Cincinnati, OH – Thirty-two attorneys at Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP here were chosen for the 2009 Ohio Super Lawyers list. Compiled by Law & Politics Magazine, the list recognizes only the top 5% of Ohio lawyers based on peer evaluation, professional achievement and recognition. Three Taft attorneys were included in the Top 100 in the state of Ohio, and two were named in the Top 25 Women in Cincinnati. Overall, the firm had 53 attorneys named Super Lawyers across the state of Ohio.

Attorneys recognized in the Top 100 in Ohio and Top 50 in Cincinnati were Daniel J. Hoffheimer, Timothy J. Hurley and Robert G. Stachler. L. Clifford Craig was also listed in the Top 50 in Cincinnati. Doreen Canton was named in the Top 50 Women in Ohio; she and Susan E. Wheatley are listed in the Top 25 Women in Cincinnati.

Additional attorneys named were: Lawrence J. Barty, Kim K. Burke, Edward D. Diller, G. Jack Donson, Jr., W. Stuart Dornette, Samuel M. Duran, Stephen M. Griffith, Jr., Thomas D. Heekin, Timothy E. Hoberg, Aimee L. Keller, W. Timothy Miller, Patrick J. Mitchell, Stephen M. Nechemias, R. Joseph Parker, David H. Peck, Gerald J. Rapien, Timothy P. Reilly, Gregory P. Rogers, Russell S. Sayre, Jeffrey S. Schloemer, Thomas R. Schuck, Melvin S. Shotten, Mark J. Stepaniak, Timothy C. Sullivan, Thomas T. Terp and Michael J. Zavatsky.

About Super Lawyers

Super Lawyers is published as a special supplement in leading newspapers and city and regional magazines across the country. Super Lawyers magazine, featuring articles about attorneys named to the Super Lawyers list, is distributed to all attorneys in the state or region, the lead corporate counsel of Russell 3000 companies and the ABA-approved law school libraries. Polling, research and selection are performed by Law & Politics, a publication of Key Professional Media, Inc. Law & Politics has been publishing legal magazines since 1990 and Super Lawyers since 1991. Visit www.superlawyers.com for more information.