Shaun McParland Baldwin is a partner in the firm's Chicago office where she concentrates her practice in the areas of insurance coverage, bad faith, reinsurance and other insurance-related services, as well as appeals.

Shaun has handled insurance related disputes throughout the country and has served as a binding arbitrator on insurance related matters. She is a frequent lecturer on insurance coverage law and has authored numerous articles.

Shaun is the Past Chair of Defense Research Institute's Insurance Law Committee and Past Chair of the Casualty Insurance Committee for the International Association of Defense Counsel. Shaun is also a member of the Illinois Association of Defense Trial Counsel, where she has served as a member of the Board of Directors and Amicus Committee Chair; a member and Past Director of the Illinois Appellate Lawyers Association; and a member of the American and Illinois State Bar Associations. Additionally, she is a member of the Professional Liability Underwriting Society.

Shaun was named one of the "Top 50 Female Illinois Lawyers" by Illinois Super Lawyers® magazine in 2006 and 2008. She has also been recognized as one of the top insurance coverage attorneys in Illinois for the past four years, most recently in the February 2008 issue of Chicago magazine, as well as the 2008 Illinois Super Lawyers® magazine. Shaun has also been recognized by her peers as being in the top 5% of Attorneys in Illinois in a survey by Law Bulletin Publishing Company and listed in LeadingLawyers.com.

Shaun was on the Faculty of the 2006 TIPS National Trial Academy at the National Judicial College in Reno and has been a guest lecturer at the IADC Trial Academy at Stanford University.