Taft partner, Michael Zavatsky, is the recipient of the University of Cincinnati College of Law Adjunct Faculty Teaching Excellence Award for 2011. He is an Adjunct Professor at the University teaching Immigration Law.

Mr. Zavatsky is a member of Taft's Labor and Employment Practice Group and heads its Immigration and Citizenship Practice. As former chair of the Ohio Immigration Lawyers Association, Mr. Zavatsky has served on the Board of Governors of the American Immigration Lawyers Association. He is listed in The Best Lawyers in America, Who's Who In America, Ohio Super Lawyers, and has been named a Leading Lawyer by CincyBusiness magazine. He holds a J.D. from the University of Cincinnati (1980), an M.A. from the University of Hawaii (1972), and a B.A. from The Ohio State University (1970).