Gregg Eisenberg
Lee Fisher
MANAGING PARTNER
CLEVELAND-MARSHALL COLLEGE OF LAW, CLEVELAND STATE UNIVERSITY
BENESCH
Education: Doctoral degree, The Ohio State University Moritz College of Law; bachelor’s degree, University of Rochester First Job: Worked on freeway construction Greatest Inspiration: My family Favorite Quote: “If you fail to prepare, prepare to fail.” Who I Would Call for Advice: My wife How I Motivate Others: Be kind and listen
DEAN
Education: Case Western Reserve Law School; Oberlin College Toughest Challenge: Helping an Afghan mother and her daughters escape the Taliban before the U.S. withdrew all forces in August 2021. Favorite Quote: “Learn law. Live justice.” How I Motivate Others: Empower them If I Could Have Any Other Job: Wide receiver, Cleveland Browns Most Inspiring Person: Malala Yousafzai, the Nobel Peace Prize laureate Best Advice: “People will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.” ― Maya Angelou Proudest Moment: Successfully defending the constitutionality of Ohio’s Hate Crime Law before the Ohio Supreme Court Important Lesson Learned: Seek first to understand, then to be understood.
Daniel Glessner MANAGING PARTNER BROUSE MCDOWELL LPA
Education: Doctoral and master’s degrees in taxation, University of Akron; bachelor’s degree in finance, University of Dayton First Job: Akron General Medical Center legal assistant/manager of corporate tax Toughest Challenge: A yearlong deployment to Iraq with the U.S. Army How I Motivate Others: I would like to think by example If I Could Have Any Other Job: Professional golfer Most Inspiring Person: John Basilone Best Advice: Own your mistakes early. Most Important Skill: Communicating with others What I’d Tell 16-Year-Old Me: Everything! Hobby/Passion: Golfing and hiking Bucket List: Follow the PGA tour for an entire season
Chris Keim MANAGING PARTNER FRANTZ WARD LLP Education: Doctoral degree, Case Western School of Law; bachelor’s degree, The Ohio State University First Job: Doing yard work and odd jobs for a 90-year-old woman who lived through the Great Depression (and feeling bad for accepting $2 per hour) How I Motivate Others: I’m not sure that I do, but I try to give people the resources and tools they need to succeed and then stay out of their way. Most Inspiring Person: My mother. She raised five children while working full time and yet was always there for her family and friends, regardless of what was happening in her life. Best Advice: Weeding out a toxic person from your organization is always worth it in the end, regardless of who it is. What I’d Tell 16-Year-Old Me: “Your family and friends will carry you to a great life.” THOM SHERIDAN
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