Cincinnati, OH – Lori E. Jeffries, a partner in the Business and Finance Department of Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP, has been selected for We Lead, a new women's leadership training program sponsored by the Cincinnati USA Regional Chamber of Commerce.

Jeffries, a resident of Terrace Park, concentrates her legal practice in the areas of corporate law, business acquisitions, lending and finance, and real estate and securities. She received her undergraduate degree from Miami University and law degree from the Salmon P. Chase College of Law, graduating magna cum laude and Order of the Curia.

Jeffries currently serves as president of the Board of Madcap Productions and serves as co-vice president of the Board for Historic Southwest Ohio and chairs the Marketing Committee for 100 Wise Women. She also serves on the boards of Coney Island, Inc. and Leisure Systems, Inc. and is a member of the firm's Professional Women's Resource Group (PWRG). Jeffries was selected by Cincinnati Magazine as a 2005 Super Lawyers Rising Star.

Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP has offices in Cincinnati, Columbus, Cleveland, Dayton and Northern Kentucky. The firm provides a broad range of legal services to businesses and individuals, including litigation, corporate and business law, securities and municipal financing, tax and estate planning, labor and employment law, real estate and environmental, health care, intellectual property and unfair competition and antitrust law.