Taft Cleveland partners John R. Mitchell, Patrick Krebs, and Will Doyle have been elected to serve as leaders of the Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association (CMBA) and Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Foundation (CMBF) from 2025 to 2026.
Mitchell was sworn in as CMBA vice-president, Krebs as a CMBA board member, and Doyle as a CMBF board member at the CMBA Annual Meeting on June 5.
"I am privileged to serve as the 2025-2026 CMBA vice-president. I am excited to focus our efforts this year reaffirming our shared commitment to the Rule of Law," said Mitchell.
Mitchell is a partner in Taft's Compliance, Investigations, and White Collar Defense and Commercial Litigation practices. He is a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers, whose membership is restricted to the top one percent of trial lawyers in each state, as unanimously recognized by their peers. Krebs is a partner in the firm's Commercial Litigation practice and represents clients in various types of business, employment, and real estate litigation matters. Doyle is an experienced litigator primarily focusing on intellectual property disputes, including trademark, trade secret, and patent litigation. He represents clients in federal and state courts across the country, as well as before the U.S. Trademark Trial and Appeal Board.