Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP proudly announces that 127 attorneys were honored in The Best Lawyers in America® 2013 for outstanding reputations and distinguished work in their practice areas.

Since it was first published in 1983, Best Lawyers has become universally regarded as the definitive guide to legal excellence. Because Best Lawyers is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey in which more than 36,000 leading attorneys cast almost 4.4 million votes on the legal abilities of other lawyers in their practice areas, inclusion in Best Lawyers is considered a mark of excellence. Corporate Counsel magazine has called Best Lawyers “the most respected referral list of attorneys in practice.”

Taft has 18 practice areas ranked #1 in Ohio and Indiana, which are noted in bold.  The following is the complete list of the firm’s 60 number one rankings:

• Top-Listed in Indiana in Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
• Top-Listed in Indiana in Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships)
• Top-Listed in Indiana in Litigation – Environmental
• Top-Listed in Indiana in Litigation – Securities
• Top-Listed in Indiana in Technology Law
• Top-Listed in Indiana in Trademark Law
• Top-Listed in Ohio in Antitrust Law
• Top-Listed in Ohio in Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law
• Top-Listed in Ohio in Eminent Domain and Condemnation Law
• Top-Listed in Ohio in Family Law
• Top-Listed in Ohio in Gaming Law
• Top-Listed in Ohio in International Arbitration – Governmental
• Top-Listed in Ohio in International Trade and Finance Law
• Top-Listed in Ohio in Litigation – Banking & Finance
• Top-Listed in Ohio in Litigation – Municipal
• Top-Listed in Ohio in Non-Profit / Charities Law
• Top-Listed in Ohio in Real Estate Law
• Top-Listed in Ohio in Venture Capital Law
• Top-Listed in Cincinnati, OH in Antitrust Law
• Top-Listed in Cincinnati, OH in Appellate Practice
• Top-Listed in Cincinnati, OH in Banking and Finance Law
• Top-Listed in Cincinnati, OH in Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law
• Top-Listed in Cincinnati, OH in Corporate Compliance Law
• Top-Listed in Cincinnati, OH in Criminal Defense: White-Collar
• Top-Listed in Cincinnati, OH in Health Care Law
• Top-Listed in Cincinnati, OH in Immigration Law
• Top-Listed in Cincinnati, OH in International Trade and Finance Law
• Top-Listed in Cincinnati, OH in Labor Law – Management
• Top-Listed in Cincinnati, OH in Litigation – Antitrust
• Top-Listed in Cincinnati, OH in Litigation – Banking & Finance
• Top-Listed in Cincinnati, OH in Litigation – Bankruptcy
• Top-Listed in Cincinnati, OH in Litigation – ERISA
• Top-Listed in Cincinnati, OH in Litigation – Mergers & Acquisitions
• Top-Listed in Cincinnati, OH in Litigation – Municipal
• Top-Listed in Cincinnati, OH in Litigation & Controversy – Tax
• Top-Listed in Cincinnati, OH in Non-Profit / Charities Law
• Top-Listed in Cincinnati, OH in Tax Law
• Top-Listed in Cincinnati, OH in Trusts and Estates
• Top-Listed in Cincinnati, OH in Venture Capital Law
• Top-Listed in Cleveland, OH in Administrative / Regulatory Law
• Top-Listed in Cleveland, OH in Family Law
• Top-Listed in Cleveland, OH in Gaming Law
• Top-Listed in Cleveland, OH in International Arbitration – Governmental
• Top-Listed in Cleveland, OH in Venture Capital Law
• Top-Listed in Columbus, OH in Eminent Domain and Condemnation Law
• Top-Listed in Columbus, OH in Government Relations Practice
• Top-Listed in Columbus, OH in Litigation – First Amendment
• Top-Listed in Dayton, OH in Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
• Top-Listed in Dayton, OH in Employment Law – Management
• Top-Listed in Dayton, OH in Labor Law – Management
• Top-Listed in Dayton, OH in Litigation & Controversy – Tax
• Top-Listed in Indianapolis, IN in Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
• Top-Listed in Indianapolis, IN in Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships)
• Top-Listed in Indianapolis, IN in Copyright Law
• Top-Listed in Indianapolis, IN in Corporate Governance Law
• Top-Listed in Indianapolis, IN in Litigation – Bankruptcy
• Top-Listed in Indianapolis, IN in Litigation – Environmental
• Top-Listed in Indianapolis, IN in Litigation – Securities
• Top-Listed in Indianapolis, IN in Technology Law
• Top-Listed in Indianapolis, IN in Trademark Law

The following are Taft attorneys listed by city:

Cincinnati, OH

Bradley C. Arnett                     Banking and Finance Law

Robert A. Bilott                         Litigation – Environmental

Kim K. Burke (c)                       Commercial Litigation; Environmental Law; Litigation
                                                     – Environmental; Litigation – Regulatory Enforcement
                                                     (SEC, Telecom, Energy)

Rosemary Doreen Canton     Employment Law – Management; Labor
                                                      Law – Management

