Mr. Tafaro has been affiliated with the firm since 2000, and Of Counsel since 2009.

Mr. Tafaro’s litigation experience includes representation of plaintiffs in commercial disputes in federal courts in Ohio and Wisconsin. His commercial transaction work includes representation of both buyers and sellers in business transactions ranging in size from $100,000 to more than $20 million. He has extensive experience in real estate transactions, including leases, sales, purchases, condemnation, finance, historic tax credit work and zoning and variance disputes.

In addition to his legal experience, Mr. Tafaro has served as the CEO of various for-profit businesses, including Cincinnati Riverfront Coliseum (a multi-purpose sports and entertainment facility), Beechmont Optical Retail Stores, NuOptics (an optical manufacturer and wholesaler), Kleancom, Inc. (commercial cleaning services), Select-A-Seat (a computerized entertainment ticketing company), and Buddy’s Carpet & Flooring LLC.

In 2009 he transitioned to higher education and non-profit leadership when he became president of Chatfield College, a regionally accredited Catholic college founded by the Ursuline Sisters of Brown County, where he served for 11 years. He also served as interim Vice President of Administration at Cincinnati State Technical and Community College in 2022.

In 2020 and 2021, Mr. Tafaro served as a consultant at the Greater Cincinnati Foundation, a community foundation with assets of approximately $1 Billion.  While there, he earned his Chartered Advisory in Philanthropy (CAP) designation from the American College of Financial Services.

Today his practice is centered around charitable giving and philanthropy, and he serves as a philanthropic strategies advisor for high net worth and ultra-high net worth individuals, families, private foundations and non-profit organizations.  He is the first president and CEO of the Catholic Community Foundation of West Central and Southwest Ohio.

Tafaro and his wife, Charlotte, have three children and six grandchildren.