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Above: David Hochman, right, celebrating his 70th birthday with his son, Jason Hochman, and grandson, Nash. Below: David Hochman pictured visiting 10-year-old Jason Hochman in the 1990s at summer camp. | Submitted photos
Hochman said. “Something maybe a little more creative than being a lawyer.” Prior to his last year at Cleveland State University Cleveland-Marshall College of Law, Jason Hochman spent the summer interning at a different firm. Following his graduation in 2005, he decided to join his father at Dinn, Hochman & Potter, LLC. “I was very happy to have him,” David Hochman said. Now a partner at the firm, Jason Hochman said he and his father both handle real estate and business transactional matters. “I just enjoy getting to spend the time with my father and learning as much as I can from him,” Jason Hochman added. “It seems like he’s a never-ending well of knowledge when it comes to this type of work.” Acknowledging it doesn’t always work out when family members go into business together, Jason Hochman advises others in similar situations to be patient. “There’s definitely a transition from sort of being a child to being an associate or partner, and that does not happen overnight,” Jason Hochman explained. “When you get a job because of your family member, you also have to sort of over–prove yourself to demonstrate that you’ve earned it ... not solely just based on the fact that you’re related to someone.” David Hochman said an experience with his father informed how he treats his son at the office. Explaining his father came to the firm as a client, David Hochman said he “treated me like a son instead of a professional.” “And I found myself treating my son as a son rather than a colleague,” David Hochman said of the early days. “I got that straightened out relatively quickly, but it was a little difficult to see him in a different role.” Almost 15 years into working together, David Hochman said, “It’s going very well. He does exactly the same type of work that I do, he has the same interests that I do.” For those lucky enough to find success in working with their family members, Jason Hochman said it’s a great opportunity to see a parent in a “different light altogether.” “Seeing them as a parent versus seeingC them as a professional are two completely different things,” Jason Hochman said. “I M continually am impressed by the wealth Y of knowledge and how skilled (he is at his) CM job, which is a side of your parents you might not actually ever know about whenMY they’re just your parents.” CY
Publishers note: Jason Hochman’s CMY wife, Jessa Hochman, is a member of the K Cleveland Jewish Publication Company Board of Directors.
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