Traci is involved in and responsible for all aspects of case management and decision-making. She has extensive experience in jury and bench trials, motion practice, written discovery, preparation of witnesses for depositions, taking and defending lay and expert witnesses, settlement negotiations, mediation and arbitration. Traci has represented clients in numerous successful trials before the Ohio Court of Claims and Franklin County Common Pleas Court. She has been involved in the successful defense of multi-million dollar wrongful death and medical malpractice matters and successful resolution of such matters through mediation and in AAA arbitration. Traci is responsible for the management of a large litigation docket and concentrates her practice in trial and appellate work representing individual and corporate clients in complex business and commercial disputes involving property, personal injury, employment and labor, contractual and construction disputes. She is also experienced in litigating disputes involving wrongful death, medical malpractice, workers� compensation, business litigation, partition matters, and more. Labor & Employee Relations Part of Traci�s practice includes representation of firm clients in matters involving unemployment compensation. McGuire practices in the firm�s Litigation, Labor & Employee Relations, and Health Care areas. She serves as chair of the firm�s Women Lawyers� Initiative committee and has been with Kegler Brown since 1999. Litigation and Alternative Dispute Resolution Traci is involved in and responsible for all aspects of case management and decision-making. She has extensive experience in jury and bench trials, motion practice, written discovery, preparation of witnesses for depositions, taking and defending lay and expert witnesses, settlement negotiations, mediation and arbitration. Traci has represented clients in numerous successful trials before the Ohio Court of Claims and Franklin County Common Pleas Court. She has been involved in the successful defense of multi-million dollar wrongful death and medical malpractice matters and successful resolution of such matters through mediation and in AAA arbitration. Traci is responsible for the management of a large litigation docket and concentrates her practice in trial and appellate work representing individual and corporate clients in complex business and commercial disputes involving property, personal injury, employment and labor, contractual and construction disputes. She is also experienced in litigating disputes involving wrongful death, medical malpractice, workers� compensation, business litigation, partition matters, and more. Labor & Employee Relations Part of Traci�s practice includes representation of firm clients in matters involving unemployment compensation. Career Highlights * Named by Business First as one of the outstanding 40 professionals in central Ohio under the age of 40 for business and community leadership in 2005. * Involvement as chairperson to the Ohio South Hugh O�Brian Youth Foundation Leadership Seminar, which serves all of Franklin County and the Greater Columbus area. * Taught Public Speaking courses at Miami University. * Served as managing editor of The Ohio State Law Journal as a student in law school. Professional Memberships * Columbus Bar Association, member * Columbus Cancer Clinic, Young Professionals Group, member * Columbus Clothes for Kids Drive, volunteer * Hugh O�Brian Youth Foundation - advisor to Ohio corporate board; seminar volunteer; former leadership seminar chairperson (2002-2003) * Leadership Columbus, Class of 2005, member * Ohio State Bar Association, member * Otterbein College, Department of Communication, part-time faculty member Publications & Presentations * Women in Business Paper Trails: What You Need To Keep And What You Need To Know, Daily Reporter, December 12, 2007 * Update on Sexual Harassment in the Workplace and Investigations, Kegler, Brown, Hill & Ritter Seminar Series: Labor and Employment, 2001 * Update on Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, Kegler, Brown, Hill & Ritter Seminar Series: Labor and Employment, 2000 * Update on Ohio�s Underinsured and Uninsured Motorist Coverage Laws, Kegler, Brown, Hill & Ritter Publications: Advocate - The Litigation Newsletter, January 2002 Bar Admissions * Ohio * U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit * U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio * U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio Education * Juris Doctorate (1999) The Ohio State University Moritz College of Law Alumni Special Recognition Award * Master of Arts, Speech Communications (1996) Miami University * Bachelor of Arts, Speech Communications (1995) Miami University Magna cum laude * Studied abroad in Brussels, Belgium following high school, 1990-1991