Authors
The following authors of The Ethical Quandary are all Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP attorneys. To read their full professional biographies, please visit www.hinshawlaw.com
or click on the attorney’s name below.
Michael P. Downey
Michael Downey joined Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP in 2007 to focus his practice on legal and accounting ethics after several years litigating commercial, class action, and environmental cases. Mike now advises lawyers and accountants on legal, ethical, and risk management issues, including conflicts, confidentiality, and client solicitation and management issues. Mike has also served as an expert witness and disciplinary hearing officer.
An adjunct professor of legal ethics and law firm practice at Washington University School of Law, Mike has published more than 50 articles and spoken more than 100 times on professional ethics. Mike has also been interviewed on professional ethics dozens of times, including by NPR, The New York Times, and The Wall Street Journal.
A cub scout den leader and former high school Latin teacher and soccer coach, Mike is currently finishing his first book, which should be released by mid-2010.
Michael’s contact info: 314-241-2600 or mdowney@hinshawlaw.com.
David Elkanich
A lawyer and a dad in Portland, Oregon, David emphasizes his practice on risk management, professional responsibility and legal ethics. In a nutshell, David advises lawyers, law firms and corporate legal departments how to be proactive with respect to their ethical obligations and how to be reactive in responding to disciplinary matters.
David spent his formative years growing up in Arizona where he watched a lot of college basketball. After graduating from the University of Arizona (B.A. 1996) with a double major in English, he fled to cooler weather, forests and the Willamette Valley. After law school at the University of Oregon (J.D. 1999), David moved to Portland where has has been ever since. Today, you’re likely to find him spending his free time with his son. When he can, David enjoys reading, seeing friends, playing with gadgets, shooting pool, and watching the Blazers.
David E.’s contact info: 503-243-7923 or delkanich@hinshawlaw.com.
David Sorensen
The second “David” on the team, Dave Sorensen, is a Chicago-based trial lawyer with a multi-state practice. He balances his practice between representing legal, medical, and corporate professionals and manufacturers with counseling attorneys in matters of risk management, professional responsibility, and legal ethics.
Having first-chaired over twenty jury trials, Dave brings courtroom experience into the conference room to counsel lawyers, law firms, and corporate legal departments on how to avoid malpractice claims and disciplinary complaints, as well as how to respond should they become targets in such cases.
A Chicago native and University of Michigan undergrad, Dave looks for a chance to detour to Ann Arbor whenever possible to catch a game and a meal at Zingerman’s, “the best deli in the world.” In Chicago, he can be found cheering the White Sox, braving the summer heat at Lollapalooza, searching the neighborhoods for the city’s best burger, or relaxing with a book from his “must read” list.
David S.’s contact info: 312-704-3584 or dsorensen@hinshawlaw.com.
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