People•Byron B. Mauss
Byron B. Mauss
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Byron B. Mauss

Partner
People•Byron B. Mauss

Byron B. Mauss represents individuals and companies in all aspects of general business and commercial litigation, with a specialty in the representation of lenders in the areas of creditors’ rights and bankruptcy litigation. On the transactional side, he represents secured lenders in real estate and commercial loan documentation, both at inception of the loan and at the workout stage. Byron also documents general business and commercial contracts for the firm’s institutional clients. He was previously associated with the national law firm of Paul Hastings. Before studying law, Byron was a financial management analyst, responsible for analysis and reporting of performance data for multi-million dollar government contracts, with emphasis on contract administration.

  • Loyola Law School (J.D., magna cum laude, 1994)
    • Order of the Coif
    • St. Thomas More Law Honor Society
  • California State University, Long Beach (B.S., Business Administration - Finance, magna cum laude, 1988)

  • Orange County Bar Association (2002-Present)
    • Commercial Law Section
    • Bankruptcy Section
  • