Seventeen attorneys in Taft’s Ohio offices were selected for inclusion in Ohio Super Lawyers Rising Stars 2021. Rising Stars recognizes the top up-and-coming attorneys in the state — no more than 2.5% of the lawyers in the state are selected.

Following are the Taft honorees:

Ohio Rising Stars 2021 – Cincinnati

Donnell J. Bell (Business Litigation)
Christopher (Kit) S. Houston (Real Estate)
Megan M. Okun (Estate & Probate)
Nick J. Pieczonka (General Litigation)
Evan T. Priestle (Employment & Labor)
Andrew A. Spievack (Civil Litigation: Defense)
Chad R. Ziepfel (Criminal Defense: White Collar)

Ohio Rising Stars 2021 – Cleveland

Daniel H. Bryan (Business Litigation)
William A. Doyle (Business Litigation)*
JoZeff W. Gebolys (Civil Litigation: Plaintiff)
Brandi N. Weekley (Business/Corporate)

Ohio Rising Stars 2021 – Columbus

Carolyn A. Davis (Employment & Labor)
Jonathan N. Olivito (Business Litigation)
Michael K. Robertson (Appellate)
Kathryn Wallrabenstein (Criminal Defense: White Collar)

Ohio Rising Stars 2021 – Dayton

Zachary Heck (Technology Transactions)
Nadia A. Lampton (Employment & Labor)

* Newly recognized.

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.