Taft is pleased to announce that 25 Indianapolis attorneys were selected for inclusion in Indiana Super Lawyers 2018, with one attorney receiving top honors based on highest point totals. Firmwide, Taft has 105 attorneys named to the most recent list of Super Lawyers. Super Lawyers is a rating service of outstanding attorneys – no more than five percent of the lawyers in the state are selected.

In addition, 13 Indianapolis attorneys were selected for inclusion in Indiana Rising Stars 2018. Firmwide, Taft has 29 attorneys named to the most recent list of Rising Stars. Rising Stars recognizes the top up-and-coming attorneys in the state – no more than 2.5 percent of the lawyers in the state are selected.

Following are the Taft Indiana honorees:

Top 50 2017 Indiana Super Lawyers

• Frank J. Deveau, Environmental Litigation

Taft 2018 Indiana Super Lawyers

• Thomas A. Barnard, Environmental Litigation
• Jackie M. Bennett, Jr., Business Litigation
• Tracy N. Betz, General Litigation
• Blake J. Burgan, Employment & Labor
• Ralph A. Caruso, Mergers & Acquisitions
• Anne L. Cowgur, Appellate
• Paul T. Deignan, Bankruptcy: Business
• Frank J. Deveau, Environmental Litigation
• Edward W. Harris, III, Business Litigation
• Robert J. Hicks, Mergers & Acquisitions
• Samuel Hodson, Business/Corporate
• John R. Humphrey, Bankruptcy: Business
• Richard A. Kempf, Business Litigation
• Richard O. Kissel, II, Estate & Probate
• Michael P. O’Neil, Bankruptcy: Business
• John D. Papageorge, General Litigation
• Jonathan G. Polak, Intellectual Property Litigation
• Erick D. Ponader, Real Estate
• Marci A. Reddick, Real Estate
• Richard C. Richmond, III, Business Litigation
• Bradley W. Schwer, Mergers & Acquisitions
• Steven C. Shockley, Business Litigation
• James A. Strain, Business/Corporate
• Michael C. Terrell, Employment & Labor
• William C. Wagner, Environmental Litigation

Taft 2018 Indiana Rising Stars

• Zach M. Gordon, Business/Corporate
• Manny Herceg, Business Litigation
• B. Ronan Johnson, Mergers & Acquisitions
• Ann O’Connor McCready, Insurance Coverage
• Melissa A. Macchia, Employment & Labor: Employer
• Tammara D. Porter, Business Litigation
• Stephen F. Rost, Intellectual Property
• Brittany L. Shaw, Business Litigation

About Super Lawyers
Super Lawyers, a Thomson Reuters business, is a rating service of outstanding attorneys from more than 70 practice areas who have attained a high degree of peer recognition and professional achievement. The selection process is multi-phased and includes independent research, peer nominations and peer evaluations.