Christopher M. Wolcott

In the community, Chris is involved in numerous civic and community organizations, including the Dayton Bar Association where he is a member of the Board of Trustees; the Federal Bar Association where he is currently the Vice President of the Dayton Chapter, a Sixth Circuit Representative on the National Younger Lawyers’ Division Board, and the Director of the Thurgood Marshall Memorial Moot Court Competition; and the Miami Valley Council of Scouting America where he is a member of the Executive Board. Chris has also volunteered as a cross country and track coach with both the Waynesville High School and Middle School teams as well as the Juniors Summer Running Club for kids. Finally, Chris is a member of Taft’s Pro Bono Committee, has been named to numerous pro bono honor rolls, and continues to make pro bono work a high priority in his practice.

Prior to joining Taft, Chris was a judicial law clerk for the Honorable Melissa T. Standridge at the Kansas Court of Appeals. He obtained his J.D. from the University of Kansas School of Law and his bachelor’s degree from Tiffin University, magna cum laude, where he was also a member of the school’s cross country and track teams.