Elchanan G. (Chuni) Stern
Associate
Practices:
Elchanan focuses his practice on the resolution of complex business disputes and works to protect the interests of health care clients involved in commercial litigation. A former Assistant Prosecutor for the Ashtabula County Prosecutor’s Office, he has experience with all aspects of the litigation process and is prepared to assist clients with their business litigation needs.
Education & Admissions
Education
- Telshe Rabbinical College
(Bachelor of Talmudic and Theological Education, 2004; Master of Talmudic and Theological Education, 2008)
- Cleveland-Marshall College of Law
(J.D., magna cum laude, 2020)
Senior Editor, Journal of Law and Health
Admissions
- State of Ohio
Experience
- Researches, drafts, and files various pleadings, dispositive motions, memoranda in support, and other documents in federal and state court.
- Assists with the review and summary of discovery documents, and drafts and responds to discovery requests, including requests for production of documents, requests for admissions, and interrogatories.
- Analyzes cases and prepares preliminary evaluations of client exposure and potential liability.
- Conducts legal research and drafts memoranda analyzing a broad range of complex legal issues.
- Assists with the management of case files from client intake through settlement or trial.
- Previously served as a Judicial Extern to Judge Dan Aaron Polster of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio.
Publications & Presentations
Publications
- “Parens Patriae and Parental Rights: When Should the State Override Parental Medical Decisions?” 33(1) J.L. & Health (2019)
Involvement
COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT
- Hebrew Academy of Cleveland (Board of Directors, March 2018 – present)
- The Louis D. Brandeis Center for Human Rights Under Law (Legal JIGSAW Fellow, Summer 2019 – present)