Taft is pleased to announce that 167 Taft attorneys were selected for inclusion in Best Lawyers® 2020.

Following is the list of 167 attorneys selected for inclusion in Best Lawyers®. The number in parenthesis refers to the number of years that the attorney has been listed in increments of five.

Chicago, Ill.

• Richard Aderman, Tax Law
• Andrew Alul, Litigation – Intellectual Property
• Kathryn Kovitz Arnold (10), Real Estate Law
• Stephen Auten (5), Litigation – Intellectual Property
• Timothy Eaton (10), Appellate Practice, Commercial Litigation
• Cezar Froelich (15), Gaming Law
• Mitchell Goldsmith, Real Estate Law
• Graham Grady (10), Land Use and Zoning Law
• Jack Guthman (15), Land Use and Zoning Law, Real Estate Law
• Anthony Licata (20), Real Estate Law
• William Serritella, Jr. (5), Commercial Litigation
• James Wilson (5), Commercial Litigation
• Gene Zelek (10), Advertising Law

 

Cincinnati, Ohio

• Gregory Bee (5), Health Care Law
• Robert Bilott (10), Environmental Law, Litigation – Environmental
• Beth Bryan (5), Commercial Litigation
• Doreen Canton (15), Employment Law – Management, Labor Law – Management
• Ronald Christian (10), Nonprofit/Charities Law, Tax Law
• Joseph Cleves, Jr. (5), Construction Law
• Jeanne M. Cors (10), Anitrust Law
• Brian Dershaw (5), Labor Law – Management
• Edward Diller (30), Banking and Finance Law, Real Estate Law
• Jack Donson, Jr. (20), Antitrust Law, Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Antitrust
• Stuart Dornette (20), Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Mergers and Acquisitions, Litigation – Municipal, Litigation – Real Estate, Litigation – Securities
• Samuel Duran (15), Commercial Litigation, Workers’ Compensation Law – Employers
• Daniel Fausz (10), Real Estate Law
• Jerold Fink (30), Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
• Monica Gearding, Real Estate Law
• Gerald Greenberg (10), Banking and Finance Law, Corporate Compliance Law, Corporate Governance Law, Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law, Venture Capital Law
• Stephen Griffith, Jr. (25), Litigation – Real Estate, Real Estate Law
• Heather Hawkins (5), Commercial Litigation
• Mark Hayden (5), Commercial Litigation, Corporate Law
• Aaron Herzig (5), Commercial Litigation
• Daniel Hoffheimer (15), Trusts and Estates
• Timothy Hurley (30), Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Bankruptcy
• Aimee Keller, Family Law, Family Law Arbitration
• Ralph Kohnen (5), Criminal Defense: White-Collar
• Michael Laing (20), Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
• Margaret Avril Lawson (10), Copyright Law, Corporate Law, Informational Technology Law, Trademark Law
• Robert McDonald (5), Mergers and Acquisitions, Securities/Capital Markets Law, Venture Capital Law
• Arthur McMahon III (5), Securities Regulation
• Julia Meister (10), Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Banking and Finance, Litigation – ERISA, Litigation – Trusts and Estates, Trusts and Estates
• Earl Messer (5), Construction Law
• Tamara Miano, Real Estate Law
• Timothy Miller (15), Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law, Litigation – Bankruptcy
• Patrick Mitchell (15), Tax Law
• George Molinsky (10), Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law, Venture Capital Law
• Maggie Muething, Corporate Law
• Toshio Nakao (15), International Trade and Finance Law
• Stephen Nechemias (35), Litigation and Controversy – Tax, Tax Law
• Joseph Parker (25), Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Ethics and Professional Responsibility Law, Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
• Tracey Puthoff (10), Banking and Finance Law
• Timothy Reilly (25), Employment Law – Management, Labor Law – Management, Litigation – Labor and Employment
• Robert Rich (20), Health Care Law, Tax Law
• Gregory Parker Rogers (15), Employment Law – Management, Labor Law – Management, Litigation – Labor and Employment
• Mary Rust (10), Trusts and Estates
• Russell Sayre (15), Appellate Practice, Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Banking and Finance
• Jeffrey Schloemer (15), Banking and Finance Law, Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships), Corporate Law
• Thomas Schuck (15), Commercial Litigation, Litigation – ERISA, Litigation – Real Estate
• Melvin Shotten (20), Banking and Finance Law, Corporate Law, Financial Services Regulation Law, Health Care Law
• Mark Stepaniak (25), Employment Law – Management, Labor Law – Management, Litigation – Labor and Employment
• Timothy Sullivan (15), Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Banking and Finance, Litigation – Trusts and Estates
• Julia Tarvin (5), Trusts and Estates
• Thomas Terp (30), Environmental Law, Litigation – Environmental
• Ross Wales (15), International Trade and Finance Law
• Daniel Warncke (5), Commercial Litigation
• Steven Weeks (25), Real Estate Law
• Susan Wheatley (15), Trusts and Estates
• Michael Zavatsky (25), Immigration Law
• Chad Ziepfel (5), Commercial Litigation
• James Zimmerman (5), Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships), Closely Held Companies and Family Business Law, Corporate Law

