It's our leadership and experience that sets up apart. Supported by a management team averaging 30 plus years of industry tenure, Schuerger Law Group is well positioned to understand your legal or business challenges and develop innovative
solutions. Being your advocate is our passion and it drives us every day.
Robert A. Schuerger II
Principal and Attorney at Law
Robert Schuerger, leads an engaged and highly effective workforce that delivers compliant and consumer-focused services in the highly regulated and challenging debt collection industry. Within this industry, Schuerger
also has earned a respected reputation from his peers as an industry leader. He was nominated and won the 2017 HUBZone Owner of the Year Award. He is a frequently requested speaker on legal collections and related
topics. Additionally, he actively promotes business development, government relations and international partnerships.
Education Capital University
J.D. 2006
The Ohio State University
B.A. Political Science 2001
B.A. History 2001
Professional Associations
Ohio Bar Association
Columbus Bar Association
Ohio Athletic Commission, Chairman
Columbus Council of World Affairs
Bar Admissions
Ohio
US District Court- Southern District of Ohio
US District Court- Eastern District of Michigan
James "Jaime" Sisto
Chief Legal Officer and Attorney at Law
James Sisto is an accomplished and results driven lawyer, business executive and government leader. As Schuerger Laws Chief Legal Officer he shares his top-tier law experience and C-suite level management and operations
background to guide the Firm. His current practice includes commercial and corporate law, debt recovery, governmental contracting, international transactions and asset management.
Prior to joining Schuerger Law, Jaime was practicing with a law firm specializing in technology, privacy and financial services law. He was selected in recent years to provide transitional executive and legal leadership
while developing strategic plans for two companies undergoing corporate restructuring. Jaime has served as President, COO and General Counsel for a diversified small business specializing in government contracting,
international asset recovery, collections and distressed property redevelopment. He has conducted numerous CLE programs on international business, commercial transactions and sales law in addition to holding leadership
positions in the Columbus and Ohio State Bar Associations. Jaime has been appointed by successive Secretaries of Commerce since 1990 to the District Export Councils for both the northern and southern districts in
Ohio and he currently serves as Columbus Sub-Council Chairman of the Southern Ohio District Export Council. Among various community positions, Jaime is a past Board Chairman and current Board Member of Greater Columbus
Sister Cities International, Inc., Board Member of Arab Student Aid International Foundation, is a Rotarian and a member of the Columbus Italian Club.
Education Georgetown University Law Center
LL.M. International & Comparative Law 1988
Capital University Law School
J.D. 1984
Ohio Wesleyan University
B.A. Economics, English 1981
Professional Associations
Federal Bar Association
American Bar Association
Ohio State Bar Association
Pennsylvania Bar Association
U.S. Department of Commerce- District Export Council
Greater Columbus International Sister Cities, Inc
Arab Student Aid International
Bar Admissions
Massachusetts
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Federal District Court- Southern District of Ohio
Federal District Court- Western District of Pennsylvania
Federal District Court- Eastern District of Michigan
Federal District Court- District of Columbia
Federal District Court- Northern District of Indiana
Thomas L. Sooy
Attorney at Law
Thomas Sooys experience as a tax and real estate attorney provide the Firm with both creditor and homeowner perspectives. He currently leads the legal team on one of the Firms federal contracts for debt recovery in
Michigan. He is licensed to practice in Ohio, Michigan and New York.
Before joining Schuerger Law as Of Counsel in July 2015, Tom spent over 3.5 years as a solo practitioner in Worthington, Ohio. His practice consists of real estate in the context of foreclosure defense and taxation.
Education Capital University Law School
J.D. 2011
The Ohio State University
B.A. Science in Education 2008
Professional Associations
Ohio State Bar Association
Bar Admissions
Ohio
Michigan
New York
US Tax Court
Federal District Court- Eastern District of Michigan
Federal District Court- Southern District of Ohio
Federal District Court- Northern District of Ohio
John O. Postl
Attorney at Law
John Postl has 23 years of experience in civil litigation practice with a concentration in both commercial and consumer collections including representing judgment creditors in the enforcement of Massachusetts and foreign
judgments. He has real estate litigation practice that includes landlord representation in evictions and landlord/tenant matters.
Education Suffolk University Law School, Boston, MA
J.D. Cum Laude 1994
University of Vermont, Burlington, VT
B.A. Economics and Geography 1987
Professional Associations
Executive Committee Member & Webmaster Boston American Inn of Court
Executive Counsel Member (Creditor's Rights Section) Commercial Law League of America
Member National Marketing Committee
Bar Admissions
Massachusetts
New York
US District Court- District of Massachusetts
US District Court- Eastern District of New York
US Supreme Court
Jamie R. King
Attorney at Law
Ms. King is a native Texan with over 15 years of experience representing business and corporate clients in a diverse array of services including collections, creditors rights, litigation, construction, and contract
negotiation. Ms. King is admitted to the courts of the State of Texas, the U.S. District and Bankruptcy Courts for the Northern, Southern, Eastern, and Western Districts of Texas, and the U.S. Court of Appeals for
the Fifth Circuit. Ms. King joined the Law Offices of Robert A. Schuerger Co., LPA in 2020 to contribute her experience in the field of collections and Texas Federal Courts. Her experience in creditors' rights from
litigation to collection in Texas is an asset for the firm's nationwide clientele.
