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The Lawyers for the ProfessionSM practice group
at Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP delivers the full range of legal
services that lawyers and law firms need. The group is a national
practice team with active partners in every region of the United
States. The group's practice encompasses the "law
governing lawyers," including Law Firm Organization and
Structure, Risk Management Services and Professional Responsibility
Counseling and Representation.
Law Firm Organization and Structure
- Selecting the appropriate business model
- Advising on and drafting partnership and shareholder
agreements
- Advising on compensation structures
- Advising on and documenting law firm mergers
- Advising on and representing firms in connection with
partnership disputes, partnership withdrawals and law firm
dissolutions
Risk Management Services
- Providing up-to-the minute practical risk management
materials:
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- Electronic and hard copy newsletters
- E-mail alerts on breaking developments
- Law firm policies, procedures and forms (including
comprehensive risk management manuals for law firms)
- Risk management consulting and counseling - including same day
"hotline" services
- Risk management audits
- Advising on, developing and maintaining appropriate risk
management systems
- Coordinating advice with legal malpractice defense counsel to
avoid future problems and mitigate the effects of past or present
problems
- Continuing Legal Education presentations for:
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- Law firm retreats
- Specific practice groups
- Programs for designated segments of law firms (e.g. partners,
associates, support staff)
Professional Responsibility Counseling and
Representation
- Assisting law firms with specific professional responsibility
issues
- Representing law firms and their lawyers in professional
discipline matters
- Representing law firms and their lawyers in disqualification or
sanctions proceedings
- Counseling and representing law firms in fee and billing
disputes with clients and other billing issues
- Providing continuing legal education presentations on all
aspects of legal ethics
The practice team also receives significant input from lawyers
in Hinshaw's offices throughout the United States, and
particularly from the many Hinshaw lawyers whose practices
emphasize legal malpractice defense work.
For more information on the Lawyers for the
ProfessionSM practice group at Hinshaw &
Culbertson LLP, please click here.
http://www.hinshawlaw.com/services/Servicedetail.aspx?service=46
