Hoen Appointed to Cleveland Heights Committee

Weltman, Weinberg & Reis Co., LPA (Weltman), is excited to announce the appointment of associate Benjamin Hoen to the Cleveland Heights Citizen’s Advisory Committee.

Benjamin will represent the Millikin neighborhood on the 22-member Citizens Advisory Committee, which helps the city review its Federal Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) budget, apply for the funds and implement the programs. According to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, the CDBG program works to ensure decent affordable housing, to provide services to the most vulnerable in our communities, and to create jobs through the expansion and retention of businesses. CDBG is an important tool for helping local governments tackle serious challenges facing their communities. The CDBG program has made a difference in the lives of millions of people and their communities across the Nation.

Benjamin Hoen practices in the Real Estate Default Group of Weltman, focusing on foreclosure and eviction services. Benjamin earned his First Rabbinical Degree from Central Yeshiva, Tomchei Tmimim Lubavitz in 1998 and his J.D. cum laude from Cleveland State University, Cleveland-Marshall College of Law in 2004. A member of the Ohio State and Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Associations, Benjamin is licensed in Ohio. He is a member of the Cleveland-Marshall College of Law Alumni Association (Moot Court Board of Governors) and was recognized as an Ohio Rising Star by Cincinnati Magazine in 2011. Benjamin's community involvement includes serving on the Cleveland Heights Citizens Advisory Committee, serving on the Board of Trustees of Congregation Zemach Zedek of Cleveland Heights and Friendship Circle of Cleveland.