Growing up, it was clear to Ohio State Bar Association member and 3L Jedidiah Bressman that he wanted a career in law. As a kid he would argue with his parents, giving him his first experience dealing with opposing counsel. He watched his father, a personal injury lawyer, and his mother, a paralegal, work together and his drive to become a lawyer was embedded in him.
After attending the University of Toledo College of Law his 1L year, Bressman decided to transfer to Ohio State, following in his father’s, David Bressman ’90, footsteps and fulfilling his dream to be a Buckeye.
“My father and I are in constant competition—mostly me competing with him—because we are competitive people,” Bressman said. “I really look up to my parents so it was really easy for me to decide I wanted to go to Ohio State.”
While at Toledo, Bressman worked tirelessly on his studies so that he could get another opportunity to study at Moritz.
“I went to Toledo and said ‘I’m going to prove myself, I’m going to prove that they should have accepted me’ and then I came back around and they did,” Bressman said. “Maybe they would have accepted me the first time around if they knew this would have been the outcome, but I think I needed that time away to be able to grow into the person that I am now.”
Once a student at Ohio State, transferring proposed new challenges to overcome. Not knowing anyone and having a fresh start meant that Bressman was essentially a 1L all over again. To integrate himself, Bressman wasted no time getting involved around campus.
Check out the OSU Moritz College of Law Discovery Newsletter to find out more.
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