Mr. Stephan, a partner with Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP, graduated from the University of Cincinnati College of Law in 1979, and for several years worked with a local firm, White, Getgey & Meyer, which focused on workers' compensation, personal injury, and medical malpractice claims. Mr. Stephan joined the Taft law firm in 1983, and since that time has represented businesses in workers' compensation matters. He has extensive experience in defending workers' compensation claims, both in the administrative hearing process and in civil litigation, and in representing the interests of businesses in connection with the classification of industries, compliance with safety regulations, premium rating, self-insured complaints, and other workers' compensation issues. Mr. Stephan is a past chairperson of the Cincinnati Bar Association's Workers' Compensation Committee. A frequent participant in workers' compensation seminars, he also has contributed articles to the Workers' Compensation Journal of Ohio.