Destination: Taft Taft Law

In this episode, host Devina Patel, a summer associate at Taft, interviews Julie Crocker, an experienced trial attorney in the Cleveland office who also began her career as a Taft summer associate and now focuses her successful practice on commercial transactions and business litigation matters. Julie shares her path to becoming partner, what she would have done differently, and how she stays balanced. Her practical and insightful advice will be helpful to anyone navigating through the law sc...

In our second episode, Devina Patel, a summer associate at Taft, speaks to Howard Bobrow, a partner and Chair of the firm’s Venture Capital Practice. From start-up through exit, Howard is a trusted advisor to private equity funds, private equity-backed companies, venture capital funds and emerging growth companies. Howard reflects on many things including what he exactly does as a transactional attorney, the importance of business development, his journey on the partnership track, and his uni...

In the first episode, our host Devina Patel, a summer associate in Taft’s Cleveland office, speaks with Manny Herceg, an experienced litigator and municipal lawyer, and partner in Taft’s Indianapolis office. Manny reflects on many things including his unique childhood during the civil war in Serbia where he spent time in a bomb shelter, his move to America, what he wished he did differently in law school, not having a preconceived notion about Big Law, and many other fascinating stories about...