Taft was ranked a 2014 “Highly Recommended Firm” in Ohio and Indiana by Benchmark Litigation, the definitive guide to America's leading business litigation firms and attorneys. The firm was one of only 10 firms in Ohio and four firms in Indiana to be selected. Following are the Taft attorneys who were recognized by Benchmark 2014.

Named “Local Litigation Star (2014) – Ohio”:

• Jeanne M. Cors, Antitrust, General Commercial, Health Care and White Collar Crime
• W. Stuart Dornette, General Commercial and Securities
• Stephen M. O’Bryan, General Commercial and Securities
• Charles R. “Rocky” Saxbe, General Commercial
• Russell S. Sayre, General Commercial
• David H. Wallace, General Commercial and Securities

Named “Local Litigation Star (2014) – Ohio, Plaintiff”:

• Robert A. Bilott, Environmental
• Ryan C. Edwards, Personal Injury and Product Liability
• Mark J. Valponi, Personal Injury and Product Liability

Named “Local Litigation Star (2014) – Indiana”:

• Thomas A. Barnard, Environmental, Insurance and Securities
• Jackie M. Bennett, Jr., General Commercial and White Collar Crime
• Thomas R. DeVoe, Labor and Employment
• Edward W. Harris III, Antitrust, Appellate and General Commercial
• Richard A. Kempf, Professional Liability
• Steven C. Shockley, Appellate, General Commercial, Labor and Employment and Securities
• Geoffrey Slaughter, Antitrust, Appellate, Civil Rights and Human Rights and General Commercial

Named “Local Litigation Star (2014) – Indiana, Plaintiff”:

• Thomas A. Barnard, Environmental, Insurance and Securities
• Edward W. Harris III, Antitrust, Appellate and General Commercial
• Jonathan G. Polak, General Commercial and Intellectual Property
• Gayle A. Reindl, Antitrust
• Geoffrey Slaughter, Antitrust, Appellate, Civil Rights and Human Rights and General Commercial

Named “Local Litigation Star (2014) – Kentucky, Plaintiff”:

• Robert B. Craig, Antitrust and General Commercial

About Benchmark
Benchmark exclusively covers the litigation market. While the brand originally focused on the U.S. commercial litigation market, the Benchmark line of publications has grown to include the U.S. plaintiff market and the Canadian litigation market. Benchmark Plaintiff focuses on plaintiff litigation. Some plaintiff-oriented firms and attorneys are ranked and editorialized in Benchmark Litigation, but the guide provides plaintiff lawyers with a separate editorial platform and includes many firms not previously mentioned in Benchmark Litigation. Research for Benchmark Plaintiff mirrors Benchmark Litigation. It occurs over a six-month period, allowing researchers to conduct extensive interviews with litigators and their clients. During the interviews, researchers review recent casework and ask sources to offer their professional opinions on litigators practicing within their state or national practice areas.

For more information about Taft’s rankings please visit Benchmark.