Taft’s Litigation group and attorneys are recognized in the 2025 edition of Benchmark Litigation (Benchmark). The firm is named “Highly Recommended” in Indiana and Ohio and “Recommended” in Minnesota for Dispute Resolution. Taft has also been selected as a “Highly Recommended Firm” in Minnesota for Labor and Employment.

In addition, the following 13 Taft attorneys are named in the 2025 edition as “Litigation Stars.”

Thomas A. Barnard
Jackie M. Bennett, Jr.
Robert A. Bilott
Jeanne M. Cors
Nancy DePodesta
Thomas R. DeVoe
W. Stuart Dornette
Mark Hayden
Lauren E. Lonergan
John R. Mitchell
Jonathan G. Polak
Russell S. Sayre
David H. Wallace

The following five Taft attorneys were named “Future Stars” by Benchmark.

Jason R. Asmus
Tracy N. Betz
Paul R. Harris
Heather M. Hawkins
Daniela Paez

The following three Taft attorneys were selected by Benchmark as “Labor and Employment Stars.”

Thomas R. DeVoe
Lauren E. Lonergan
Janica Pierce Tucker

Benchmark ranks law firms and lawyers based on extensive interviews with litigators, dispute resolution specialists and their clients, as well as analysis of the market’s most significant cases and firm developments. For more information, visit here.