Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP is pleased to announce that 18 attorneys in Taft’s Ohio offices were selected for inclusion in Ohio Rising Stars 2019. Rising Stars 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 are the Taft honorees:

Ohio Rising Stars 2019 – Cincinnati

• E. Chase Dressman (Environmental)
• Christopher (Kit) S. Houston (Real Estate)
• Sonya Jindal Tork (Tax)
• Sarah C. Leyshock (Employment & Labor)
• Robert W. McDonald (Securities & Corporate Finance)
• Nick J. Pieczonka (General Litigation)
• Evan T. Priestle (Employment & Labor) *
• Sanna-Rae Taylor (Business Litigation)
• Chad R. Ziepfel (Criminal Defense: White Collar)

Ohio Rising Stars 2019 – Cleveland

• Jennifer B. Orr (Business Litigation)

Ohio Rising Stars 2019 – Columbus

• Carolyn A. Davis (Employment & Labor)
• Celia M. Kilgard-Schnupp (Business Litigation) *
• Michael K. Robertson (Appellate) *
• Kathryn Wallrabenstein (Criminal Defense: White Collar)

Ohio Rising Stars 2019 – Dayton

• Scot Ganow (Technology Transactions) *
• Zachary Heck (Technology Transactions) *
• Nadia Klarr (Employment & Labor) *
• Valerie M. Talkers (Business Litigation)

*Newly recognized

About Super Lawyers

Super Lawyers, a Thomson Reuters business, is a rating service of outstanding attorneys from more than 70 practice areas who have attained a high degree of peer recognition and professional achievement. The selection process is multi-phased and includes independent research, peer nominations and peer evaluations.