Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP is pleased to announce that 18 attorneys throughout Taft’s Ohio offices were selected for inclusion in Ohio Rising Stars 2014. Rising Stars, a Thomson Reuters business, recognizes the top up-and-coming attorneys in the state — no more than 2.5 percent of the lawyers in the state are selected. Following is the list of Taft honorees:

Cincinnati

Beth A. Bryan
Business Litigation

Brian G. Dershaw
Employment & Labor

Justin D. Flamm
Employment & Labor

Sonya S. Jindal
Tax

Ryan M. Martin
Employment & Labor

Peter J. O’Shea
Business Litigation

Nicholas J. Pieczonka
General Litigation

Chad R. Ziepfel
Criminal Defense: White Collar

James M. Zimmerman
Business/Corporate

Cleveland

Brian E. Ambrosia
Employment Litigation: Defense

H. William Beseth, III
Estate Planning & Probate

Julie A. Crocker
Business Litigation

Kimberlie L. Huff
Business Litigation

Jennifer B. Orr
Business Litigation

Michael J. Zbiegien Jr.
Business Litigation

Columbus

Zachary D. Kravitz
Energy & Natural Resources

Janica P. Tucker
Employment & Labor

Dayton

Lisa K. Wiseman-Meyer
Estate Planning & Probate

About Rising Stars
Rising Stars, a Thomson Reuters business, recognizes the top up-and-coming attorneys in the state — those who are 40 years old or younger, or who have been practicing for 10 years or less. Each year, attorneys are given a general survey and are instructed to nominate lawyers they have personally observed in action, whether as opposing counsel or co-counsel or through other firsthand courtroom observation. In addition to the general survey, an attorney-led research team reviews the credentials of potential candidates and assigns points based on a set of defined evaluation criteria. The point totals from the general survey and research process are then added to arrive at a final tally. The lawyers are ranked by point totals and those with the highest point totals are named to the Rising Stars list. No more than 2.5 percent of the lawyers in the state are named to the list.