Taft Stettinius & Hollister
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| No. of offices | 12 |
|---|---|
| No. of attorneys | 675[1] |
| No. of employees | More than 1,000 |
| Key people | Robert J. Hicks, Chairman and Managing Partner |
| Date founded | 1885 |
| Founder | Worthington, Strong, Stettinius & Hollister; Taft & Taft |
| Company type | Limited Liability Partnership |
| Website | taftlaw |
Taft Stettinius & Hollister, commonly known as "Taft", is an American, white-shoe law firm founded in Cincinnati, with offices in Cleveland, Columbus, Dayton and Delaware, Ohio; Chicago, Illinois; Denver, Colorado; Indianapolis, Indiana; Covington, Kentucky; Minneapolis, Minnesota; Phoenix, Arizona; and Washington, DC.[2] Taft has been referred to as Cincinnati's most prestigious law firm.[3][4]
History[]
Taft traces its roots back to 1885, when Worthington & Strong was founded by Judge William Worthington and Edward W. Strong. John L. Stettinius and John B. Hollister joined the firm after its founding, at which point the firm became known as Worthington, Strong, Stettinius & Hollister. In January 1923, Judge Worthington died. In the following year, a young firm headed by Robert A. Taft and Charles P. Taft II, sons of former President William Howard Taft, joined the older firm to become Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP.[5]
In 1947, the firm's labor department, led by J. Mack Swigert, was instrumental in helping Robert Taft, who had become a United States Senator, draft and pass the groundbreaking Taft–Hartley Act that regulated labor unions.[6]
More recently, the firm is known for its work representing West Virginians in the environmental litigation against DuPont beginning in the 1990s,[7] which was the subject of the 2019 film Dark Waters.
Since the 1980s, the firm's expansion beyond Cincinnati has been accomplished with the aid of strategic mergers with local firms with its various branch offices, including Kelley, McCann, and Livingston of Cleveland in 2001,[8] Sommer Barnard of Indianapolis in 2008,[9] Kahn Kleinman of Cleveland in 2008,[10] Chester, Wilcox, and Saxbe of Columbus in 2012,[11] and Shefsky and Froelich of Chicago in 2014.[12] On August 29, 2019, partners at Briggs & Morgan of Minneapolis voted to merge with Taft. The merger became effective January 1, 2020.[13] In February 2021, Taft opened an office in Washington, DC.[14]
Practice areas[]
The firm's practice areas include business and finance, business restructuring, bankruptcy and creditor rights, domestic relations, employment, environmental, gaming, government contracts, health and life sciences, higher education, intellectual property, labor relations, litigation, pharmaceutical and life sciences litigation, private client, public finance, real estate, tax, technology services and more.[15] Taft employs 675 attorneys following its 2020 merger with Briggs & Morgan.[13]
Notable attorneys[]
- Robert Bilott, environmental lawyer
- John Cranley, Mayor of Cincinnati (2013-present)[16]
- Peter Deegan, United States Attorney for the Northern District of Iowa (2017-2021)
- Virginia Emerson Hopkins, Senior U.S. District Judge for the Northern District of Alabama
- Jan-Michele Kearney, Cincinnati City Council Member (2020-2022)[17] and Vice-Mayor of Cincinnati (2022-present)[18]
- John B. Nalbandian, U.S. Circuit Judge for the Sixth Circuit
- Caleb Nelson, Emerson G. Spies Distinguished Professor of Law at the University of Virginia School of Law
- , labor lawyer instrumental in drafting the 1947 Taft-Hartley Act
- Charles Phelps Taft II, Mayor of Cincinnati (1955-1957)
- Robert A. Taft, U.S. Senator from Ohio (1939-1953)
- Robert Taft Jr., U.S. Senator from Ohio (1971-1976), U.S. Representative from Ohio (1963-1965; 1967-1971)
- John P. Williams Jr., President of the Greater Cincinnati Chamber of Commerce (1984-2001)
References[]
- ^ "Professionals | Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP". Taftlaw.com. 2019-05-24. Retrieved 2019-10-16.
- ^ "Offices | Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP". Taftlaw.com. Retrieved 2019-10-16.
- ^ Djordjevich, Vera (2007). Vault Guide to the Top Chicago & Midwest Law Firms, p. 305. Vault Inc., New York. ISBN 1-58131-460-4.
- ^ Lat, David (May 25, 2021). "A Closer Look At The 2021 Am Law 200 Rankings". Above the Law. Retrieved June 15, 2021.
Taft, which you can think of as the Cravath of Cincinnati...
- ^ "Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP Organizational Profile". The National Law Review. April 5, 2013.
- ^ Peale, Cliff (September 4, 2000). "Local lawyer had role in labor law". Cincinnati Enquirer. Retrieved June 6, 2012.
- ^ Rich, Nathaniel (January 6, 2016). "The Lawyer Who Became DuPont's Worst Nightmare". New York Times. Retrieved June 15, 2021.
- ^ "Taft, Stettinius extends reach". Enquirer.com. 2001-01-03. Retrieved 2018-03-28.
- ^ "Sommer Barnard Merges With Ohio-Based Law Firm, Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP". Prnewswire.com. Retrieved 2018-03-28.
- ^ Kass, Arielle. "Kahn Kleinman to merge into Taft Stettinius - Crain's Cleveland Business". Crainscleveland.com. Retrieved 2018-03-28.
- ^ Bell, Jeff (November 15, 2011). "Chester Willcox merging with Taft Stettinius".
- ^ "Subscription Center". ChicagoBusiness.com. Retrieved 2018-03-28.
- ^ a b "Minneapolis-based Briggs and Morgan to merge with larger Midwestern law firm". Star Tribune. Retrieved 2019-08-30.
- ^ "New Washington, DC Office & Preeminent Public Affairs Group Fuel Taft Law's Continued Expansion | News | Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP". www.taftlaw.com. Retrieved 2021-02-12.
- ^ "Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP: Law Firm Profile - Martindale.com". Martindale-Hubbell.
- ^ Williams, Jason. "John Cranley: What you need to know". Cincinnati.com. Cincinnati Enquirer. Retrieved 9 October 2020.
- ^ "About Council Member Kearney". Cincinnati-oh.gov. City of Cincinnati. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
- ^ London, John. "Jan-Michele Lemon Kearney named Cincinnati's vice mayor". WLWT.com. WLWT5. Retrieved 24 November 2021.
External links[]
- Law firms established in 1885
- Law firms based in Cincinnati
- Taft family