Jennifer Hann Harrison

Jennifer is partner-in-charge of the Taft Dayton office and serves as employment and outside counsel for companies of all sizes. She works closely with employers across a broad spectrum of employment laws, including guiding clients through workforce assessment, compliance, and transition issues in mergers and acquisitions; counseling employers on employee discipline and discharge, accommodation, policies and contracts, leave management, employee and independent contractor classification, internal investigations, and reductions in force. She conducts compliance and safety training for clients and regularly speaks for various employer associations and organizations. Her ability to deliver creative and impactful legal solutions to clients has earned her high recognition both locally and nationally.

Jennifer believes in serving the community. She chaired the 2024 YWCA Dayton Women of Influence and served as the 2020 Chair of the Dayton Area Chamber of Commerce Board. She has served on the steering committee of the Dayton Area Logistics Association, on the board of trustees of the Dayton Art Institute, and is past president of the board of trustees of the Cox Arboretum Foundation.

For her work, Jennifer has been honored as a Lawyer of the Year, Best Lawyers, Employment Law – Management in 2021, 2023, 2025, and 2027. Jennifer was a recipient of the 2024 Dayton Business Journal Women Who Mean Business award.

Jennifer received her J.D. from the Dickinson School of Law, and her undergraduate degree from West Chester University, magna cum laude.

• Led a complex investigation of alleged clergy misconduct for a large religious institution.
• Achieved a defense jury verdict for a food manufacturer in a retaliatory discharge claim.
• Successfully defended multiple employers in administrative claims of race, gender, age, and disability discrimination, sexual harassment and hostile work environment.
• Successfully represented a manufacturing company in an OSHA whistleblower claim.
• Successfully represented numerous employers in Violations of Specific Safety Requirements (VSSR’s) before the Ohio Industrial Commission.
• Achieved numerous defense verdicts in right to participate and extent of disability claims for companies in manufacturing, logistics, and healthcare industries.