Forty-Four Taft Attorneys Recognized in Indiana Super Lawyers and Rising Stars 2026

Forty-four attorneys in Taft's Indianapolis office were named to Indiana Super Lawyers 2026 and Rising Stars 2026. Super Lawyers is a rating service of outstanding attorneys - no more than 5% of lawyers in the state are recognized. Rising Stars names the leading up-and-coming attorneys in the state - no more than 2.5% of lawyers in the state are chosen for the list.

Following are the Taft honorees:

Indiana Super Lawyers 2026

• Jeffrey A. Abrams (Real Estate)
• Scott R. Alexander (Environmental Litigation)
• Thomas A. Barnard (Environmental Litigation)
• Jackie M. Bennett (Criminal Defence: White Collar)
• Tracy N. Betz (General Litigation)
• Joshua F. Brown (Franchise/Dealership)
• Blake J. Burgan (Employment & Labor)
• Jayna M. Cacioppo (General Litigation)
• Ralph A. Caruso II (Mergers & Acquisitions)
• Kiamesha Colom (Real Estate)*
• Frank J. Deveau (Environmental Litigation)
• Peter S. French (Business Litigation)
• David L. Guevara (Environmental)
• Robert J. Hicks (Mergers & Acquisitions)
• Samuel Hodson (Bankruptcy: Business)
• John R. Humphrey (Bankruptcy: Business)
• Sarah Jenkins (Estate & Trust Litigation)*
• Richard O. Kissel II (Estate & Probate)
• Todd C. Lady (Tax)
• Andi M. Metzel (Business Litigation)
• Michael P. O'Neil (Bankruptcy: Business)
• Jonathan G. Polak (IP Litigation)
• James H. Schwarz (Real Estate)
• Brad W. Schwer (Mergers & Acquisitions)
• Michael C. Terrell (Employment & Labor)

* Newly recognized

Indiana Rising Stars 2026

• Henry Alderfer (Mergers & Acquisitions)*
• Kyle P. Chambers (Real Estate)*
• Kim S. DalSanto (Business Litigation)
• Reid Dickerson (Business Litigation)
• Mike Etienne (IP Litigation)
• Kristine Gordon (Business Litigation)
• Ryan P. Hiler (IP)
• John F. Huldin (Environmental)
• Melissa A. Macchia (Employment & Labor)
• Adam Mills (Business Litigation)
• Abaigeal F. Musser (Business Litigation)
• Neil Peluchette (IP)
• Hayley Sears (State/Local/Municipal)*
• Aaron P. Snellenbarger (Estate & Probate)
• Tommy Sokolowski (Environmental)
• William P. Sweet (Environmental)*
• Mitch Tanner (Business Litigation)*
• Megan Van Pelt (Employment Litigation: Defense)
• Brett Wilson (Business/Corporate)

* Newly recognized

About Super Lawyers

Super Lawyers, a Thomson Reuters business, is a rating service of outstanding attorneys from more than 70 practice areas who have attained a high degree of peer recognition and professional achievement. The selection process is multi-phased and includes independent research, peer nominations, and peer evaluations.