Mr. Swigert joined the firm of Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP in 1936 after receiving his S.B. degree from Harvard College in 1930 and his L.L.B. degree from Harvard Law School in 1935. His practice has focused primarily on labor and litigation matters. In 1947, Mr. Swigert worked closely with Senator Robert A. Taft in the enactment of the Taft-Hartley law. Mr. Swigert is currently of counsel, and was managing partner and chairman of the firm's Executive Committee from 1979 to 1985. He has held leadership positions with the Queen City Club, Cincinnati Country Club, Queen City Optimists Club, Cincinnati Tennis Club, Recess Club and Harvard Law Club. Mr. Swigert recently was chosen as a Great Living Cincinnatian by The Greater Cincinnati Chamber of Commerce. In 2000, he received the Lifetime Achievement in Law Award from the Cincinnati Bar Foundation.