Twenty-one attorneys in Taft’s Indianapolis office were recognized in Indiana Rising Stars 2025. Rising Stars names the leading up-and-coming attorneys in the state – no more than 2.5% of lawyers in the state are chosen for the list.

Following are the Taft honorees:

Indiana Rising Stars 2025

• Kira A. Crowley (Mergers & Acquisitions)
• Kimberly S. DalSanto (Business Litigation)
• Christopher A. DeVore (Intellectual Property)
• Mike Etienne (Intellectual Property Litigation)
• Kristine Gordon (Business Litigation)
• Vivek R. Hadley (Business Litigation)
• Steve T. Henke (Civil Litigation: Defense)
• Manny Herceg (Business Litigation)
• Ryan P. Hiler (Intellectual Property)
• John F. Huldin (Environmental)
• Zakariah Kulam (Environmental)*
• Katelyn Klingler Leveque (Real Estate)*
• Melissa A. Macchia (Employment & Labor)
• Adam Mills (Business Litigation)*
• Abaigeal F. Musser (Business Litigation)
• Neil Peluchette (Intellectual Property)
• Aaron P. Snellenbarger (Estate & Probate)
• Tommy B. Sokolowski (Environmental)*
• Samuel E. Swafford (Real Estate)
• Megan Van Pelt (Employment Litigation)*
• Brett Wilson (Securities & Corporate Finance)*

* Newly recognized. 

About Super Lawyers

Super Lawyers, a Thomson Reuters business, is a rating service of outstanding attorneys from more than 70 practice areas who have attained a high degree of peer recognition and professional achievement. The selection process is multi-phased and includes independent research, peer nominations, and peer evaluations.