Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP is pleased to announce that 25 attorneys throughout Taft’s Ohio offices were selected for inclusion in Ohio Rising Stars 2013. 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:

Brian E. Ambrosia
Employment Litigation: Defense

Philip R. Bautista
Business Litigation

Ryan M. Bednarczuk
Intellectual Property

Jeffrey T. Cicarella
Mergers & Acquisitions

Julie A. Crocker
Business Litigation

Brian G. Dershaw
Employment & Labor

James M. Dickerson
Business Litigation

Christopher B. Ermisch
Workers’ Compensation

Amelia J. Workman Farago
Business Litigation

Justin D. Flamm
Employment & Labor

Kevin M. Hilvert
Health Care

Bridget C. Hoffman
Securities & Corporate Finance

Kimberlie L. Huff
Business Litigation

Mark R. Jacobs
Business Litigation

Elizabeth A. Kastner
Health Care

Meredith K. Knueve
Estate Planning & Probate

Zachary D. Kravitz
Energy & Natural Resources

Jessica A. Mager
Family Law

Ryan M. Martin
Employment & Labor

Peter S. Nealis
Securities & Corporate Finance

Julia E. Tarvin
Estate Planning & Probate

Janica P. Tucker
Employment & Labor

Lisa K. Wiseman
Estate Planning & Probate

Michael J. Zbiegien Jr.
Business Litigation

James M. Zimmerman
Business/Corporate

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.