 |   | | | Law Firm in Springfield, Illinois | | Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP is an Illinois registered limited liability partnership that has elected to be governed by the Illinois Uniform Partnership Act (1997) |
| | Address | | 400 South Ninth Street, Suite 200 | | Springfield, Illinois 62701-1908 | | (Sangamon Co.) | | | |
| | Contact Information | | Phone: 217-528-7375 | Facsimile: 217-528-0075
Telex: 880248 | | Visit Our Website | | http://www.hinshawlaw.com | | | | Send Us Email |  |
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| | Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP practices in the following areas of law:
Appellate, Banking & Financing, Bankruptcy & Creditors' Rights, Class Action Litigation, Civil Rights Defense, Commercial Litigation, Corporate, Construction Law, Director & Officer Liability, Employee Benefits, Environmental, Fidelity & Surety, General Liability Litigation, Government, Health Care, Insurance Coverage, Insurance and Reinsurance, Labor & Employment, Legal Malpractice, Medical Malpractice, Mergers & Acquisitions, Municipal Liability, Personal Injury Defense, Public Law, Products Liability Litigation, Professional Liability, Regulatory, Real Estate, School Law, Securities, Taxation, Transportation, White Collar Crime and Workers' Compensation Defense. | | Year Established: 1934 | Firm Profile:
Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP is a national law firm with 475 lawyers in 25 offices. The firm offers a full-service practice, with an emphasis in litigation, corporate and business law, environmental, labor and employment law, professional liability defense, and wealth preservation and taxation matters. The firm provides services to a range of for-profit and not-for-profit clients in industries that include construction, financial services, health care, insurance, legal, manufacturing, real estate, retail and transportation. Firm clients also include government agencies, municipalities and schools.Hinshaw was founded in 1934. The firm is headquartered in Chicago, and maintains offices in 12 states: Arizona, California, Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Missouri, New York, Oregon, Rhode Island and Wisconsin. | | Firm Size: 475 |
Other Office Locations of Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.A. (Main Office)
Phoenix, Arizona, U.S.A.
Los Angeles, California, U.S.A.
San Francisco, California, U.S.A.
Fort Lauderdale, Florida, U.S.A.
Jacksonville, Florida, U.S.A.
Miami, Florida, U.S.A.
Tampa, Florida, U.S.A.
Belleville, Illinois, U.S.A.
Crystal Lake, Illinois, U.S.A.
Edwardsville, Illinois, U.S.A.
Joliet, Illinois, U.S.A.
Lisle, Illinois, U.S.A.
Peoria, Illinois, U.S.A.
Rockford, Illinois, U.S.A.
Schererville, Indiana, U.S.A.
Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.A.
Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S.A.
St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.A.
New York, New York, U.S.A.
Portland, Oregon, U.S.A.
Providence, Rhode Island, U.S.A.
Appleton, Wisconsin, U.S.A.
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S.A.
| | PARTNERS | | D. Bradley Blodgett (Partner) born Edwardsville, Illinois, August 9, 1937; admitted to bar, 1962, Illinois; 1972, California; 1973, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Illinois; 1975, U.S. District Court, Central District of Illinois; 1987, U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit. Education: University of Illinois (B.S., 1959; LL.B., 1962). Phi Delta Phi. Assistant State's Attorney, 1966-1972 and First Assistant, 1968-1972, Sangamon County. Corporation Counsel, City of Springfield, 1972-1977. Legal Advisor to President of Illinois State Senate and Assistant Senate Parliamentarian, 76th General Assembly, 1977-1978. Member: Sangamon County (President, 1982-1983) and Illinois State Bar Associations; State Bar of California; International Association of Railroad Trial Counsel. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Construction Litigation; Personal Injury Litigation; Government Affairs; Appellate. Email: D. Bradley Blodgett | | Edward R. Gower (Partner) born Burlington, Iowa, September 5, 1955; admitted to bar, 1980, Illinois and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois including Trial Bar; 1984, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit. Education: DePauw University (B.A., magna cum laude, 1977); University of Virginia School of Law (J.D., 1980); Straus Institute for Dispute Resolution (Mediation Training, 2005). Phi Beta Kappa. Special Counsel to the Illinois House Minority Leader, 1986-1987. Member: Chicago, Sangamon County and Illinois State Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Government