Lauren N. Kus

Associate

Chicago, IL

"Hinshaw is where I started my legal career and where I plan to stay. My path — from OLPH to Loyola, Georgetown, Loyola Law, and now Hinshaw — has shaped my practice. I enjoy working alongside fellow Loyola Academy Rambler alumni and always make time to join Hinshaw’s annual table at the Loyola Academy Bar Association Luncheon."

312-704-3596

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Lauren N. Kus

Associate

Chicago, IL

312-704-3596

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About Lauren

Lauren focuses her practice on defending employers and insurance companies against injury claims, including in personal injury, motor vehicle accident, construction, and premises liability cases. In this role, she handles all phases of litigation.

Lauren's connection to Hinshaw started in law school, where she spent every Saturday of one semester learning from one of Hinshaw’s greats, Tom Luetkemeyer, in his popular employment law seminar. Following in these footsteps, Lauren has co-instructed Hinshaw University’s basic skills course on written and e-discovery/third-party subpoenas and led workshop discussions on depositions.

Areas of Focus

Services:

- Complex Tort & General Casualty

Experience

Secured summary judgment for a city airport and its property manager in a Cook County, Illinois, premises liability civil case.
Successfully represented Will County in several workers' compensation arbitration trials on the disputed permanency of alleged work injuries.

Recognition

Appointed as Will County Special Assistant State’s Attorney

Credentials

Education

Loyola University Chicago School of Law, JD, 2016
Georgetown University, BA, 2012

Bar Admissions

Illinois

Court Admissions

US Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
US District Court for the Northern District of Illinois

Thought Leadership

Presentations

Co-Presenter, “Practical Considerations in Handling Workers’ Compensation Claims,” Hinshaw’s 29th Annual Labor & Employment Seminar, Schaumburg, Illinois, October 9, 2025

Lawyers for the Profession® Alert

Maine Court Holds That Expert Testimony is Required to Prove Causation in Legal Malpractice Action, Jul 20, 2017

Lawyers' Lawyer Newsletter

The Lawyers' Lawyer Newsletter - Recent Developments in Risk Management - February 2017 Edition, Feb 15, 2017

Privacy, Cyber & AI Decoded Alerts

Don't Let Hackers Have a Holiday with Your Information, Nov 7, 2019
A new method to phish you—a wireless voicemail message, Apr 23, 2019
Protect Yourself and Your Firm Against Password Spray Attacks, Apr 9, 2019
The Marriott Breach: What to do if Your Information Has Been Compromised, Dec 21, 2018
Avoiding Social Engineering Scams, Oct 16, 2018

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Interests

Did you know...

Lauren submitted a short story to the Chicago Bar Association Flash Fiction Writing Contest, which delves into mysterious events at an unconventional law firm, quite unlike Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP.

Lauren's experiences showcase her commitment to journalism, vibrant college life, and intriguing encounters with notable figures. Lauren was the editor-in-chief of her high school newspaper, The Prep. In college, she edited and contributed to The Hoya, the school newspaper. She also worked at a famous cupcake shop in Georgetown. Beyond that, she attended a presidential inauguration, took a solo photo with a future president, smiled at a former president on a commercial flight, and lived in the same college dorm of another former president — many years after he graduated.

Thought Leadership

Presentations

Co-Presenter, “Practical Considerations in Handling Workers’ Compensation Claims,” Hinshaw’s 29th Annual Labor & Employment Seminar, Schaumburg, Illinois, October 9, 2025

Lawyers for the Profession® Alert