The work of a practicing attorney, unless he or she is retiring after a verdict or a settlement, is truly never complete.

There is always a call to return, an e-mail to open, a jury to impanel, or a document to copy.

“Practicing law can become all-consuming if you allow it to happen,” Cleveland attorney-at-law Jake Weinberg said.

Weinberg, 37, and his wife, Lauren, reside in Solon and have two daughters and a son between the ages of 7 years and 6 months.

Weinberg, a member at McDonald Hopkins LLC in Cleveland, said spending time for his family “recharges” him and makes his a better attorney for his clients.

“It isn’t a 50-50 split every day (but) I carve time out of my schedule every day no matter what (for my family). If it means leaving work an hour early for soccer or a dance recit

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