Dentons senior counsel Harold Hirshman was honored with the 2016 Distinguished Public Service Award from the Public Interest Law Initiative (PILI) for his outstanding contributions to public interest law and pro bono work in Illinois. The organization noted Hirschman's nearly 50-year career as "a tireless advocate for underrepresented populations," whose pro bono work has offered "a chance for justice to those whom society often overlooks."

Hirshman, a member of Dentons Litigation and Dispute Resolution practice, has been a trial lawyer for more than 47 years. He has tried bench and jury trials and arbitrations in a number of different states, among other jurisdictions. His trial experience runs the gamut from serving as one of the plaintiff's counsel in, SCM Corp. v. Xerox Corp., the longest antitrust jury trial on record, to helping a family protect its ailing grandmother from a predatory caregiver. His principal areas of focus have been securities class actions, takeover battles, business partner disputes, lender liability claims and accounting malpractice suits.

A full list of 2016 PILI honorees can be found at http://pili.org/annual-awards-luncheon/award-recipients

About PILI

Public Interest Law Initiative envisions a legal community with a deeply rooted culture of service, where law students, lawyers and legal professionals at all stages of their careers engage in public interest law or pro bono work, and remain committed to addressing the unmet legal needs of the poor and underrepresented.

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