Education South Texas College of Law JD 2003 University of Houston BS Biology 1997
Professional Associations
State Bar of Texas Association
Houston Bar Association
Bar Admissions
Texas, all Courts of the State of Texas (2004)
United States District Court and Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas 2004
United States District Court and Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Texas 2005
United States District Court and Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Texas 2005
United States District Court and Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of Texas 2006
United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit 2015
United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit (2022)
John P. Seidenberger
Attorney at Law
Mr. Seidenberger has served a diverse array of clients in the State of Oklahoma in a multitude of complex practice areas such as banking law, hospital law, foreclosures, Fair Debt Collection Practices Act compliant
collection actions, personal injury, adoptions, probate and estate administrations, and business transactions.
Education Northeastern State University: Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice, 2007
Professional Associations
The Oklahoma Bar Association
The Washington State Bar Association (inactive)
Bar Admissions
State Bar of Oklahoma
State Bar of Washington
United States District Court and Bankruptcy Court - Western District of Oklahoma
United States District Court and Bankruptcy Court - Northern District of Oklahoma
United States District Court and Bankruptcy Court - Eastern District of Oklahoma
Coy D. Coffman
Attorney at Law
Coy Coffman has many years of legal experience representing companies with collections, formation, transactions, business disputes and civil litigation as well as experience in probate and estate administration, estate
planning and real estate matters. Over the course of his career, he has been involved in many complex matters in these areas, which are the core emphasis of his practice. In addition to managing his law practice,
he is an active member of various professional associations and is a pro bono attorney for Legal Aid Services of Oklahoma.
Education Northeastern State University: Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice, 2007 Oklahoma City University; Juris Doctor, 2010
Professional Associations
The Oklahoma Bar Association
The Tulsa County Bar Association
The Tulsa Title and Probate Lawyers Association
Bar Admissions
State Bar of Oklahoma
United States District Courts for the Northern District of Oklahoma
United States District Court Western District of Oklahoma
United States District Court Eastern District of Oklahoma
Sean P. Markham
Attorney at Law
Mr. Markham is certified by the South Carolina Supreme Court as a specialist in bankruptcy and debtor-creditor law and has an AV rating from Martindale-Hubbell. He graduated from the Charleston School of Law in 2007
and East Carolina University with a BSBA in Managerial Finance. Mr. Markham worked as an associate at the McCarthy Law Firm, LLC, a boutique bankruptcy law firm in Columbia South Carolina. From 2008 to 2014 his
practice was focused on representing debtors in the most complex bankruptcy and non-bankruptcy workouts.
In 2014 Sean started his own bankruptcy law firm in Charleston, South Carolina. In his practice Sean handles a wide range of business and consumer insolvency matters. Seans practice is varied and includes bankruptcy
matters, collections, settlement negotiations, and other matters related to debtor/creditor law. Seans broad range of bankruptcy representation includes representing debtors and creditors in Chapters 7 (liquidation),
11 (reorganization), and 13 (consumer reorganization). Seans experience also includes representing large corporate debtors, corporate creditors, banks, unsecured creditors committees, trustees and liquidating creditors
trusts. In 2020, he became an employee of Schuerger. He provides the firm with expertise in the areas of creditors rights and bankruptcy legal services in North and South Carolina.
Education East Carolina University BSBA Managerial Finance 2004 Charleston School of Law, JD 2007
Professional Associations
South Carolina Bankruptcy Lawyers Association (2018 Committee Chair and frequent speaker)
American Bankruptcy Institute (2016-2017 Communications Manager for the Ethics & Professional Compensation Committee)
Bar Admissions
State Bar of South Carolina
State Bar of North Carolina
US District Courts – District of South Carolina and Northern, Eastern & Western Districts of North Carolina
US District Bankruptcy Courts – District of South Carolina
Sean Cole
Attorney at Law
Mr. Cole is a leading personal injury attorney in North Carolina and holds an AV rating, the highest possible, from Martindale-Hubbell. He is repeatedly selected for North Carolina Super Lawyers in personal injury practice.
Graduating from King College in 1994 and Wake Forest University School of Law in 1997, he immediately began practicing law and trying cases for a leading insurance-defense firm in Raleigh, North Carolina. In 2000,
Sean changed sides to exclusively represent injured people against insurance companies. He handles cases across North Carolina, representing individuals from all over the United States, as well as from Canada, Mexico,
Central America, and Europe.
In over 23 years of practice, Sean has handled thousands of personal injury claims, and is a Lifetime Member of both the Million Dollar Advocates and Multi-Million Dollars Advocates Forums. He tries jury trials throughout
North Carolina and is a frequent speaker for continuing legal education. He was editor-in-chief for five editions of the North Carolina Manual of Complaints, also serving as author of its chapter on automobile collisions.
Sean was chosen three straight years for the North Carolina Pro Bono Honor Society for giving back to his community.
Sean started his own firm after working for various other large firms throughout North Carolina. His practice covers the full spectrum of personal injury law, including claims for catastrophic injury, wrongful death,
brain injuries, automobile collisions, animal attacks, trucking collisions, slip-and-fall injuries, workplace injuries, and more.
In late 2020, Mr. Cole joined the Schuerger Law Group to provide enhanced services to a broad array of clients. He handles the firms personal injury practice in North Carolina.
Education King College, BA in History, cum laude with Honors in Independent Study, 1994 Wake Forest University School of Law, JD, Order of Barristers, Moot Court Award, 1997 Beason & Ellis, Mediation Certification Program, 2010
Professional Associations
American Association for Justice
North Carolina Advocates for Justice
Southern Trial Lawyers Association
Bar Admissions
State Bar of North Carolina
US District Courts - Eastern, Middle & Western Districts of North Carolina
