Jeffrey Welsh '07 started playing saxophone in the fourth grade. “That was the first time in my life that I felt like I found my calling,” says Jeffrey. Welsh’s musical abilities developed quickly, which led him to the Hartt School. At UHart, he studied under Professor Carrie Koffman, “an exceptional educator and my first professional mentor.” However, Welsh’s career took a turn in 2010, when he entered Pepperdine University Law School. During his first year of grad school, his soon-to-be partner offered him a position doing cannabis-specific criminal defense work. After graduation, the two of them moved to California and launched a business focused cannabis law firm. In 2015, they founded Frontera Law Group, helping entrepreneurs and businesses navigate the complex legal and regulatory landscape of the emerging cannabis industry in California. Through it all, however, Jeffrey has maintained his passion for music, and he continues to perform in the greater LA area.