Thirty-seven Taft attorneys were named to Ohio Super Lawyers 2025. Super Lawyers is a rating service of leading attorneys – no more than 5% of lawyers in the state are selected for inclusion. In addition, five Taft attorneys received top honors based on the highest point totals.

Following are the Taft honorees:

Top 100 Ohio Super Lawyers 2025

David J. Butler
Jill Friedman Helfman
Julia B. (Schroeder) Meister
John R. Mitchell

Top 50 Cincinnati Super Lawyers 2025

Justin D. Flamm
Julia B. (Schroeder) Meister

Top 50 Cleveland Super Lawyers 2025

Jill Friedman Helfman
John R. Mitchell

Top 50 Columbus Super Lawyers 2025

David J. Butler

Top 50 Women Ohio Super Lawyers 2025

Jill Friedman Helfman
Julia B. (Schroeder) Meister

Top 10 Ohio Super Lawyers 2025

Jill Friedman Helfman

Ohio Super Lawyers 2025 – Cincinnati

• Brian G. Dershaw (Employment & Labor)
• Samuel M. Duran (Workers’ Compensation)
• Justin D. Flamm (Employment & Labor)
• Heather M. Hawkins (Construction Litigation)*
• Aaron M. Herzig (Appellate)
• Daniel J. Hoffheimer (Estate & Probate)
• Ralph W. Kohnen (Criminal Defense: White-Collar)
• Julia B. (Schroeder) Meister (Business Litigation)
• Michael J. Moeddel (Mergers & Acquisitions)
• Gregory Parker Rogers (Employment & Labor)
• Russell S. Sayre (Business Litigation)
• Susan E. Wheatley (Estate & Probate)
• James M. Zimmerman (Business/Corporate)

Ohio Super Lawyers 2025 – Cleveland

• Philip Bautista (Intellectual Property Litigation)
• Howard Bobrow (Business/Corporate)
• Julie A. Crocker (Business Litigation)
• William A. Doyle (Business Litigation)*
• Dov Y. Frankel (Creditor Debtor Rights)
• Paul R. Harris (Business Litigation)
• Jill Friedman Helfman (Family Law)
• Lynn Rowe Larsen (Business Litigation)
• Bruce J.L. Lowe (Bankruptcy: Business)
• John R. Mitchell (Criminal Defense: White Collar)
• Carl A. Murway (Family Law)
• Adrian D. Thompson (Employment & Labor)
• David H. Wallace (Business Litigation)
• Michael J. Zbiegien, Jr. (Business Litigation)
• Timothy L. Zix (Workers’ Compensation)

Ohio Super Lawyers 2025 – Columbus

• James D. Abrams (Business Litigation)
• David J. Butler (Business Litigation)
• Peter W. Hahn (Construction Litigation)
• Marc J. Kessler (Business Litigation)
• Pamela S. Krivda (Employment & Labor)
• David H. Thomas (Criminal Defense: White Collar)
• Janica Pierce Tucker (Employment & Labor)

Ohio Super Lawyers 2025 – Dayton

• Jennifer Hann Harrison (Employment & Labor)
• Glen R. McMurry (Business Litigation)

* 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.