Heather Blankenship

As Director of Lateral Attorney Integration, Heather leads the strategic onboarding and integration of lateral partners and of-counsel across the firm, beginning before their arrival and continuing through their first year at Taft. She works closely with each lateral to develop a customized integration plan aligned with their individual goals and business objectives. Heather also serves as a key connector – bringing our new laterals together with the many Taft teams to support them.

Heather is an active member of the National and Cleveland chapter of the Association of Legal Administrators (ALA) and the Cleveland Society of Human Resource Managers (“CSHRM”). She served as president of the board of directors of the JD Breast Cancer Foundation in Cleveland, a non-profit that lends a helping hand to patients who are experiencing financial hardship as a result of breast cancer treatment.