Class Notes

From submitted press release: University of Mary Washington alumnus Russell S. Sayre among 18 Taft attorneys named “Lawyer of the Year” by Best Lawyers® 2017 … “Lawyer of the Year” recognitions are awarded to individual attorneys with the highest overall peer-feedback for a specific practice area and geographic location. Only one lawyer is recognized as the “Lawyer of the Year” for each specialty and location.

Russell S. Sayre serves as chair of the firm’s litigation department and is a partner in Taft’s Cincinnati office. He focuses his practice on litigation, arbitration and dispute resolution. Since 1990, he has represented corporate, business and individual clients in federal and state courts, in alternative dispute resolution, and before state administrative boards. He is admitted to practice in all Ohio courts, in the United States District Courts for the Southern District of Ohio and the Southern District of Indiana, and in the United States Courts of Appeals for the Third and Sixth Circuits. He has been recognized in The Best Lawyers in America since 2006. Russell earned his J.D. from the University of Virginia School Of Law in 1990 and his bachelor’s degree from the University of Mary Washington in 1986.