Jeremy Gilman practiced as a litigator at Benesch, Friedlander, Coplan & Aronoff for nearly 27 years. The Cleveland resident retired on Aug. 8, the day of his 62nd birthday. The party was just beginning.

Less than a week later, the lifelong music aficionado released a lawyerly titled album called “Ignoring Precedent.” Now, he’s plotting his second album and getting back into fiction writing, while also planning to launch “new media” startups and donate time to protect animals’ rights.