Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Recognitions

Current Hinshaw DEI Ratings

Named an Equality 100 Award Winner by Human Rights Campaign Foundation in the 2025 Corporate Equality Index (2010 – 2025)
The American Lawyer listed the firm #71 in the Women in Law Scorecard, #101 in the Diversity Scorecard: Minority Representation, and #111 in the LGBTQ+ Scorecard (2024)
Achieved three consecutive Mansfield Rule Certifications from Diversity Lab: in 2022 with Mansfield Rule 5.0, in 2023 with Mansfield Rule 6.0, and in 2024 with Mansfield Rule 2023-2024.
Named a finalist for the 2023 Thomas L. Sager Award by the Minority Corporate Counsel Association (MCCA)
Recognized as a 2024 Compass Award Winner and a 2024 Top Performer by the Leadership Council on Legal Diversity (LCLD)
Honored by the Women's Bar Association of Illinois (WBAI) as its 2024 Top Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DEI) Legal Employer Award recipient.

Recent DEI News

Barbara Fernandez was honored as one of ten Women of Distinction in the 2025 Inaugural Miami-Dade Florida Association of Women Lawyers (FAWL) Impact Awards, February 2025.
Kevin Manganaro was selected to the 2025 Class of Fellows of the Leadership Council on Legal Diversity (LCLD); Kelechi Ajoku and Alfredo "Fred" Ramos were chosen to participate in the 2025 LCLD Pathfinders Program, February 2025.
Hinshaw was named a winner of the Equality 100 Award: Leader in LGBTQ+ Workplace Inclusion in the Human Rights Campaign Foundation's (HRCF) 2025 Corporate Equality Index (CEI), January 2025.
Barbara Fernandez was selected as one of Florida Legal Elite's Most Notable Women Leaders in Law by Florida Trend Magazine for the second consecutive year, December 2024.
Peter J. Felsenfeld was recognized with an Award of Merit by the Bar Association of San Francisco for his volunteer work on behalf of the Justice & Diversity Center, December 2024.
Akeela M. White was selected by Chicago Veterans among its “24 in 2024” honorees, November 2024.
Fernando C. Rivera-Maissonet was selected to serve as a Deputy Regional President for Region II (New York) and as co-chair of the Business Law Section for the Hispanic National Bar Association (HNBA). He was also selected to serve as a mentor in the 2024–2025 LatinoJustice PRLDEF Next Generation Líderes (NGL) program, October 2024.
Hinshaw was honored as the recipient of the Women's Bar Association of Illinois' (WBAI) 2024 Top Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DEI) Legal Employer Award, October 2024.
Tomislav Kuzmanovic was honored by the Association of Croatian American Professionals with the 2024 Professional Excellence Award, October 2024.
Hinshaw received recognition as a 2024 Compass Award Winner and a 2024 Top Performer by the Leadership Council on Legal Diversity (LCLD), October 2024.
Hinshaw secures 2023–2024 Mansfield Rule certification and is named a Trendsetter firm, October 2024.
Kelechi Ajoku was elected to serve on the Executive Board of the St. John's University School of Law Alumni of Color Chapter, October 2024.
Megan Lopp Mathias was appointed to the Chicagoland Chamber of Commerce Women's Business Council, September 2024.
Bonnie Dye and Colleen Jarrott were selected to the New Orleans CityBusiness 2024 Women of the Year list, August 2024.
April Toy was re-elected as National Secretary of the Hispanic National Bar Association, August 2024.
Hinshaw received rankings in the 2024 editions of the Law360 Pulse Diversity Snapshot and The American Lawyer Diversity Scorecard, August 2024.
Brian McGrath was selected to Crain's New York Business 2024 Notable LGBTQIA+ Leaders for his second consecutive year, June 2024.
Catherine Basque Weiler was sworn in as President of the Appellate Lawyers Association (ALA) for the 2024-2025 term, June 2024.
April Villaverde was recognized by The BTI Consulting Group as a 2024 BTI Client Service All-Star and was also named among the Top 50 Most Viewed 2024 Client Service All-Stars list, June 2024.
Fernando Rivera-Maissonet was selected to participate in the American Bar Association’s 2024 Collaborative Bar Leadership Academy (CBLA), May 2024.
Siobhan Grant was appointed as Vice Chair of The Florida Bar Rules of General Practice and Judicial Administration Committee, May 2024.
Trevor Mosby was selected to the Louisiana State Bar Association's Young Lawyers Division for its 2023 Top 40 awards, May 2024.
Hinshaw released its 2024 Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion (DEI) Annual Report, highlighting the firm's journey in 2023 to advance DEI, inclusion, and mindfulness, April 2024.
Mohamed Sweify was named among the Arab America Foundation's (AAF) 2024 40 Under 40 Awardees, April 2024.
Cathy Mulrow-Peattie was selected to serve on the Law360 2024 Cybersecurity & Privacy Editorial Advisory Board, March 2024.
Catherine Basque Weiler was elected as a Fellow of the American Academy of Appellate Lawyers (AAAL), March 2024.
Daniel (D.L.) Morriss and Mohamed Sweify were elected to serve as officers of the New York State Bar Association (NYSBA) International Section, March 2024.
Fernando Rivera-Maissonet was selected as a recipient of the Hispanic National Bar Association (HNBA) 2024 Top Lawyers Under 40 Award, March 2024.
Megan Lopp Mathias, Vaishali Rao, and Paula Wegman were selected by Crain’s Chicago Business among its 2024 Notable Women in Law, February 2024.
Hinshaw was recognized as one of the top 200 law firms in the 2023 Leopard Solutions Law Firm Index, moving up 56 spots from the 2022 index, February 2024.
Daniel (D.L.) Morriss was selected for the 2024 Class of Fellows of the Leadership Council on Legal Diversity (LCLD); Elizabeth Heredia and Sabrina Janeiro were selected to participate in the 2024 LCLD Pathfinders Program, February 2024.
Jack Shadid was appointed to the Board of Directors of the Black Business Alliance Peoria Chapter (BBAPeoria), January 2024.
Jane Schlicht was selected among BizTimes Milwaukee's Class of 2024 Notable Sages Over 65, January 2024.
Hinshaw's "Out in Rugby" conversation with Chicago Hounds rugby player Nick McCarthy was featured in the Windy City Times media coverage, January 2024.
Jennifer A. Patterson, the firm's Director of Risk Management, was appointed as the Special Representative for Region XI, Division 1 (the City of St. Louis) for the Supreme Court of Missouri Office of Chief Disciplinary Counsel (OCDC), January 2024.