MAIPF Board of Governors
Public Representative Appointed by the Commissioner of Insurance
Effective May 19, 2005

Mark J. Zausmer is a shareholder of Zausmer, Kaufman, August & Caldwell, PC and is a well-known litigation attorney in Michigan. He has argued cases of public importance in the Michigan Supreme Court, the 6th Circuit Court of Appeals and the Michigan Court of Appeals. Mr. Zausmer has tried more than 100 cases to jury verdict. He concentrates his practice in civil litigation, including commercial litigation and insurance defense matters, and he is regularly appointed by judges and attorneys to serve as an arbitrator or facilitator in complex litigation matters.

Mark is admitted to practice before all Michigan courts, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan, U.S. District Court for the Western District of Michigan and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit.

He is a frequent author and speaker, and was a principal draftsman of the amendments to Michigan's Uniform Condemnation Procedures Act and the Real Property Law Section, Eminent Domain Subcommittee and Municipal Law Section of the State Bar of Michigan.

Mark graduated with honors from the University of Michigan and is a graduate of Wayne State University Law School.  He is a member of the Detroit Metropolitan, Oakland County, State of Michigan and American Bar Associations.