CJN.ORG | CLEVELAND JEWISH NEWS | 85 JANUARY 31, 2020SUPER ATTORNEYSName: Marc D. RossenFirm: Petronzio Schneier Co., LPASpecialty: Startup law and internet law Undergraduate: University of MichiganLaw school: CSU Cleveland-Marshall College of Law (1994)Synagogue: The Temple-Tifereth Israel• Other dream job: Lead guitarist for

Weezer.• Most prized possession: My iPhone. I can’t seem to put it down.• What’s your hidden talent: My ability to convince people that I am the best lawyer in Cleveland. Is it working?

Name: Larry Rothenberg Firm: Weltman, Weinberg & Reis Co., LPASpecialty: Real estateUndergraduate: Ohio UniversityLaw school: OSU Moritz College of Law (1978)Synagogue: Beachwood Kehilla• If you could take a 3-month sabbatical from work, how would you

spend it: I would spend the time in Israel learning and visiting friends.• What was your fi rst car: My fi rst car was a beat up Ford Maverick. It would stall at 35 mph and I would have to shift to neutral and restart it quickly, without slowing down.• What’s your hidden talent: I am a Shotokan karate instructor. I’ve been teaching karate for 40 years.

Name: Karen E. RubinFirm: Thompson Hine LLPSpecialty: Litigation, professional responsibility and legal ethicsUndergraduate: CSULaw school: CSU Cleveland-Marshall College of Law (1985)Synagogue: Beth El-The Heights Synagogue• If you could take a 3-month

sabbatical from work, how would you spend it: Touring Israel.• When you walk into a room, what “intro song” should start playing: “My Attorney Bernie” by Dave Frishberg; lyric: “Bernie tells me what to do, Bernie always lays it on the line. Bernie says we sue, we sue; Bernie says we sign, we sign.”• What do you enjoy most about your job: I love helping lawyers stay on the right side of our ethics rules, and also co-editing our fi rm’s legal ethics blog.

Name: Bruce RutskyFirm: Petronzio Schneier Co. LPASpecialty: Plaintiff’s personal injury and criminal defenseUndergraduate: Indiana UniversityLaw school: OSU Moritz College of Law (1982)Synagogue: Anshe Chesed Fairmount Temple• When you walk into a room, what

“intro song” should start playing: “Centerfi eld” by John Fogerty.• What do you enjoy most and least about your job: The people I meet answer both questions.• What’s your hidden talent: I can whistle loudly with my fi ngers.

Name: Richard RymondFirm: Reminger Co., LPASpecialty: Medical/dental liability defenseUndergraduate: Macalester CollegeLaw school: CWRU School of Law (1982)• If you could take a 3-month sabbatical from work, how would you spend it: Self-imposed boot camp

consisting of exercise and diet.• What do you enjoy most and least about your job:Most: Impacting an outcome to the advantage of my clients. Least: Billing.• Most prized possession: My next motorcycle.

Name: Jeremy RzepkaFirm: McGlinchy StaffordSpecialty: Consumer fi nancial services complianceUndergraduate: OSULaw school: OSU Moritz College of Law (2016)• If you could take a 3-month sabbatical from work, how would you spend it: Exploring Cleveland with

my son, Graham. My wife and I recently moved back to Cleveland and it would be great to explore all of the new things that Cleveland has to offer now that I’m back in town. Plus, Graham just turned 1 and I love watching him discover the world.• Other dream job: Astronaut. I’ve always found space interesting and I have a real connection to that human desire for exploration.• What’s your hidden talent: I’ve been playing drums for more than 20 years.

Name: Joy B. SavrenFirm: J.B. Savren LawSpecialty: Family law, estate planning and probateUndergraduate: University of WisconsinLaw school: CSU Cleveland-Marshall College of Law (1982)Synagogue: Suburban Temple-Kol Ami

• When you walk into a room, what “intro song” should start playing: “Born This Way” by Lady Gaga.• What do you enjoy most and least about your job: I love that I can make a difference in people’s lives. Some clients can be unreasonably demanding. I also dread dealing with slow paying clients.• Other dream job: Director of a large foundation where I can solicit and award grants.

Name: David A. SchaeferFirm: McCarthy Lebit Crystal & Liffman Co. LPASpecialty: Litigation/alternative dispute resolutionUndergraduate: Miami UniversityLaw school: CWRU School of Law• What do you enjoy most and least about your job: Most: Helping others resolve their disputes. Least: When

the others are unreasonable.• Other dream job: Football coach.• Most prized possession: Star sapphire ring.

Name: William E. SchonbergFirm: Benesch Friedlander Coplan & Aronoff, LLPSpecialty: Debtors’ and creditors’ rightsUndergraduate: Ohio UniversityLaw school: CSU Cleveland-Marshall College of Law (1979)Synagogue: Anshe Chesed Fairmount Temple

Name: Douglas B. SchneeFirm: Frantz Ward LLPSpecialty: Labor and employmentUndergraduate: Tulane UniversityLaw school: CWRU School of Law (1994)Synagogue: Park Synagogue

Name: H Jeffrey SchwartzFirm: Calfee, Halter & Griswold LLPSpecialty: Business restructuring and insolvencyUndergraduate: CSULaw school: CSU Cleveland-Marshall College of Law (1979)• What local restaurant have you dined at most this past year:Gramercy Tavern.

• What do you enjoy most and least about your job:Reaching value and creating solutions with constructive counterparties.

Name: Neal E. ShaperoFirm: Shapero & Roloff Co., LPASpecialty: Plaintiff’s medical malpractice, nursing home neglect and personal injuryUndergraduate: KSULaw school: The University of Akron’s School of Law (1984)Synagogue: Congregation Shaarey Tikvah

• When you walk into a room, what “intro song” should start playing: “I’ve Gotta Be Me” by Sammy Davis Jr.• What do you enjoy most and least about your job: I most enjoy helping individuals and families who might not otherwise have a voice to right a wrong. When I am unable to help people is what I like least about my job.• Other dream job: Teacher.

Name: Patricia A. ShlonskyFirm: Ulmer & Berne LLPSpecialty: Employee benefi tsUndergraduate: Miami UniversityLaw school: OSU Moritz College of Law (1984)Synagogue: The Temple-Tifereth Israel• If you could take a 3-month sabbatical from work, how would you spend it: Starting to write the great

American novel.• When you walk into a room, what “intro song” should start playing: “What I Like About You” by The Romantics.• Most prized possession: Toss-up between my framed Jack Benny autograph and my autographed copy of Linda Ronstadt’s album “Heart Like a Wheel.”