Hugo Miguel Chaviano

Mr. Chaviano’s practice has been focused in the representation of Fortune 500 companies, large financial institutions, and others in civil litigation, and on complex business and legal issues, at both the national and international levels, concerning insurance and reinsurance matters, products liability, construction, breach of contract, employment, errors and omissions, as well as joint ventures, franchise agreements, risk management, negotiations, and alternative dispute resolution. He is a Partner in the 40 attorney Chicago based law firm of Sanchez Daniels & Hoffman, LLP, the largest minority owned law firm inIllinois. He is fluent in Spanish. In addition to his representation of major companies in theUnited States, Mr. Chaviano has traveled extensively and handled matters throughout the Caribbean andLatin America.

Mr. Chaviano’s practice has been characterized by distinguished service to the legal profession and to the Hispanic communities in the United Statesand abroad.  In June 2010 he was elected Secretary General of the Inter American Bar Association at their Annual Conference in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. He was re-elected to that position in 2011 in Veracruz, Mexico. He also has served as President of the Hispanic National Bar Association and the Hispanic Alliance for Career Enhancement. He has been named one of the 100 Most Influential Hispanics in the United States by Hispanic Business Magazine.  Mr. Chaviano has also been listed by Chicago Magazine for the past several years as one of Illinois Super Lawyers.