Congratulations to Our Team for Being Named to the 2021 Best Lawyers List

Taylor & Ring is proud to announce that several of our attorneys have been named to the 2021 list of Best Lawyers in America®!

For almost 40 years, Best Lawyers has honored the top attorneys in the country. Attorneys cannot nominate themselves, and all nominees are peer-reviewed by other honorees. This year, Best Lawyers: One to Watch was introduced to “recognize extraordinary lawyers who have been in private practice for less than 10 years in the United States.” Taylor & Ring is pleased to announce that seven of our attorneys have been recognized this year.

Meet our award winning attorneys

John C. Taylor, partner and co-founder of the firm, has been recognized by Best Lawyers for 27 years for his work in personal injury litigation for plaintiffs. His practice is focused on representing victims of serious personal injury, wrongful death, products liability, civil rights, employees’ rights, insurance bad faith, faulty road design and general negligence.

Dave Ring, partner and co-founder of the firm, has been recognized by Best Lawyers for 17 years for his work in personal injury litigation for plaintiffs. He was named a Lawyer of the Year in 2015 by Best Lawyers. His practice is focused on sexual abuse, sexual harassment, assault, molestation, and sexual misconduct, as well as wrongful death, serious motor vehicle and motorcycle accidents, construction site accidents, product liability, premises liability, and employment actions involving discrimination, harassment, and wrongful termination.

Robert R. Clayton, partner, has been recognized by Best Lawyers in America for 4 years for his work in personal injury litigation and product liability litigation, both for representing plaintiffs. His practice is focused on wrongful death, premises liability, dangerous conditions on public and private property, mass transit accidents, products liability, serious motor vehicle and motorcycle accidents, burn injury claims, assault and battery cases, sexual assault, and sexual abuse cases.

Natalie Weatherford, partner, has been recognized by Best Lawyers for the second year for her work in personal injury litigation for plaintiffs. Her practice is focused on representing both children and adults in sexual harassment, assault, abuse and misconduct cases, as well as civil rights litigation.

James W. Lewis, trial attorney, has been recognized by Best Lawyers for the second year for his work in personal injury litigation for plaintiffs. His practice is focused on sexual assault, sexual abuse, civil rights, traumatic personal injury, motor vehicle accidents, amputations, brain injuries, burn injuries, wrongful death, premises liability, and product liability.

Brendan P. Gilbert, trial attorney, has been recognized for the first time by Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch for his work in personal injury litigation for plaintiffs. His practice is focused on sexual abuse of minors, sexual assault and harassment, products liability, and complex personal injury actions with catastrophic injuries.

Neil K. Gehlawat, trial attorney, has been recognized for the first time by Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch for his work in personal injury litigation for plaintiffs. His practice is focused on serious personal injury, wrongful death, civil rights, and sexual abuse.

We are very proud of this year’s honorees, and we hope you will join us in congratulating John, Dave, Robert, Natalie, James, Brendan, and Neil!