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SUPER ATTORNEYS CJN.ORG | CLEVELAND JEWISH NEWS | 83 JANUARY 29, 2021 suggest it would have to be Darth Vader’s “Imperial March” What do you enjoy most about your job: As a young aspiring attorney, I had the good fortune of being mentored by many talented and wise attorneys at Weltman. What I enjoy most is the opportunity I now have to pay it forward to the new generation of young aspiring and talented attorneys at my firm Other dream job: I love cooking. I spend way more time than I would like to admit watching cooking shows, and would love to be a trained professional chef. What’s your most memorable experience from law school: I participated at the Benjamin N. Cardozo Law School BMI National Moot Court Competition as a member of the Cleveland Marshall moot court team. My teammate John Yirga, and I made it to the quarterfinals at the competition. Name: Michael Davis Hoenig Firm: Ulmer & Berne LLP Practice area: Litigation Undergraduate: NewYork University Law school: OSU Moritz College of Law (2008) Synagogue: Green Road Synagogue If you could take a 6-month sabbatical from work, how would you spend it: Move to Israel, eat at all the best restaurants, play on the beach with our kids, and spend time in the wilderness relaxing What’s your most favorite local restaurant you frequent when not in a pandemic: Kantina.Their food is tasty and their service is very reliable When you walk into a room, what “intro song” should start playing: “O Fortuna” by Carl Orff, from “Cantina Burana” Other dream job: Restaurateur What’s your most prized possession: My collection of Construx, a building toy popular in the 1980s (no longer in production) that I am passing down to my kids Name: David Hopkins Firm: Hahn Loeser & Parks LLP Practice area: Civil litigation and construction law Undergraduate: University of Michigan Law school: University of Michigan Law School (2015) Synagogue: Congregation ShaareyTikvah What’s your most favorite local restaurant you frequent when not in a pandemic: Tree Country Bistro.The ownership and staff are fantastic and the food is delicious What do you enjoy most about your job: I enjoy being able to take some stress off of my clients’ plates. Sometimes there are administrative nightmares, but it is worth it to get the best outcome for our clients Name: Ari H. Jaffe Firm: KJK Practice area: Business litigation Undergraduate: Brandeis University Law school: CWRU School of Law (1986) Synagogue: Green Road Synagogue If you could take a 6-month sabbatical from work, how would you spend it: Outside my home office with as much family and friends as possible What’s your most favorite local restaurant you frequent when not in a pandemic: We like all the local kosher restaurants When you walk into a room, what “intro song” should start playing: “YiheyehTov” by David Broza What do you enjoy most about your job: I enjoy helping people build their businesses, community and family Other dream job: Independently wealthy philanthropist and glass blower What’s your most prized possession: My health, my faith and my family What’s your hidden talent: I am a pretty good cook Name: Barbara Bellin Janovitz Firm: Reminger Co., LPA Practice area: Estate planning Undergraduate: Georgetown University and the University of Pennsylvania Law school: NYU School of Law (1983) Synagogue: Park Synagogue If you could take a 6-month sabbatical from work, how would you spend it: Post-COVID-19, I would spend a sabbatical visiting my children and friends in other cities, and tasking an Alaskan cruise with my children and son-in-law What’s your most favorite local restaurant you frequent when not in a pandemic: Mitchell’s Ice Cream, I have met friends there for dinner What do you enjoy most about your job: Developing strong, long-term relationships with a variety of interesting clients and helping them make good personal and financial decisions What’s your most memorable experience from law school: Randomly choosing a seat in my auditorium on the first day next to the woman who would become one of my closest friends for the following 40 years (and hopefully more) Name: Rachel Kabb-Effron Firm: Kabb Law Firm Practice area: Elder law Undergraduate: University of Cincinnati Law school: CSU Cleveland-Marshall College of Law (1998) Synagogue: Park Synagogue If you could take a 6-month sabbatical from work, how would you spend it: I would love to buy a sailboat and head to the Caribbean What’s your most favorite local restaurant you frequent when not in a pandemic: EDWINS When you walk into a room, what “intro song” should start playing: “Don’t Rain on my Parade” from “Funny Girl” What do you enjoy most about your job: I love helping people navigate a long term care system that is huge and designed to make it difficult to obtain your legal rights. We level the playing field and help families to do the right thing for their parents. Other dream job: Broadway actress or anything behind the scenes What’s your most memorable experience from law