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Adrian Thompson
Taft Law
Education: The Ohio State University Moritz College of Law
What Guides My Decision-Making: Information, respect and a plan of action
Historic Figure Who Inspires Me: Muhammad Ali
Favorite Quote: “Just know how to get stuff done.”
Whom I Would Call for Advice: My father
Most Important Leadership Quality: Flexibility
If I Could Have Any Other Job: Tournament fisherman
Proudest Moment: My parents’ smiles when I graduated from law school
My Biography Would Be Called: Up from Willard
What I’d Tell 16-Year-Old Me: Read, read, read.
Hobby/Passion: The great outdoors
If I Could Relive One Moment: Speaking with my father
Who’d Play Me in a Biopic: Laurence Fishburne