Taft is pleased to announce that 29 attorneys have been recognized as “Lawyer of the Year” by Best Lawyers^® 2027. The “Lawyer of the Year” recognition is given to individual attorneys with the highest overall peer feedback for a specific practice and geographic area. Only one lawyer is awarded “Lawyer of the Year” for each specialty and location.

The following Taft attorneys have been named Best Lawyers^® “Lawyer of the Year.”

Chicago, Illinois

• Kim R. Walberg, Gaming Law

Cincinnati, Ohio

• Gregory W. Bee, Health Care Law
• Robert A. Bilott, Litigation – Environmental
• Ralph W. Kohnen, Criminal Defense: White-Collar
• Julia B. Meister, Trusts and Estates
• Earl K. Messer, Construction Law
• Michael J. Moeddel, Securities / Capital Markets Law
• Maggie A. Muething, Venture Capital Law
• David A. Zimmerman, Corporate Governance Law
• James M. Zimmerman, Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships)

Cleveland, Ohio

• Richard B. Fry III, Litigation and Controversy – Tax, Tax Law
• David H. Wallace, Litigation – Intellectual Property
• Timothy L. Zix, Workers’ Compensation Law – Employers

Columbus, Ohio

• Caryn A. Boyer, Mergers and Acquisitions Law
• David J. Butler, Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Plaintiffs

Dayton, Ohio

• Jennifer D. Brumby, Litigation – Labor and Employment
• Jennifer Hann Harrison, Employment Law – Management
• Timothy G. Pepper, Litigation – Real Estate

Denver, Colorado

• Zane A. Gilmer, Corporate Compliance Law
• Kirsten Stewart, Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law

Detroit, Michigan

• Marko J. Belej, Tax Law
• Susan S. Lichterman, Family Law

Indianapolis, Indiana

• Gregory B. Coy, Patent Law
• Samuel D. Hodson, Litigation and Controversy – Tax
• Brad A. Schepers, Biotechnology and Life Sciences Practice

Minneapolis, Minnesota

• Elizabeth Brama, Utilities Law
• Andrew Carlson, Litigation and Controversy – Tax
• Valerie T. Herring, Energy Regulatory Law
• Steven J. Ryan, Commercial Finance Law

Phoenix, Arizona

• John Alan Doran, Litigation – Labor and Employment

West Palm Beach, Florida

• Daniel A. Thomas, Construction Law

About Best Lawyers^®

Best Lawyers^® is the oldest and most respected peer-review publication in the legal profession. Best Lawyers^® rankings are compiled by conducting exhaustive peer-review surveys in which tens of thousands of leading lawyers confidentially evaluate their professional peers. If the votes for an attorney are positive enough for inclusion in Best Lawyers^®, that attorney must maintain those votes in subsequent polls to remain on the list for each edition. Lawyers are not permitted to pay any fee to participate in or be included on the lists.