school: Traveling and winning awards in moot court What’s your hidden talent: I can sing and dance at my Broadway camp in NYC when not in a pandemic Name: Matthew Kadish Firm: Frantz Ward Practice area: Tax and estate planning Undergraduate: Williams College Law school: CWRU School of Law (1987) and NewYork University (1988) If you could take a 6-month sabbatical from work, how would you spend it: Traveling (if/when allowed again), composing music and performing What’s your most favorite local restaurant you frequent when not in a pandemic: Phenom Penh When you walk into a room, what “intro song” should start playing: Theme forTwo Friends (Muriel Anderson and Julie Adams) What do you enjoy most about your job: The people - clients and colleagues Other dream job: Mentoring or music therapy What’s your most memorable experience from law school: My close (late) friend, Philene What’s your hidden talent: Singer-songwriter Name: Charles Kampinski Firm: Kampinski and Roberts Practice area: Medical malpractice Undergraduate: The Ohio State University Law school: OSU Moritz College of Law (1974) If you could take a 6-month sabbatical from work, how would you spend it: Golfing What’s your most favorite local restaurant you frequent when not in a pandemic: Cru Uncorked When you walk into a room, what “intro song” should start playing: “God Bless the Broken Road” by Rascal Flatts What do you enjoy most about your job: Helping people Other dream job: Singer What’s your most memorable experience from law school: Learning a different way of thinking about the world What’s your hidden talent: Singing ability Name: Steven S. Kaufman Firm: Ulmer & Berne LLP Practice area: Complex and “bet the company” business litigation Undergraduate: Colgate University Law school: CWRU School of Law (1975) Synagogue: TheTemple-Tifereth Israel If you could take a 6-month sabbatical from work, how would you spend it: Traveling far east and Southeast Asia What’s your most favorite local restaurant you frequent when not in a pandemic: EDWINS When you walk into a room, what “intro song” should start playing: “Meet the Mets” 29325 Chagrin Boulevard l Suite 102 l Pepper Pike l 44122 216-678-9300 (office) [email protected] Jeffrey D. Zimon, Esq. Zimon Law provides businesses with access to cost-effective employee benefits and compensation advice and counsel. Park Center I 23215 Commerce Park Rd. Suite 109 Beachwood, OH 44122 www.bentoffspero.com sspero@bentoffspero.com (216) 861-9899 When you’ve been injured, you need more than a personal injury lawyer. You need an advocate. Scott A. Spero
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SUPER ATTORNEYS CJN.ORG | CLEVELAND JEWISH NEWS | 83JANUARY 29, 2021
suggest it would have to be Darth Vader’s “Imperial March”What do you enjoy most about your job: As a young aspiring attorney, I had the good fortune of being mentored by many talented and wise attorneys at Weltman. What I enjoy most is the opportunity I now have to pay it forward to the new generation of young aspiring and talented attorneys at my fi rmOther dream job: I love cooking. I spend way more time than I would like to admit watching cooking shows, and would love to be a trained professional chef.What’s your most memorable experience from law school:I participated at the Benjamin N. Cardozo Law School BMI National Moot Court Competition as a member of the Cleveland Marshall moot court team. My teammate John Yirga, and I made it to the quarterfi nals at the competition.
Name: Michael Davis HoenigFirm: Ulmer & Berne LLPPractice area: LitigationUndergraduate: New York UniversityLaw school: OSU Moritz College of Law (2008)Synagogue: Green Road SynagogueIf you could take a 6-month sabbatical from work, how would you spend it: Move to Israel, eat at all the best
restaurants, play on the beach with our kids, and spend time in the wilderness relaxingWhat’s your most favorite local restaurant you frequent when not in a pandemic: Kantina. Their food is tasty and their service is very reliableWhen you walk into a room, what “intro song” should start playing: “O Fortuna” by Carl Orff, from “Cantina Burana”Other dream job: RestaurateurWhat’s your most prized possession: My collection of Construx, a building toy popular in the 1980s (no longer in production) that I am passing down to my kids
Name: David HopkinsFirm: Hahn Loeser & Parks LLPPractice area: Civil litigation and construction lawUndergraduate: University of MichiganLaw school: University of Michigan Law School (2015)Synagogue: Congregation Shaarey TikvahWhat’s your most favorite local restaurant
you frequent when not in a pandemic: Tree Country Bistro. The ownership and staff are fantastic and the food is deliciousWhat do you enjoy most about your job: I enjoy being able to take some stress off of my clients’ plates. Sometimes there are administrative nightmares, but it is worth it to get the best outcome for our clients