Ronald C. Christian                  Non-Profit / Charities Law; Tax Law

Jeanne M. Cors                         Antitrust Law

Edward D. Diller (c)                   Real Estate Law

G. Jack Donson, Jr.                  Antitrust Law; Commercial Litigation; Litigation –
                                                      Antitrust

W. Stuart Dornette                   Bet-the-Company Litigation; Commercial Litigation;
                                                      Litigation – Mergers & Acquisitions; Litigation –
                                                      Municipal; Litigation – Securities

Samuel M. Duran                      Commercial Litigation; Workers’ Compensation Law –
                                                      Employers

Daniel E. Fausz                          Real Estate Law

Jerold A. Fink (c)                       Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law

Gerald S. Greenberg                Banking and Finance Law; Corporate Compliance
                                                      Law; Corporate Governance Law; Corporate Law;
                                                      Mergers & Acquisitions Law; Venture Capital Law

Stephen M. Griffith, Jr.             Litigation – Real Estate; Real Estate Law

Daniel J. Hoffheimer                Trusts and Estates

Timothy J. Hurley (c)                Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency
                                                      and Reorganization Law; Commercial Litigation;
                                                      Litigation – Bankruptcy

Ralph W. Kohnen                      Criminal Defense: White-Collar

Michael A. Laing                       Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law

Margaret A. Lawson                Copyright Law; Corporate Law; Information
                                                      Technology Law; Trademark Law

John J. McCoy                           Corporate Law; Health Care Law

Arthur F. McMahon III (a)          Securities Regulation

Julia B. Meister                          Commercial Litigation; Litigation – Banking &
                                                       Finance; Litigation – Trusts & Estates; Trusts and
                                                       Estates

Earl K. Messer (a)                      Construction Law

W. Timothy Miller                       Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency
                                                       and Reorganization Law; Litigation – Bankruptcy

Patrick J. Mitchell                     Tax Law

George D. Molinsky                  Corporate Law; Mergers & Acquisitions Law; Venture
                                                      Capital Law

Toshio Nakao                             International Trade and Finance Law

John B. Nalbandian                  Appellate Practice

Stephen M. Nechemias (b)    Litigation & Controversy – Tax; Tax Law

R. Joseph Parker                    Bet-the-Company Litigation; Commercial Litigation;
                                                     Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants

David H. Peck                           Employment Law – Management; Labor Law –
                                                     Management

Tracey A. Puthoff                     Banking and Finance Law

Gerald J. Rapien                      Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants

Timothy P. Reilly                       Employment Law – Management; Labor Law –
                                                     Management; Litigation – Labor & Employment

Robert E. Rich                           Health Care Law, Tax Law

Laura A. Ringenbach              Environmental Law

Gregory Parker Rogers         Employment Law – Management; Labor Law –
                                                     Management; Litigation – Labor & Employment

Sara Simrall Rorer                  Health Care Law

Mary L. Rust                              Trusts and Estates

Russell S. Sayre                       Appellate Practice; Commercial Litigation; Litigation –
                                                     Banking & Finance

Jeffrey S. Schloemer             Banking and Finance Law; Corporate Law

Thomas R. Schuck                 Commercial Litigation; Litigation – Banking & Finance;
                                                    Litigation – ERISA, Litigation – Real Estate, Litigation –
                                                    Securities

William J. Seitz III                   Antitrust Law; Commercial Litigation; Litigation –
                                                   Municipal

Melvin S. Shotten                   Banking and Finance Law; Corporate Law; Financial
                                                   Services Regulation Law; Health Care Law

Mark J. Stepaniak                 Employment Law – Management; Labor Law –
                                                   Management; Litigation – Labor & Employment

Timothy C. Sullivan               Commercial Litigation; Litigation – Banking & Finance

Julia E. Tarvin (a)                   Trusts and Estates

Thomas T. Terp (c)                Environmental Law; Litigation – Environmental

Ross E. Wales                       International Trade and Finance Law

Steven W. Weeks                 Real Estate Law

Susan E. Wheatley               Trusts and Estates

Michael J. Zavatsky             Immigration Law

Chad R. Ziepfel (a)                Commercial Litigation

James M. Zimmerman (a)  Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law;
                                                  Corporate Law

Cleveland, OH

Kevin D. Barnes                    Banking and Finance Law

Irving H. Berliner                  Corporate Law; Gaming Law; Securities / Capital
                                                 Markets Law

Howard Bobrow                  Corporate Law; Venture Capital Law

Michael H. Diamant             Arbitration; Commercial Litigation; International
                                                 Arbitration – Governmental; Litigation – Intellectual
                                                 Property; Mediation

Dominic A. DiPuccio           Corporate Law

Jill Friedman Helfman (a)   Family Law

Leigh A. Hellner                    Real Estate Law

Edward J. Leader                Real Estate Law

Thomas J. Lee (a)               Commercial Litigation

Bruce J. L. Lowe                  Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and
                                                 Reorganization Law; Litigation – Bankruptcy

Carl A. Murway                    Family Law

Stephen M. O’Bryan           Commercial Litigation; Environmental Law

William M. Phillips              Real Estate Law

Richard S. Rivitz                  Corporate Law; Real Estate Law

Richard A. Rosner (b)        Real Estate Law

Eric M. Simon                      Administrative / Regulatory Law; Health Care Law

