Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP was ranked a 2012 “Highly Recommended Firm” in Ohio and Indiana in the fifth annual edition of Benchmark Litigation, the definitive guide to America’s leading business litigation firms and defense litigation attorneys. The firm was one of nine firms in Ohio and four firms in Indiana to be selected.

Named in Ohio as “Local Litigation Stars” are:

Stephen M. O’Bryan, Commercial Litigation and Securities
David H. Wallace, Commercial Litigation and Securities

Named in Indiana as “Local Litigation Stars” are:

Thomas Barnard, Environmental Litigation, Insurance and Securities
Jackie M. Bennett, Jr., Commercial Litigation and White Collar Crime
Thomas R. DeVoe, Employment Litigation
Edward W. Harris III, Antitrust and Appellate
Steven C. Shockley, Appellate, Commercial Litigation, Employment Litigation and Securities
Geoffrey Slaughter, Antitrust, Appellate and Commercial Litigation

Named in Ohio as “Future Stars” are Russell S. Sayre and Jeanne M. Cors.

In its annual guide, Benchmark Litigation said that Taft is “well regarded and respected” by local peers. Clients herald the firm for its “high level of sophistication in all its practice areas.” Benchmark is the only publication on the market to focus exclusively on litigation in the United States. The guide’s results are the culmination of a six-month research period that allows our researchers to conduct extensive interviews with litigators and their clients.