Name: Ari H. JaffeFirm: KJKPractice area: Business litigationUndergraduate: Brandeis UniversityLaw school: CWRU School of Law (1986)Synagogue: Green Road SynagogueIf you could take a 6-month sabbatical from work, how would you spend it:Outside my home offi ce with as much family and friends as possible
What’s your most favorite local restaurant you frequent when not in a pandemic: We like all the local kosher restaurantsWhen you walk into a room, what “intro song” should start playing: “Yiheyeh Tov” by David BrozaWhat do you enjoy most about your job: I enjoy helping people build their businesses, community and familyOther dream job: Independently wealthy philanthropist and glass blowerWhat’s your most prized possession: My health, my faith and
my familyWhat’s your hidden talent: I am a pretty good cook
Name: Barbara Bellin JanovitzFirm: Reminger Co., LPAPractice area: Estate planningUndergraduate: Georgetown University and the University of PennsylvaniaLaw school: NYU School of Law (1983)Synagogue: Park SynagogueIf you could take a 6-month sabbatical from work, how would you spend it: Post-COVID-19, I would spend a
sabbatical visiting my children and friends in other cities, and tasking an Alaskan cruise with my children and son-in-lawWhat’s your most favorite local restaurant you frequent when not in a pandemic: Mitchell’s Ice Cream, I have met friends there for dinnerWhat do you enjoy most about your job: Developing strong, long-term relationships with a variety of interesting clients and helping them make good personal and fi nancial decisionsWhat’s your most memorable experience from law school:Randomly choosing a seat in my auditorium on the fi rst day next to the woman who would become one of my closest friends for the following 40 years (and hopefully more)
Name: Rachel Kabb-EffronFirm: Kabb Law FirmPractice area: Elder lawUndergraduate: University of CincinnatiLaw school: CSU Cleveland-Marshall College of Law (1998)Synagogue: Park SynagogueIf you could take a 6-month sabbatical from work, how would you spend it: I would love to buy a sailboat and head to
the CaribbeanWhat’s your most favorite local restaurant you frequent when not in a pandemic: EDWINSWhen you walk into a room, what “intro song” should start playing: “Don’t Rain on my Parade” from “Funny Girl”What do you enjoy most about your job: I love helping people navigate a long term care system that is huge and designed to make it diffi cult to obtain your legal rights. We level the playing fi eld and help families to do the right thing for their parents.Other dream job: Broadway actress or anything behind the scenesWhat’s your most memorable experience from law school:Traveling and winning awards in moot courtWhat’s your hidden talent: I can sing and dance at my Broadway camp in NYC when not in a pandemic
Name: Matthew KadishFirm: Frantz WardPractice area: Tax and estate planningUndergraduate: Williams CollegeLaw school: CWRU School of Law (1987) and New York University (1988)If you could take a 6-month sabbatical from work, how would you spend it:Traveling (if/when allowed again), composing music and performing
What’s your most favorite local restaurant you frequent when not in a pandemic: Phenom PenhWhen you walk into a room, what “intro song” should start playing: Theme for Two Friends (Muriel Anderson and Julie Adams)What do you enjoy most about your job: The people - clients and colleaguesOther dream job: Mentoring or music therapy What’s your most memorable experience from law school:
My close (late) friend, PhileneWhat’s your hidden talent: Singer-songwriter
Name: Charles KampinskiFirm: Kampinski and RobertsPractice area: Medical malpracticeUndergraduate: The Ohio State UniversityLaw school: OSU Moritz College of Law (1974)If you could take a 6-month sabbatical from work, how would you spend it:Golfi ng
What’s your most favorite local restaurant you frequent when not in a pandemic: Cru UncorkedWhen you walk into a room, what “intro song” should start playing: “God Bless the Broken Road” by Rascal FlattsWhat do you enjoy most about your job: Helping peopleOther dream job: SingerWhat’s your most memorable experience from law school:Learning a different way of thinking about the worldWhat’s your hidden talent: Singing ability
Name: Steven S. KaufmanFirm: Ulmer & Berne LLPPractice area: Complex and “bet the company” business litigationUndergraduate: Colgate University Law school: CWRU School of Law (1975)Synagogue: The Temple-Tifereth IsraelIf you could take a 6-month sabbatical from work, how would you spend it:Traveling far east and Southeast Asia
What’s your most favorite local restaurant you frequent when not in a pandemic: EDWINSWhen you walk into a room, what “intro song” should start playing: “Meet the Mets”
29325 Chagrin Boulevard l Suite 102 l Pepper Pike l 44122216-678-9300 (office)
Jeffrey D. Zimon, Esq.Zimon Law provides businesseswith access to cost-effective employee benefits andcompensation advice and counsel.
Park Center I23215 Commerce Park Rd.Suite 109 Beachwood, OH [email protected](216) 861-9899
When you’ve been injured, you need more than a personal injury
lawyer. You need an advocate.
Scott A. Spero
