Mr. Duran is a partner in the Litigation Department of Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP, where he heads the firm's Workers' Compensation Practice. He has been certified by the Ohio State Bar Association as a specialist in the practice of workers� compensation law. Mr. Duran represents management in the areas of workers' compensation, intentional tort, and retaliatory discharge. His practice includes representation before administrative agencies, the Courts of Common Pleas, Courts of Appeal, and the Ohio Supreme Court. He has been retained as an expert witness on workers' compensation law and is a frequent speaker on workers' compensation, intentional tort, and retaliatory discharge issues. Mr. Duran earned his bachelor's degree from the University of Michigan, his master's degree from the University of Denver, and his law degree from The Ohio State University College of Law. He served on the firm's Executive Committee, and is a member of the Ohio State Bar Association, the Columbus Bar Association, and the Cincinnati Bar Association, where he served as chairman of the Workers' Compensation Committee and currently serves on the Ethics Committee. He is listed in Woodward/White�s Best Lawyers in America and was selected as an Ohio Super Lawyer by Cincinnati Magazine. Mr. Duran is a member of the Ohio Self-Insured Association and the Southwest Ohio Self-Insured Association.