David R. Tavolier                Corporate Law; Tax Law

Adrian D. Thompson         Education Law

Mark J. Valponi                  Commercial Litigation; Litigation – Labor & Employment

David H. Wallace               Commercial Litigation; Litigation – Construction;
                                               Litigation – Intellectual Property

Timothy L. Zix (a)               Workers’ Compensation Law – Employers

Columbus, OH

Donald C. Brey                    Administrative / Regulatory Law; Commercial Litigation;
                                               Litigation – First Amendment

James J. Chester             Corporate Law; Real Estate Law

Scott M. Doran (a)              Environmental Law

Catherine T. Dunlay            Health Care Law

Stephen C. Fitch                  Bet-the-Company Litigation; Commercial Litigation

David L. Johnson                Corporate Law

J. Anthony Kington             Corporate Law; Trusts and Estates

Pamela S. Krivda                Employment Law – Management; Labor Law –
                                                Management; Litigation – Labor & Employment

Eugene B. Lewis                 Family Law

Sarah D. Morrison              Commercial Litigation; Litigation – Labor & Employment

Craig B. Paynter                  Eminent Domain and Condemnation Law; Litigation –
                                                Construction

Charles R. Saxbe                Bet-the-Company Litigation; Commercial Litigation;
                                                Government Relations Practice

Elizabeth M. Stanton          Employment Law – Management; Litigation – Labor &
                                                Employment; Litigation – Land Use & Zoning

Roderick H. Willcox           Corporate Law; Trusts and Estates

Dayton, OH

Lance A. Gildner                 Litigation & Controversy – Tax; Tax Law

Gregory G. Lockhart (a)    Criminal Defense: White-Collar

Jeffrey A. Mullins                Employment Law – Management; Labor Law –
                                                Management

Allen R. Norris                      Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law

David N. Reed                       Real Estate Law

Fred A. Ungerman, Jr.        Employment Law – Individuals; Employment Law –
                                                Management; Labor Law – Management; Labor Law –
                                                Union; Litigation – Labor & Employment

Lisa K. Wiseman                 Trusts and Estates

Indianapolis, IN

Scott R. Alexander (a)        Environmental Law; Litigation – Environmental

Jerald I. Ancel (c)                 Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and
                                                 Reorganization Law; Litigation – Bankruptcy

Thomas A. Barnard            Bet-the-Company Litigation; Commercial Litigation;
                                                Litigation – Environmental

Jackie M. Bennett, Jr.        Commercial Litigation; Criminal Defense: White-Collar;
                                                Litigation – Environmental

David G. Blachly (a)            Corporate Law

Dave C. Bromund                Health Care Law

Robert R. Clark                   Commercial Litigation; Litigation – Environmental

James A. Coles                  Copyright Law; Information Technology Law; Patent Law;
                                                Technology Law; Trademark Law

Anne Cowgur (a)                Appellate Practice

Paul T. Deignan                  Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and
                                               Reorganization Law; Litigation – Bankruptcy

Donald K. Densborn          Banking and Finance Law; Business Organizations
                                               (including LLCs and Partnerships); Corporate Law;
                                               Mergers & Acquisitions Law

Frank J. Deveau                 Environmental Law; Litigation – Environmental

Jeffrey J. Graham (a)       Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and
                                               Reorganization Law

Edward W. Harris III (a)    Commercial Litigation; Litigation – Antitrust; Mass Tort
                                               Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants

Robert J. Hicks                  Business Organizations (including LLCs & Partnerships);
                                               Corporate Law; Mergers & Acquisitions Law

John R. Humphrey (a)       Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and
                                               Reorganization Law

Andrew T. Kight (a)            Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and
                                               Reorganization Law

Michael P. O’Neil                 Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and
                                                Reorganization Law; Litigation – Bankruptcy

F. Anthony Paganelli (a)    Commercial Litigation

John D. Papageorge (a)    Commercial Litigation

Jonathan G. Polak              Trademark Law

Erick D. Ponader                 Corporate Law; Mergers & Acquisitions Law;
                                                 Real Estate Law

Marlene Reich                      Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and
                                                 Reorganization Law

Richard C. Richmond III(a) Commercial Litigation

Neal R. Roach, Jr.                Corporate Governance Law

Bradley W. Schwer (a)       Corporate Law

Steven C. Shockley              Bet-the-Company Litigation; Commercial Litigation;
                                                  Litigation – Securities

Geoffrey Slaughter               Appellate Practice; Commercial Litigation

James A. Strain (b)              Corporate Governance Law; Corporate Law; Securities /
                                                  Capital Markets Law

Michael C. Terrell                  Bet-the-Company Litigation; Commercial Litigation;
                                                  Employment Law – Management; Labor Law –
                                                  Management

William C. Wagner               Insurance Law; Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions –
                                                  Defendants

(a)    Lawyers who are listed for the first time in Best Lawyers.
(b)    Lawyers who have been listed in Best Lawyers for 30 consecutive years.
(c)    Lawyers who have been listed in Best Lawyers for 20 or more consecutive
         years.