Cincinnati, OH – Terrance Ashanta-Barker has joined the Business and Finance Department of Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP's Cincinnati office. Ashanta-Barker received his law degree from The Florida State University College of Law and his undergraduate degree in Chemical Engineering from the Tuskegee University. He is the former COO and general counsel to Small & Carter Investments Company (S&CI). Ashanta-Barker is licensed to practice law in the States of Georgia, Florida and Ohio. He is a graduate of the Grassroots Leadership Academy and the United States Presidential Classroom. He is also a member of the Board of Trustees of the Cincinnati Business Incubator, the Board of Trustees and Finance and Executive Committees of the Cincinnati Scholarship Foundation, and the Board of Directors of Freedom YP at the National Underground Railroad Freedom Center. Mr. Ashanta-Barker is also a volunteer for the Special Olympics and various other mental health initiatives.

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.