| Three Porter Wright Women Partners Featured In Top Rankings by Ohio Super Lawyers® 2010 Maag, Taggart, and Trafford among top 100 attorneys in Ohio, top 50 women attorneys in Ohio |
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| 1/6/2010 |
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Porter Wright Partners Marilyn J. Maag, Carolyn A. Taggart, and Kathleen M. Trafford are among the top 100 attorneys in Ohio, the top 50 women attorneys in Ohio, the top 50 attorneys in their respective cities, and the top 25 women attorneys in their respective cities according to Ohio Super Lawyers® 2010.
Super Lawyers' Top 100, Top 50, and Top 25 lists include attorneys who received the highest point totals in the 2010 Ohio Super Lawyers nomination, research, and review process. Super Lawyers comprise the top five percent of lawyers in each state based on verdicts and settlements, transactions, representative clients, experience, honors and awards, special licenses and certifications, position within law firm, bar and other professional activity, pro bono and community service, scholarly lectures and writings, education and employment background, and other outstanding achievements.
Ms. Maag, a partner in Porter Wright's Cincinnati office, was recognized in the area of Estate Planning and Probate law. She works with individuals and families on estate planning, trust and probate law issues. Her practice includes charitable planning, elder law, and estate planning for family business owners. She is an Ohio State Bar Association Certified Specialist in Estate Planning, Trust and Probate Law and has been named a Fellow in the American College of Trust and Estate Counsel. She received both her bachelor's and law degrees from the University of Cincinnati.
Ms. Taggart, a partner in Porter Wright's Cincinnati office, was recognized in the area of Civil Litigation Defense. With more than 30 years of trial experience, Ms. Taggart defends product liability, legal malpractice, and nursing home liability claims, and litigates complex commercial cases. She has extensive jury and bench trial and appellate experience in both state and federal courts. Ms. Taggart is a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers, received the Ohio State Bar Association's Eugene R. Weir Award for Ethics and Professionalism in 2007, and has been recognized by The Best Lawyers in America® in the area of product liability litigation. In addition, she participates in the Lawyer to Lawyer Mentoring Program, volunteers as a mediator in federal court, and serves on the Youth Committee for the Cincinnati Area Chapter of the American Red Cross and the Board of Visitors for the University of Cincinnati College of Law.
Ms. Trafford, a partner in Porter Wright's Columbus office, was recognized in the area of General Litigation where she concentrates her practice in the area of governmental and regulatory litigation and constitutional law. She represents private parties in disputes with governmental agencies and also serves as special counsel to a number of state and local governmental agencies. She also handles cases involving constitutional challenges to state and local laws and orders, First Amendment claims, rate making and price discrimination, licensing disputes, trademarks, professional ethics, public records, injunctions and special writs in the Ohio Supreme Court. Ms. Trafford serves as an arbitrator for complex litigation matters and is past President of the Columbus Bar Association and a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers. She has also been recognized by The Best Lawyers in America® in the area of commercial litigation and by Chambers USA in the area of general commercial litigation. Before joining Porter Wright in 1988, Ms. Trafford was Deputy Chief Counsel to the Ohio Attorney General where she had primary responsibility for defending the constitutionality of state statutes and for representing state officials and agencies in complex litigation. |
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