Affairs; Administrative Law; Commercial Litigation; Transportation; Construction Law; Construction Litigation; Employment Litigation; Labor and Employment; Insurance Coverage Defense; Environmental Litigation; Mediation. Email: Edward R. Gower | | Raylene DeWitte Grischow (Partner) born Kewanee, Illinois, January 21, 1972; admitted to bar, 1999, Illinois and U.S. District Court, Southern District of Illinois; 2001, Colorado and U.S. District Court, District of Colorado; 2002, U.S. District Court, Central District of Illinois. Education: Illinois State University (B.S., 1994); Washington University School of Law, St. Louis (J.D., 1998). Fellow, Illinois Bar Foundation. Member: Sangamon County (Director of Communications; Past-President, Young Lawyers Division) and Illinois State (Assembly) Bar Associations; Illinois Association of Defense Trial Counsel; Central Illinois Woman's Bar Association (Past President). Practice Areas: Medical Malpractice; Legal Malpractice; Professional Liability Litigation; Personal Injury Litigation; Workers Compensation Defense. Email: Raylene DeWitte Grischow | | William P. Hardy (Partner) born Davenport, Iowa, July 2, 1961; admitted to bar, 1989, Illinois and U.S. District Court, Central District of Illinois; 1990, U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit; 1991, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Illinois; 2004, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois. Education: Sangamon State University (B.A., 1986); Southern Illinois University (J.D., cum laude, 1989). Member: Illinois State Bar Association; Illinois Association of Defense Attorneys; Illinois Appellate Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Appellate Law; Commercial Litigation; Administrative Law; Class Action Litigation; Workers Compensation Defense. Email: William P. Hardy | | James M. Lestikow (Partner) born Chicago Heights, Illinois, September 8, 1948; admitted to bar, 1973, Illinois and U.S. District Court, Central District of Illinois; 1978, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Northern Illinois University (B.S., 1970); University of Illinois College of Law, Champaign (J.D., 1973); DePaul University (Certificate, Mediation Training, 2003). Speaker, "Handling Illiquid Assets in Trusts", 48th IICLE Estate Planning Short Course (2005). General Editor, "Estate Planning for Illinois Lawyers: The Basics and Beyond," Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education, (IICLE) 2001 and 2005. Co-General Editor, "Asset Protection Planning", IICLE, 2007 and Author, Ch.2, "Practical and Ethical Considerations"; "Leading Lawyers" Advisory Council (Estate Planning and Business Law), 2004—; "Super Lawyer" (Estate Planning), 2005—; Member and Past Chair, Sangamon Valley Estate Planning Council. Founding Advisory Board Member, Central Illinois Family Business Forum, 1998. Member, Standing Advisory Board for Estate Planning, IICLE. Director and Treasurer, Illinois Bar Foundation. Director and 2008 Chair, Greater Springfield Chamber of Commerce. Certified Mediator, DePaul University, 2003. Charter Fellow, Silver Fellow, Illinois Bar Foundation. Member: Sangamon County Bar Association, Illinois State Bar Association (Member and Past Chair: Trusts and Estates Section Council; Business Advice and Financial Planning Section Council); American Bar Association (Member, Real Property, Probate and Trust Law and Alternative Dispute Resolution Sections). Fellow: American College of Trust and Estate Counsel, 2001. Practice Areas: Estate Planning; Business Law; Real Estate; Taxation; Probate. Email: James M. Lestikow | | Michael D. Morehead (Partner) born Carlinville, Illinois, October 25, 1954; admitted to bar, 1985, Illinois. Education: Blackburn College (B.A., Political Science, magna cum laude, 1982); Saint Louis University School of Law (J.D., 1985). Chief Counsel, Division of Banking, Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation, 1999-2007. Practice Areas: Business Law; Corporate Law; Banking Regulation; Banks and Banking; Finance; Securities; White Collar Criminal Defense. Email: Michael D. Morehead | | Andrew M. Ramage (Partner) born Mattoon, Illinois, 1971; admitted to bar, 1998, Illinois and U.S. District Court, Southern, Central and Northern Districts of Illinois; 1999, U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit; 2001, Trial Bar, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois. Education: Eastern Illinois University (B.A., Political Science, 1993; M.A., Political Science, 1994); Southern Illinois University (J.D., 1998). Recipient, Dean's List. Member, National Trial Advocacy Team, The Association of Trial Lawyers of America. Articles Editor, Southern Illinois Law Journal, 