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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”

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