Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP
http://www.taftlaw.com
Ann Arbor / Chicago / Cincinnati / Cleveland / Columbus / Dayton / Indianapolis / Northern Kentucky / Phoenix
Geoffrey G. Slaughter
Partner
Office: Indianapolis
Address: One Indiana Square Suite 3500 / Indianapolis / Indiana 46204
Email: gslaughter@taftlaw.com
Telephone: (317) 713-3606
Cell: (317) 459-7421
Fax: (317) 713-3699
GEOFFREY SLAUGHTER has extensive experience in many aspects of complex
business litigation, including administrative, antitrust, appellate and constitutional
litigation. Geoff has litigated cases at all levels of the state and federal courts,
including the Supreme Court of Indiana and the Supreme Court of the United
States. In addition to his work for firm clients, he is also retained by other law firms
to consult on litigation strategy and help them prepare for appellate oral
arguments.
Geoff has held numerous leadership positions in legal and judicial organizations.
He served on the Local Rules Advisory Committee for the Northern District of
Indiana from 1999 to 2010. Geoff was president of the Alumni Board for the
Indiana University Maurer School of Law in Bloomington from 2005-2006 and has
been a member of its Board of Visitors since 2007. He is the immediate past
president of the Indianapolis Lawyers Chapter of the Federalist Society for Law
and Public Policy Studies and served as the chairman of the Indiana Public
Employee Relations Board from 2001-2005. Currently, Geoff serves as chair of the
Practice Groups:
Antitrust, Appellate, Litigation, First
Amendment & Media Law, School
Public Finance, Administrative
Bar/Court Admissions:
Federal
U.S. Tax Court, U.S. Court of
Federal Claims, Northern District
of Illinois, Southern District of
Indiana, Northern District of
Indiana, Federal Circuit Court of
Appeals, 7th Circuit Court of
Appeals, U.S. Supreme Court, 6th
Circuit Court of Appeals
State
Illinois, Indiana
Year First Admitted to
Practice Law:
1989
Indianapolis Bar Association's Appellate Practice Section and is president of the
Indiana Bar Foundation, the charitable arm of the Indiana State Bar Association.
Geoff has been named an Indiana Super Lawyer by Law & Politics Magazine since
2006, is recognized by Best Lawyers in America® and is AV Peer Review Rated by
Martindale-Hubbell, its highest level of peer recognition for ethical standards and
legal ability. Geoff has also been rated for four years as a "Top Local Litigation Star
- Indiana" for Antitrust, Appellate, Civil Rights and Human Rights and General
Commercial law by Benchmark Litigation, the definitive guide to America's leading
litigation attorneys. He is also named a "Seventh Circuit Litigation Star” in Indiana
Education:
Indiana University Maurer School
of Law - Bloomington (1989),
Indiana University - Bloomington,
M.B.A. (1989), Indiana University Bloomington, B.A. (1985)
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Before joining Taft, Geoff served as special counsel to the Attorney General of
Indiana, where he litigated cases on behalf of the State of Indiana, including the
State's tobacco litigation. He was also associated with the Chicago law firm of
Kirkland & Ellis and was a law clerk to Chief U.S. District Judge Allen Sharp in
South Bend.
Professional Affiliations /
Recognitions:
AV Peer Review Rating
(LexisNexis/Martindale-Hubbell),
American Bar Association, Best
Lawyers in America®, Federalist
Society for Law and Public Policy
Studies, Indiana Bar Foundation,
Indiana State Bar Association,
Indiana Super Lawyers,
Indianapolis Bar Association,
Litigation Star, Benchmark
Litigation, Local Rules Advisory
Committee for the Northern District
of Indiana, Phi Beta Kappa,
Seventh Circuit Bar Association,
United States Supreme Court
Historical Society