Shmuel S. Kleinman

Associate

200 Public Square
Suite 2800
Cleveland, Ohio 44114

Shmuel Kleinman is an Associate in Hahn Loeser’s Labor and Employment Practice Area and focuses on employment-related litigation. Shmuel also has experience in class actions and has assisted in complex cases involving a wide range of claims, including consumer and taxpayer rights in Ohio and nationally.

With experience in all phases of litigation, Shmuel has guided clients through issues including wage and hour suits, discrimination, Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) violations, and the Florida Telephone Sales Act (FTSA). He also has experience in matters involving the late release of auto liens.

While in law school, Shmuel was a member of the Dean’s Leadership Fellows program and was a recipient of the CSU College of Law’s Dean’s Leadership Scholarship Award. Shmuel also served as Chief Managing Editor of the Cleveland State Law Review.

A Cleveland native, Shmuel earned both a bachelor’s and master’s degree from Telshe Rabbinical College in Wickliffe, Ohio. He gained his J.D. from Cleveland State University College of Law.

Professional History

  • Associate, Hahn Loeser & Parks LLP, 2025 – present;
  • Litigation Associate, Dworken & Bernstein, 2021 – 2025
  • Law Clerk, Dworken & Bernstein, 2019 – 2021
  • Legal Extern In-House Counsel, North Coast Auto Mall Inc., 2020
  • Transactional Law Clinic Member, The Arora Foundation, 2019

 

Personal

Shmuel lives in Cleveland Heights with his wife and children. In his spare time, he loves reading, spending time outdoors, and family road trips.

Credentials

Education
  • Cleveland State University College of Law, J.D., 2021, magna cum laude
    • Honors & Activities: Dean’s Leadership Fellow; Dean’s Leadership Scholarship Recipient; Chief Managing Editor, Cleveland State Law Review
  • Telshe Rabbinical College, M.A., Talmudic Law, 2015
  • Telshe Rabbinical College, B.A., 2013
Community Involvement

Ahavath Israel Synagogue, Board Member

 

Kemach Cleveland, Volunteer, 2018 – present

Bar Admissions

State of Ohio, 2021

 

Northern District of Ohio, 2023

Memberships & Affiliations

Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association

 

Ohio State Bar Association