The firm is pleased to announce that 74 attorneys in Taft’s Chicago office have been selected to the Leading Lawyers Network for 2026. Two attorneys were named “Emerging Lawyers.”

Leading Lawyers are recommended by their peers to be among the top lawyers in specific areas of practice. Less than 5% of all lawyers licensed in each state have received the distinction of Leading Lawyer. Emerging Lawyers are identified by their peers to be among the top lawyers who are age 40 or younger or have been in practice for less than 10 years. No more than 2% of all lawyers licensed in each state have received the distinction of Emerging Lawyer.

Following are the Taft honorees:

• Richard E. Aderman
• Jonathan B. Amarilio
• Kathryn Kovitz Arnold
• James D. Augustyn
• Stephen R. Auten
• Elizabeth E. Babbitt
• Liz L. Butler
• William Choslovsky
• Jillian S. Cole
• Isaac J. Colunga
• Philip L. Comella
• Terese M. Connolly
• Kimberly Marie Copp
• Erin Lynch Cordier
• Michael A. Cramarosso
• Nancy L. DePodesta
• Peter E. Deegan
• Todd Dixon
• J. Timothy Eaton
• Ian H. Fisher
• Cezar M. Froelich
• Michael D. Froelich
• Matthew R. Godfrey
• Ivan H. Golden
• Mitchell D. Goldsmith
• Graham C. Grady
• Troy A. Groetken
• Jane S. Hahn
• Marcus S. Harris
• Adam K. Hollander
• Richard Y. Hu
• Heather A. Jackson
• Paul T. Jenson
• Gary A. Jungels
• Michael C. Jurasek
• Paul L. Kelley
• John F. Kennedy
• Kenneth Klassman
• Anne E. Kremer (Emerging Lawyer)
• Edward J. Kus
• Joseph R. Lanser
• Anthony R. Licata
• Daniel D. Lindgren
• Gillian G. Lindsay
• Jeff Mattson
• John C. McDonnell
• Catherine McGivney
• Jeffrey G. Mote
• Michael K. Nutter
• Barton J. O’Brien
• James L. Oakley
• Thomas G. Pasternak
• Landon S. Raiford
• John M. Riccione
• Michael S. Roberts
• Nicollette L. K. Roggeveen (Emerging Lawyer)
• Todd A. Rowden
• Lawrence C. Rubin
• Richard T. Ruzich
• William J. Serritella, Jr.
• Michael P. Sheehan
• Roshan P. Shrestha
• Eric L. Singer
• A. Thomas Skallas
• Brianna M. Skelly
• Allan T. Slagel
• Derrick M. Thompson, Jr.
• O. Kate Tragesser
• Kim R. Walberg
• Patrick N. Wartan
• David L. Weinstein
• Michael J. Zalewski
• Howard P. Zweig
• Ann M. Zwick

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