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Donnell J. Bell
- E dbell@taftlaw.com
- T (312) 836-4099
- F (312) 966-8597
Summary
As an associate in Taft’s Commercial Litigation practice, Donnell regularly represents individuals and business clients in all aspects of the litigation process. In response to today’s ultra-competitive job market and tech-driven lifestyle, he focuses his practice on the increasingly pertinent areas of non-compete litigation and privacy and data security issues.
Donnell has trial, arbitration, and mediation experience in state and federal courts throughout Illinois and Ohio. His general litigation practice has focused on municipal law, personal injury, product liability, and complex commercial disputes, including misappropriation of trade secrets.
Donnell received his undergraduate degree from the University of Southern California and earned his J.D. from Vanderbilt University Law School, where he was a member of the Vanderbilt Journal of Transnational Law.
Awards
Honoree, Ohio Super Lawyers Rising Stars, Business Litigation, 2020-present
Honoree, Ones to Watch, Best Lawyers in America, 2021
All Service Areas
All Practices
Education
- Vanderbilt University Law School (2013)
- University of Southern California (2002)
Admissions
- State - Illinois
- State - Ohio
News
Seventeen Taft Attorneys Selected for Inclusion in Ohio Super Lawyers Rising Stars 2021 News
Forty-Seven Taft Attorneys Selected for Inclusion in Best Lawyers® "Ones to Watch" 2021 News
Nineteen Taft Attorneys Selected for Inclusion in Ohio Rising Stars 2020 News
Bell and Porter Tapped for LCLD Pathfinder Program 2019
Professional Affiliations
- Black Lawyers Association of Cincinnati
Member (2015 - present)
- Federal Bar Association
Member
- Ohio Diversity Council
Member
- Leadership Council on Legal Diversity
Member, Pathfinder Program