Cincinnati, OH – The following attorneys from Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP have been chosen by Cincinnati Magazine as Ohio Rising Stars for 2006: from the Business and Finance Department, Bridget C. Hoffman, David A. Mancino, George D. Molinsky, Tracey A. Puthoff, Brie S. Rogers, and James M. Zimmerman; the Labor and Employment Department, Justin D. Flamm, Kerry P. Hastings and Rachel S. Zahniser; and the Litigation Department, Robert A. Bilott, Eric K. Combs, Jeanne M. Cors, Paige L. Ellerman, Kimberlie L. Huff, Majeed G. Makhlouf, Julia B. Meister, Timothy W. Miller, John B. Nalbandian, Gregory J. O’Brien, and Timothy L. Zix.

Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP has offices in Cincinnati, Columbus, Cleveland, Dayton and Covington, Kentucky. The firm provides a broad range of legal services to businesses and individuals, including litigation, corporate and business law, securities and municipal financing, tax and estate planning, labor and employment law, real estate and environmental, health care, intellectual property and unfair competition and antitrust law.