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January 14, 2026 / Press Release

30 Porter Wright attorneys selected to 2026 Ohio Super Lawyers and Rising Stars Lists

Porter Wright is pleased to announce that a total of 30 attorneys have been selected to the 2026 editions of Ohio Super Lawyers and Ohio Rising Stars.

Each year, no more than 5% of the lawyers in each state are selected by the research team at Super Lawyers to receive this honor, while no more than 2.5% of the lawyers in each state are selected to receive the Rising Stars honor.

In addition, five Porter Wright attorneys were named to the publication’s Top Lists for receiving high scores during the selection process. The attorneys selected to the 2026 Ohio Super Lawyers Top List are:

  • Jim Curphey
    • Top 50 Columbus Super Lawyers
  • Terry Posey
    • Top 50 Cincinnati Super Lawyers
  • Chris Russell
    • Top 50 Columbus Super Lawyers
    • Top 100 Ohio Super Lawyers
  • Candi Taggart
    • Top 50 Cincinnati Super Lawyers
  • Tracey Turnbull
    • Top 50 Cleveland Super Lawyers
    • Top 100 Ohio Super Lawyers
    • Top 50 Women Ohio Super Lawyers

The 18 Porter Wright attorneys named to the 2026 Ohio Super Lawyers list are:

  • David Bloomfield, Jr.
  • Jim Curphey
  • Joyce Edelman
  • Jenni Edwards
  • Katja Garvey
  • Jason Gerken
  • Brad Hughes
  • Jim King
  • Tami Kirby
  • Becca Levine
  • Hugh McKay
  • Liz Moyo
  • Terry Posey
  • Fred Pressley, Jr.
  • Chris Russell
  • Mike Shuster
  • Candi Taggart
  • Tracey Turnbull

The 12 attorneys named to the 2026 Ohio Rising Stars list are:

  • Margo Brandenburg
  • Mike Britt
  • Blake Crow
  • Kelsey Gee
  • Tony Graber
  • Will Gutmann
  • Su He
  • Diana Jia
  • Justin Joyce
  • Mac Kelly
  • Sarah Squillante
  • Megan West

About Super Lawyers

Super Lawyers, part of Thomson Reuters, is a rating service of outstanding lawyers from more than 70 practice areas who have attained a high degree of peer recognition and professional achievement. The annual selections are made using a patented multiphase process that includes a statewide survey of lawyers, an independent research evaluation of candidates and peer reviews by practice area.