Taft Cleveland partners Phil Bautista and Julie Crocker have been selected to Crain’s Cleveland Business’ Notable Litigators and Trial Attorneys 2025 list. This section spotlights 41 of Cleveland’s exceptional litigators and trial attorneys whose expertise and commitment to justice sets them apart in the legal community.

Read the profiles of Bautista and Crocker here (subscription required).

Bautista is a partner in Taft’s Intellectual Property and Litigation Practice groups and a member of the firm’s Executive Committee. He is a trial lawyer who has extensive first-chair litigation and trial experience. Having a background in science, Bautista has litigated numerous cases throughout the United States involving trademarks, patents, copyrights and trade secrets.

Crocker is an effective and experienced trial attorney who focuses her practice on commercial transactions and business litigation matters. She regularly represents clients in shareholder disputes, real property matters, and M&A-related claims involving private equity and venture-backed companies. Crocker is familiar with and has handled all aspects of pre-trial and post-trial litigation. She has extensive first-chair jury trial experience and routinely represents clients in arbitration proceedings.