Taft is pleased to announce that 29 attorneys have been recognized as "Lawyer of the Year" by Best Lawyers® 2027. The "Lawyer of the Year" recognition is given to individual attorneys with the highest overall peer feedback for a specific practice and geographic area. Only one lawyer is awarded "Lawyer of the Year" for each specialty and location.
The following Taft attorneys have been named Best Lawyers® "Lawyer of the Year."
Chicago, Illinois
- Kim R. Walberg, Gaming Law
Cincinnati, Ohio
- Gregory W. Bee, Health Care Law
- Robert A. Bilott, Litigation – Environmental
- Ralph W. Kohnen, Criminal Defense: White-Collar
- Julia B. Meister, Trusts and Estates
- Earl K. Messer, Construction Law
- Michael J. Moeddel, Securities / Capital Markets Law
- Maggie A. Muething, Venture Capital Law
- David A. Zimmerman, Corporate Governance Law
- James M. Zimmerman, Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships)
Cleveland, Ohio
- Richard B. Fry III, Litigation and Controversy – Tax, Tax Law
- David H. Wallace, Litigation – Intellectual Property
- Timothy L. Zix, Workers' Compensation Law – Employers
Columbus, Ohio
- Caryn A. Boyer, Mergers and Acquisitions Law
- David J. Butler, Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Plaintiffs
Dayton, Ohio
- Jennifer D. Brumby, Litigation – Labor and Employment
- Jennifer Hann Harrison, Employment Law – Management
- Timothy G. Pepper, Litigation – Real Estate
Denver, Colorado
- Zane A. Gilmer, Corporate Compliance Law
- Kirsten Stewart, Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
Detroit, Michigan
- Marko J. Belej, Tax Law
- Susan S. Lichterman, Family Law
Indianapolis, Indiana
- Gregory B. Coy, Patent Law
- Samuel D. Hodson, Litigation and Controversy – Tax
- Brad A. Schepers, Biotechnology and Life Sciences Practice
Minneapolis, Minnesota
- Elizabeth Brama, Utilities Law
- Andrew Carlson, Litigation and Controversy – Tax
- Valerie T. Herring, Energy Regulatory Law
- Steven J. Ryan, Commercial Finance Law
Phoenix, Arizona
- John Alan Doran, Litigation – Labor and Employment
West Palm Beach, Florida
- Daniel A. Thomas, Construction Law
About Best Lawyers®
Best Lawyers® is the oldest and most respected peer-review publication in the legal profession. Best Lawyers® rankings are compiled by conducting exhaustive peer-review surveys in which tens of thousands of leading lawyers confidentially evaluate their professional peers. If the votes for an attorney are positive enough for inclusion in Best Lawyers®, that attorney must maintain those votes in subsequent polls to remain on the list for each edition. Lawyers are not permitted to pay any fee to participate in or be included on the lists.