 

Cleveland, Ohio

• Kevin Barnes (25), Banking and Finance Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law
• Philip Bautista, Litigation – Insurance
• Irv Berliner (15), Corporate Law, Gaming Law, Securities/Capital Markets Law
• Howard Bobrow (10), Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law, Securities/Capital Markets Law, Venture Capital Law
• Charles Bowers (5), Commercial Litigation
• Michael Diamant (15), Arbitration, Commercial Litigation, International Arbitration – Governmental, Litigation – Intellectual Property, Mediation
• Dominic DiPuccio (15), Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law
• Dov Frankel (5), Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
• Jill Friedman Helfman (5), Family Law
• Lynn Larsen, Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/ Insolvency and Reorganization Law
• Edward Leader (10), Banking and Finance Law, Construction Law, Real Estate law
• Thomas Lee (5), Commercial Litigation
• Bruce Lowe (10), Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law, Litigation – Bankruptcy
• Carl Murway (15), Family Law
• Peter Nealis, Securities / Capital Markets Law
• Stephen O’Bryan (15), Commercial Litigation, Environmental Law
• William Phillips (15), Real Estate Law
• Eric Simon (10), Administrative/Regulatory Law, Health Care Law
• David Tavolier (15), Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships), Corporate Law, Tax Law
• Adrian Thompson (5), Education Law
• David Wallace (10), Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Construction, Litigation – Intellectual Property
• Timothy Zix (5), Workers’ Compensation Law – Employers

 

Columbus, Ohio

• James Abrams (5), Appellate Practice, Commercial Litigation
• David Butler (5), Commercial Litigation
• James Chester (10), Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships), Corporate Law, Real Estate Law
• Steven Cuckler, Government Relations Practice, Land Use and Zoning Law
• Stephen Fitch (20), Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation
• David Johnson (15), Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships), Corporate Law, Health Care Law
• Tony Kington (15), Corporate Law, Trusts and Estates
• Kevin Kinross, Corporate Law
• Pamela Krivda (10), Employment Law – Management, Labor Law – Management, Litigation – Labor and Employment
• Eugene Lewis (15), Family Law
• James Maniace (5), Corporate Law
• Michael Mentel, Government Relations Practice
• Timothy Nagy (5), Health Care Law
• Craig Paynter (10), Eminent Domain and Condemnation Law, Litigation – Construction
• Joseph Pickens (5), Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Bankruptcy
• Charles Saxbe (25), Arbitration, Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Government Relations Practice, Mediation
• Elizabeth Stanton (15), Employment Law – Management, Litigation – Labor and Employment, Litigation – Land Use Zoning
• David Thomas (10), Criminal Defense: General Practice, Criminal Defense: White Collar

