Know chiefly for their contributions to politics in all three branches of government, the Taft family are arguably one of the most important families in US history – up there with the likes of the Kennedys and Bushes – yet their contributions to law is just as great.
The founders and longtime partners of Ohio-based law firm Taft Stettinius & Hollister, William Howard Taft, who not only served as the 27 President of the United States from 1909-1913, but also as Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, the only man to hold both positions.