68 Porter Wright attorneys recognized by Super Lawyers® 2016
Porter Wright is proud to announce that 68 attorneys of the firm have been selected to the 2016 Super Lawyers® list.
Candi Taggart of the Cincinnati office has been named to Super Lawyers’ “Top 100” list in Ohio and the "Top 5" list in Cincinnati. Two attorneys in Columbus, Ohio, Joyce Edelman and Kathleen Trafford, have been named to Super Lawyers’ “Top 50 Women” list in Ohio; and Kathleen Brinkman and Candi Taggart in Cincinnati, Ohio have been named to Super Lawyers’ “Top 50 Women” list in Ohio.
Super Lawyers recognizes attorneys who have distinguished themselves in their legal practice. No more than five percent of lawyers in each state are chosen for their high degree of peer recognition and professional achievement. Annual selection is made through a statewide survey of lawyers, an independent research evaluation of candidates and peer reviews by practice area.
Porter Wright attorneys selected to the 2016 Super Lawyers list are:
Location |
Attorney |
Primary Practice Area |
Cincinnati, Ohio |
Kathleen M. Brinkman |
Criminal Defense: White Collar |
David T. Croall |
Employee Litigation: Defense |
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W. Kelly Johnson |
Criminal Defense: White Collar |
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Holly D. Kozlowski |
Intellectual Property |
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Marilyn J. Maag |
Estate & Probate |
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T. Stephen Phillips |
Estate & Probate |
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Carolyn A. Taggart |
Civil Litigation: Defense |
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Cleveland, Ohio |
Brodie M. Butland* |
Business Litigation |
J. Philip Calabrese |
PI - Products: Defense |
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Michael A. Ellis |
Mergers & Acquisition |
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Tracy S. Francis* |
Business Litigation |
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Margaret M. Koesel |
Alternative Dispute Resolution |
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Hugh E. McKay |
Business Litigation |
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Allyson J. O'Keefe* |
Banking |
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Fred J. Pompeani |
Workers' Compensation |
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Michael P. Shuster |
Creditor Debtor Rights |
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Tracey L. Turnbull |
Business Litigation |
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Columbus, Ohio |
Christopher J. Baronzzi* |
Energy & Resources |
David S. Bloomfield Jr. |
Business Litigation |
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James P. Botti |
Creditor Debtor Rights |
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Robert L. Brubaker |
Environmental |
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Craig R. Carlson |
Civil Litigation: Defense |
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John P. Carney* |
Health Care |
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Robert H. Cohen |
Immigration: Business |
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James D. Curphey |
Business Litigation |
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Joyce D. Edelman |
PI - Products: Defense |
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Heather Forry* |
Business / Corporate |
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Timothy E. Grady |
Banking |
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Brian D. Hall |
Employment & Labor |
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James A. King |
Business Litigation |
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Jared Klaus* |
General Litigation |
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Jamie A. LaPlante |
Employee Litigation: Defense |
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Curtis A. Loveland |
Business / Corporate |
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J. Jeffrey McNealey |
Environmental |
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Richard C. McQuown |
Business / Corporate |
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Terrance M. Miller |
PI - Products: Defense |
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Elizabeth L. Moyo* |
General Litigation |
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James S. Oliphant |
Civil Litigation: Defense |
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Fred G. Pressley Jr. |
Employment & Labor |
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Diane C. Reichwein |
Employment & Labor |
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Emily E. Root* |
Health Care |
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Christopher C. Russell |
Employment & Labor |
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Christopher R. Schraff |
Environmental |
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Edward M. Segelken |
Estate & Probate |
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Ryan P. Sherman* |
Business Litigation |
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David P. Shouvlin |
Business Litigation |
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Bradd N. Siegel |
Employee Litigation: Defense |
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Mark A. Snider* |
Tax |
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John M. Stephen |
Employment & Labor |
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Robert J. Tannous |
Securities & Corporate Finance |
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Kathleen M. Trafford |
General Litigation |
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Robert Buzz Trafford |
Business Litigation |
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Michael J. Underwood |
Employment & Labor |
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Charles C. Warner |
Employment & Labor |
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Dayton, Ohio |
Caroline H. Gentry |
Business Litigation |
Tami H. Kirby* |
Creditor Debtor Rights |
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Jeffrey W. Morris |
Bankruptcy: Business |
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Walter Reynolds |
Business Litigation |
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Naples, Florida |
William H. Myers |
Estate & Probate |
Javier Adolfo Pacheco* |
Civil Litigation: Defense |
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Robert J. Stommel |
Estate & Probate |
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Washington, D.C. |
Donald M. Barnes |
Antitrust Litigation |
Leslie Alan Glick |
International |
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Judd L. Kessler |
Alternative Dispute Resolution |
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Richard P. McHugh |
Employee Benefits |
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Christopher C. Yook* |
Antitrust Litigation |
*Denotes attorney named to the Super Lawyers’ Rising Star list. Rising Stars are age 40 or younger or have been practicing law for 10 years or less, and represent the top up-and-coming attorneys in the state. Less than 2.5 percent of lawyers are selected for Rising Star status.
