Donald A. Mausar, Esq.

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  • Credentials
  • Affiliations
  • Publications & Presentations

Donald A. Mausar is a Shareholder and the office managing attorney for the downtown Cleveland office. Mr. Mausar applies his 20 years of legal collections experience to the commercial collections practice area, focusing primarily on the firm’s high balance and complex claims. He is a member of  the Commercial Law League of America, Commercial Collection Agencies of America, International Association of Commercial Collectors, Northern Ohio Credit Association, Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association (Bar Admissions and Lawyer Dispute Committees), and the Lake County Bar Association (Grievance Committee).

Mr. Mausar earned his J.D. cum laude from Cleveland State University Cleveland-Marshall College of Law, MBA with honors from Cleveland State University James J. Nance College of Business, and B.A. cum laude from Cleveland State University. He is licensed in Ohio and admitted to practice before the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio. 

Practice Areas:

Commercial Collections
Business to Business Collections
Commercial Banking
Commercial Loan Collection & Litigation
Special/Complex Collections

Honors & Distinctions:

Martindale-Hubbell BV® Distinguished™ Peer Review Rated Attorney

Bar Admissions:

Ohio (1995)
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio (1998)

Education:

J.D., cum laude, Cleveland State University Cleveland-Marshall College of Law (1995)
MBA, with honors, Cleveland State University James J. Nance College of Business (1995)
B.A., cum laude, Cleveland State University (1991)

Professional Affiliations:

Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association: Bar Admissions Committee, Lawyer Fee Dispute Committee
Lake County Bar Association: Grievance Committee
Commercial Collection Agencies of America
Commercial Law League of America: Former Member of the Government Affairs Committee, Former Chair of the FDCPA/CFPB Committee
International Association of Commercial Collectors: Membership Authentication Committee
Northern Ohio Credit Association

Insights:

December 09, 2011
To Report Or Not To Report

Presentations:

“The Highway to Recoveries - Collecting & Litigating Transportation Claims,” CLLA Western Region Conference, Universal City, CA (September 21, 2018)
“Collecting From a Business,” National Business Institute Seminar, Cleveland, OH (October 23, 2017)
“Collections HR: Unique Challenges of Managing Human Resources In This Industry,” CLLA/IACC 2017 Mid-Year Collection Conference, Seattle, WA (July 15, 2017)
“The Telephone Consumer Protection Act: Who, What, When, Where,” CLLA 123rd National Convention, Chicago, IL (April 7, 2017)

 

Donald A. Mausar, Esq. 

Shareholder
Cleveland
Phone: 216.685.1037
Fax: 216.363.4033
Email: dmausar@weltman.com