About Beth Taylor
Beth Taylor has been a senior editor for Super Lawyers since 2003, and has won dozens of awards for headline-writing and editing throughout her career. Previously, she was an editor and covered courts for The Orlando Sentinel. She also worked for go2net and KIRO-TV in Seattle, where she wrote for and edited their websites. In addition, Beth edited The Kitsap Business Journal and Media Inc. Beth has written travel books, including Around Seattle With Kids for Fodor’s and Seattle Day By Day for Frommer’s, and online travel guides for Google. Her travel writing has appeared in publications including the Chicago Tribune and the San Francisco Chronicle. Beth has a B.A. in communications/journalism and a master’s degree in political science.
Articles written by Beth Taylor
Circle of Love
How a childhood ring became a good luck charm to Michael CaligarisGrowing up in Cincinnati, Michael Caligaris remembers his late grandmother, Yaeko “Lillian” Hall, being a larger-than-life presence. Caligaris’ grandmother gets a kiss from her brother, Michael Hall. The 13th of 18 siblings, she was born in Hawaii to Japanese immigrants who owned a vegetable farm on Maui. She met Caligaris’ grandfather at a Navy USO dance, married him and moved to Ohio, where she worked as a seamstress and became the matriarch of a large, extended family. “Her …
Tale of Tails
Andrea Cozza’s dedication to animalsFor more than a decade, Andrea Cozza has helped make tails wag at the CHA (Citizens for Humane Action) Animal Shelter in Columbus—doing whatever needs doing. Currently, she is vice president of the organization’s board of directors, a member of its operations committee, and a volunteer in the cat adoption room. “Even small actions make a visible difference: an animal learning to trust again through volunteer interaction, a long-term cat finding a forever home, or simply tidying a …
Readin’, Writin’ and Rodeo
Staton Childers’ passions other than litigationLitigation isn’t Staton Childers’ only passion. Education, rodeo and barbecue are also high on the priority list. His involvement with the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo lets him combine all four—while paying a past opportunity forward. “The HLSR state FFA scholarship gave me, a young kid from New Braunfels who raised pigs and lambs, the opportunity to go to college,” explains Childers, a partner at Adams and Reese in Houston, where he practices defense-side civil …
An Obsession in 3D
How my printing hobby took shape“It all started with a birthday gift—an Ender-3 printer, courtesy of my amazing office team. At the time, I thought, ’Cool! I can print little toys or something.’ Fast-forward two years, and now I have an entire workshop filled with 3D printers, filament spools, and a never-ending list of things I just have to print. Obsession? Maybe. But it’s a fun one. “From Day 1, 3D printing has been part of my office. I’ve used it to create custom holiday decor—why buy it when you can print …
Value of a Voice
How Sara Maleki expresses herself outside a courtroomSara Maleki was in middle school when she found her voice—her singing voice, that is. She went on to join choirs at her high school and college, performing at Carnegie Hall and other famed venues around the world, including the Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris and the Duomo Santa Maria Assunta in Pisa, Italy. “Music has been a lifelong passion and a source of connection and expression,” says Maleki, who’s now a soprano with the Spokane Symphony Chorale. “Music, like the law, has …
Sign Here, Mr. President
Gary M. Cohen’s impressive autograph collectionEven as a child, Gary M. Cohen devoured books on U.S. history, especially the ones focusing on presidents. About 25 years ago, he saw a document written by his favorite president, Abraham Lincoln, at an exhibit of historical papers. That gave him an idea: to start his own collection of presidential autographs. “My first signature was a document signed by President Gerald Ford, when I met him at a library opening in Vail, Colorado,” recalls Cohen, who practices plaintiff’s medical …
Active Problem-Solving
What keeps Debby Cochran on the runDebby Cochran started running every day while in law school, and she hasn’t stopped. To date, the founder of Cochran Law Group has completed more than 25 full marathons, including several appearances at the Boston Marathon—her favorite race—as well as several half-marathons. The Tysons-based estate planning and probate attorney’s four kids—Jeffrey, Alex, Allison and Mitchell, now all adults—join her for some of the half-marathons; and the whole family, including her husband, …
Powering Up
Strength is Melanie Costantino’s strengthWhen Melanie Costantino gave CrossFit a try in 2016, it soon became clear that she was one of the strongest people in the gym. “I went on to powerlifting, but it wasn’t until I discovered strongman that I felt I found the perfect combination of strength, agility, technique, speed and challenge,” says the Hackensack attorney. She competes at local, national and international levels, including a win at the United States Strongman Nationals in 2018. “Training provides me with the …
Parting Gift
How a client philanthropically thanked Barbara Barnstable EdelmanWhen Barbara Barnstable Edelman first met client Bill Gatton in 2019, she felt an instant bond with the businessman. “Our shared love for the University of Kentucky sparked a strong connection, beginning an attorney-client relationship that turned into a friendship,” says the business litigator at Dinsmore & Shohl in Lexington, Kentucky. She advised Gatton on various matters until his passing in 2022, and still advises The Bill Gatton Foundation, which continues his philanthropic …
A Fine Brew
How Austin Vowels took a basement hobby to a brick-and-mortar operationShortly after finishing law school in 2011 and settling back into his hometown of Henderson, Kentucky, Austin Vowels began brewing beer in his basement. “Before I knew it,” says Vowels, a plaintiff’s personal injury attorney at Vowels Law, “I loved more than just drinking the beer. I loved the process of making beer.” It took some time, he says, but at the end, “I had a decent pale ale that was relatively cheap and a labor of love.” After several more years of home brewing, Vowels …
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