 

Northern Kentucky

• Robert Craig, Commercial Litigation, Health Care Law

 

Dayton, Ohio

• Mark Feuer (15), Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law, Litigation and Controversy – Tax, Tax Law
• Lance Gildner (10), Litigation and Controversy – Tax, Tax Law
• Jennifer Hann Harrison, Employment Law – Management, Litigation – Labor and Employment, Workers’ Compensation Law – Employers
• Jeffrey Mullins (10), Employment Law – Management, Labor Law – Management
• David Reed (10), Real Estate Law
• Fred Ungerman, Jr. (10), Employment Law – Individuals, Employment Law – Management, Labor Law – Management, Labor Law – Union, Litigation – Labor and Employment
• Lowell Woods, Litigation – Construction

 

Indianapolis, Ind.

• Jeff Abrams (15), Corporate Law, Real Estate Law
• Scott Alexander (5), Environmental Law, Litigation – Environmental
• John Allie, Trademark Law
• Ian Arnold, Real Estate Law
• Thomas Barnard (10), Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Environmental, Mediation
• Jackie Bennett, Jr. (10), Commercial Litigation, Criminal Defense: White Collar, Litigation – Environmental
• Tracy Betz, Litigation – Trusts and Estates
• Dave Bromund (10), Health Care Law
• Blake Burgan (5), Employment Law – Management, Labor Law – Management, Litigation – Labor and Employment
• Jayna Cacioppo, Commercial Litigation
• Ralph Caruso (5), Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law
• Anne Cowgur (5), Appellate Practice
• Gregory Coy, Patent Law
• Melvin Daniel (5), Municipal Law
• James Dawson, Litigation – Real Estate, Mortgage Banking Foreclosure Law
• Frank Deveau (25), Environmental Law, Litigation – Environmental
• Thomas DeVoe (5), Commercial Litigation, Employment Law – Individuals, Litigation – Labor and Employment
• David Guevara, Litigation – Environmental
• Edward Harris (5), Antitrust Law, Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Antitrust, Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions – Defendants
• Robert Hicks (10), Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships), Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law
• Samuel Hodson (5), Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/ Insolvency and Reorganization Law, Litigation – Banking and Finance, Litigation – Bankruptcy, Litigation and Controversy – Tax
• Jason Houdek, Patent Law
• John Humphrey (5), Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law
• Lonnie Johnson (5), Mergers and Acquisitions Law
• Jeffrey Kirk, II (5), Venture Capital Law
• Richard Kissel II (5), Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law
• Todd Lady (5), Tax Law
• Andi Metzel (5), Litigation – Land Use and Zoning, Professional Malpractice Law – Defendants, Real Estate Law
• Norman Newman (35), Real Estate Law
• Thomas O’Gara (5), Environmental Law, Litigation – Environmental
• Charles O’Keefe, Litigation – Labor and Employment
• Michael O’Neil (10), Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law, Litigation – Bankruptcy
• John Papageorge (5), Commercial Litigation
• Jonathan Polak (5), Trademark Law
• Erick Ponader (10), Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law, Real Estate Law
• Marci Reddick (5), Corporate Law
• Richard Richmond III (5), Commercial Litigation
• Neal Roach, Jr. (10), Corporate Governance Law
• Trent Sandifur (5), Commercial Litigation
• James Schwarz (15), Corporate Law, Real Estate Law
• Brad Schwer (5), Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law
• John Sharpe (5), Corporate Law
• Steven Shockley (10), Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Securities
• James Strain (35), Corporate Governance Law, Corporate Law, Securities/Capital Markets Law
• Chad Sweeney (5), Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships)
• Michael Terrell (10), Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Employment Law – Management, Labor Law – Management
• William Wagner (5), Commercial Litigation, Insurance Law, Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions – Defendants

Phoenix, AZ

• Theresa Vella (5), Commercial Litigation

 

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