Academy Member Inducted 2016
Map & DirectionsDavid A. Schaefer
1111 Superior Ave. East
Suite 2700
Cleveland, OH 44114
Website: www.mccarthylebit.com
Available
- Practice Commenced1999
- # of MEDS (as of 30/10/24)350
- # of ARBS (as of 30/10/24)175
Current Practice
Online / In-Person
Biographical
David A. Schaefer is a principal at McCarthy Lebit, where litigation work regularly involves business litigation, professional liability, employment discrimination, construction litigation and product liability. He has extensive experience in complex business and tort litigation, addressing a diverse spectrum of personal and business grievances.
Mr. Schaefer seasoned judgment and fair mindedness regularly serve him well in his work as both an arbitrator & mediator.
Mr. Schaefer has served as a mediator in hundreds of civil cases over the last 20 years, covering a wide range of practice. He has particular expertise in resolving complex cases - examples from recent years include a multi-party Ponzi scheme dispute, matters involving "brand" disputes under federal and state jurisdiction, and a large insurance coverage case across multiple states, all settled after several days of mediation.
Case Experience
- Anti-Trust
- Construction
- Contract Disputes
- Discrimination
- Employment
- Insurance
- Labor/Unions
- Landlord/Tenant
- Legal Malpractice
- Lemon Law
- Libel & Slander
- Mortgage Foreclosure
- Partnerships
- Personal Injury
- Premises Liability
- Product Liability
- Professional Fees
- Professional Liability
- Professional Malpractice
- Professional Negligence
- Sexual Harassment
- Shareholder Disputes
- Torts
- Unfair Competition
- Wage & Hour/FMLA
- Wrongful Death
Education
- Miami University - BS
- Northwestern University - MA
- Case Western Reserve University School of Law - JD
Memberships & Affiliations
ADMISSIONS
- Ohio
- U.S. District Court Northern District of Ohio
- U.S. District Court Southern District of Ohio
- U.S. Court of Appeals 6th Circuit
- U.S. Supreme Court
MEMBERSHIPS:
- Eighth District Judicial Conference, Life Member
- Sixth Circuit Judicial Conference, Life Member
- Cleveland Bar Foundation, Fellow
- Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association, ADR Committee, Member
- Federal Bar Association, Cleveland Chapter, Past President
- American Inns of Court, John M. Manos, Founding Member, Master Bencher
- International Association of Defense Counsel, Member
- Litigation Counsel of America, Fellow
Rates Information
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