1997-1998. Member, Association of Trial Lawyers of America, 1998-1999. Assistant Attorney General, March 1999-May 2001. Member, Board of Trustees, Lincoln Land Community College. Former Board Member, Springfield Parks Foundation, Pregnancy Care Center. Member: Sangamon County and Illinois State Bar Associations; Federal Bar Association for the Central and Southern Districts of Illinois; American Inn of Court (Member, Lincoln-Douglas Chapter). Reported Cases: Walker v. Benjamin, 100 F. Supp. 2d 901 (C.D. Ill. 2000); Predmore v. Schwartz, 141 F. Supp. 2d 1150 (C.D. Ill. 2001); Stone v. Sangamon County, 168 F. Supp. 2d 925 (C.D. Ill. 2001); Hanke v. American Intern. South Ins. Co., 335 Ill. App. 3d 1164, 782 N.E.2d 328 (2002); Prairie Eye Center v. Butler, 329 Ill. App. 3d 293, 768 N.E.2d 414 (4th Dist. 2002); Bond v. Aguinaldo, 256 F. Supp. 2d 810 (N.D. Ill. 2003); Bond v. Aguinaldo, 265 F. Supp. 2d 926 (N.D. Ill. 2003). Practice Areas: Administrative and Governmental Law; Commercial Litigation; Civil Rights Defense; Labor and Employment; Class Action Defense; School Law. Email: Andrew M. Ramage | | Russell L. Reed (Partner) born Taylorville, Illinois, November 3, 1961; admitted to bar, 1987, Illinois and U.S. District Court, Northern, Southern and Central Districts of Illinois. Education: Illinois State University (B.S., 1984); Northern Illinois University (J.D., 1987). Delta Theta Phi. Member: Sangamon County Bar Association (President, 1997); Illinois State Bar Association; Illinois Association of Defense Counsel; Defense Research Institute (Member, Medical Liability Committee); American Business Club; Lincoln-Douglas Inn of Courts. Practice Areas: Medical Malpractice; Negligence Defense; Wrongful Death; Professional Liability Defense; Insurance Coverage Defense. Email: Russell L. Reed | | J. William Roberts (Partner) admitted to bar, 1968, Illinois and U.S. District Court, Central District of Illinois; 1969, U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit; 1978, U.S. Supreme Court; 2001, U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Illinois. Education: Illinois Wesleyan University (B.A., 1964); Washington University School of Law (J.D., 1967); Straus Institute for Dispute Resolution (Mediation Training, 2005). Managing Partner, Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP, 1997—. Chief Legal Counsel to Illinois Governor Jim Edgar, 1995-1997. U.S. Attorney, Central District of Illinois, 1986-1993. U.S. Attorney General's Advisory Committee of U.S. Attorneys (Chairman, 1991-1992. Senior Advisory to the Attorney General in Washington, D.C., 1991-1992. State's Attorney of Sangamon County, 1979-1986. Assistant U.S. Attorney, Central District of Illinois, 1968-1972. Member: Sangamon County (President, 1983) and Illinois State (Member, Board of Governors, 1994-2000; Chair, Criminal Justice Section Council, 1984-1985) Bar Associations; National District Attorneys Association (Board of Directors, 1982-1986). (Also at Chicago, Illinois Office). Practice Areas: Complex Civil and Criminal Litigation; White Collar Criminal Defense; Government Relations; Corporate Compliance Law; Gaming Law. Email: J. William Roberts | | Charles R. Schmadeke (Partner) born Blue Island, Illinois, November 15, 1952; admitted to bar, 1977, Illinois and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois; 1984, U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit and U.S. Supreme Court; 1988, U.S. District Court, Central District of Illinois; 1989, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Illinois. Education: Northern Illinois University (B.A, 1974); John Marshall Law School (J.D., 1977); Straus Institute for Dispute Resolution (Mediation Training, 2005). Phi Delta Phi. Member, John Marshall Journal, 1975-1977. Order of John Marshall. Member: Illinois State and Sangamon County Bar Associations; Federal Bar Association for the Central and Southern Districts of Illinois. Practice Areas: Administrative Law; Public Law; Civil Rights Defense; Employment Litigation; Government; School Law; Commercial Litigation; Mediation. Email: Charles R. Schmadeke | Other Office Addresses: Links to Other Offices
Other Office Locations: Chicago, Illinois; Appleton, Wisconsin; Belleville, Illinois; Boston, Massachusetts; Crystal Lake, Illinois; Edwardsville, Illinois; Fort Lauderdale, Florida; Jacksonville, Florida; Joliet, Illinois; Lisle, Illinois; Los Angeles, California; Miami, Florida; Milwaukee, Wisconsin; Minneapolis, Minnesota; New York, New York; Peoria, Illinois; Phoenix, Arizona; Portland, Oregon; Providence, Rhode Island; Rockford, Illinois; St. Louis, Missouri; San Francisco, California; Schererville, Indiana; Tampa, Florida.
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