Jennifer is a partner with the firm, and practices in the areas of Workers' Compensation and Employment Law. She is dedicated to the improvement of the legal profession, having served for more than ten years on the Dayton Bar Association Certified Grievance Committee, a group that investigates complaints brought by clients against their attorneys. She also serves on the Ohio State Bar Association Council of Delegates and is an Ohio Bar Association Fellow. Jennifer is proud to be the first woman to have made partner at Crew & Buchanan, an established Dayton law firm that joined Taft in March of 2009.

Leigh is a partner with the firm practicing in the area of commercial real estate law since 1996.  While in law school at the University of Pennsylvania, she ran a student legal aid clinic on the South side of Philadelphia providing free legal assistance to low-income residents with child custody, spousal support and domestic violence issues, and her commitment to volunteerism continues in her work as a Board member of the Nature Center at Shaker Lakes, an organization committed to conservation, connecting people with nature and inspiring environmental stewardship.  While handling a broad range of real estate transactions, Leigh has a particular fondness for projects involving urban redevelopment and brownfields development.

Casie is an associate in the firm's Government Contracts practice group.  After graduating from the University of Dayton School of Law, where she was the Editor-in-Chief of the Law Review, Casie took the Ohio bar exam when her daughter was just 16 weeks old.  Casie is currently on the board of a local domestic violence program and enjoys giving back to her community in any way she can.  In her spare time, she enjoys spending time outdoors with her husband, daughter and two German Shorthaired Pointers.

Sonya Jindal is an associate with the firm and focuses her practice on tax and estate planning law.  Sonya earned her law degree from Vanderbilt University School of Law and her Tax LL.M. degree from Northwestern University School of Law.  At Vanderbilt, Sonya was a Chancellor's Scholar and received the Vanderbilt Scholastic Excellence Award in International Business Transactions.  During law school, Sonya served as a volunteer for the Nashville Pro Bono Program, and in recognition of her work she received the Vanderbilt Legal Aid Society Public Interest Service Award.  Sonya has also volunteered in the Cincinnati Public Schools system.  Sonya feels that her work in the tax and estate planning practice groups is particularly rewarding because it gives her the opportunity to aid tax exempt organizations and assist clients with charitable gift planning
 

Naomi, an associate since 2008, practices in the areas of health care and general corporate law. Since before law school Naomi has had an interest in women's health and believes that women are empowered when they understand their health issues and options. Before entering law school she worked as a research assistant at the University of Michigan's Mental Health Research Institute where she studied how female reproductive hormones affect the body's physiological response to stress. Also an undergraduate, she also worked as a librarian at the Women's Health Resource Center at the University of Michigan's Medical Center where she helped answer women's questions about their health by researching and providing them with information and educational materials. Prior to joining Taft, Naomi was an Assistant Attorney General with the Ohio Attorney General's Office where she defended Ohio's agencies and universities in civil actions, primarily in the areas of medical malpractice, employment, and contract law. Naomi and her husband are the parents of a young daughter, and "she brings unlimited joy to our lives".

Emily is an associate in the firm's Litigation practice group.  She graduated from Vanderbilt University Law School in 2009, and while in law school she worked on the Journal of Entertainment and Technology Law.  Before law school, Emily attended Miami University where she was heavily involved in Miami's Collegiate Chorale and wrote for the Miami Student.  She also spent a year working as a full-time reporter for a local newspaper in Clermont County, the community in which she was raised.  Emily lives in Mt. Washington with her husband, Matt.
 

Erin began working as a Litigation associate in 2009 upon returning home to Indianapolis after graduating from Washington University School of Law in St. Louis. Having grown up in a military family, Erin believes strongly in finding ways to serve her community. As an undergraduate, Erin interned with the Jewish Community Center of Indianapolis and United Way of Central Indiana. During law school Erin worked at the Washington University Civil Justice Clinic, where she provided free representation to low-income victims of domestic violence. Erin is also the proud owner of two rescued golden retrievers.

Michele is an associate in the Litigation and White Collar Crimes practice groups.  Before attending law school, Michele spent a year substitute teaching and volunteering at Girls, Inc., and she was a Big Sister for Big Brothers Big Sisters of America.  In addition, Michele spent a semester studying abroad in Marburg, Germany and also spent a short time studying in South Africa.