Hinkhouse Williams Walsh

Joshua W. Zhao

Joshua W. Zhao

  • Associate
  • 180 North Stetson Avenue
  • Suite 3400
  • Chicago, Illinois 60601

Overview


Joshua W. Zhao is an Associate with Hinkhouse Williams Walsh LLP where he focuses his practice on insurance coverage matters and complex coverage litgation.


Experience

Before joining Hinkhouse Williams Walsh, Josh was an associate at an Am Law 200 firm, where he advised and defended insurers in complex coverage litigation, including breach of contract and bad faith claims in both federal and state courts in various areas of insurance including commercial liability, property, and automobile. Josh was previously a judicial law clerk for the Hon. Janis Graham Jack in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas where he gained experience in legal research and writing, and helped to draft judicial orders and review transcripts and reports.

Josh earned his J.D. from University of Michigan Law School, where he was a Managing Executive Editor on the Michigan Technology Law Review.

Education, Admissions & Affiliations

Education

  • University of Michigan Law School, J.D., 2022
  • Michigan State University, B.A. Finance, High Honors, 2019

Admissions

  • Illinois State Bar, 2022
  • Indiana State Bar, 2024
  • Michigan State Bar, 2024
  • U.S. District Court, C.D. Illinois, 2024
  • U.S. District Court, N.D. Illinois, 2025
  • U.S. District Court, E.D. Wisconsin, 2025