advisory opinions to attorney disqualification motions.

The First District Appellate Court in Illinois affirmed the trial court's denial of a defendant law firm's motion to compel arbitration on the basis that the arbitration provision in the "Attorney-Client Agreement" entered into with plaintiff in the underlying personal injury action was procedurally unconscionable. The court ruled that plaintiff could not be held to an agreement to arbitrate a legal malpractice claim "without being informed about the scope and effect of the agreement."

Read how California attorneys will face a new 2026 license-renewal requirement: annual re-attestation to the civility oath to conduct themselves with “dignity, courtesy, and integrity.”

What if a lawyer makes a mistake? What guidance do legal ethics rules provide regarding materiality, conflicts of interest, and disclosure requirements? Read our newsletter to learn the importance of notifying malpractice carriers about the error.

In states with Financial Elder Abuse statutes, legal malpractice claims by seniors invoking those statutes are common. These laws are generally understood to address the conversion of property of elderly or dependent adults based on undue influence or duress. In fact, liability can usually be established based on a showing of any wrongful taking of the elder's property.[1]

Hinshaw's LHD/ERISA Advisor remains committed to bringing you recent legal developments that may guide your life, health, and disability litigation strategy and claims decisions. 

Hinshaw's LHD/ERISA Advisor remains committed to bringing you recent legal developments that may guide your life, health, and disability litigation strategy and claims decisions.

Consumer Law Hinsights is a monthly compilation of nationwide consumer protection cases of interest to financial services and accounts receivable management companies.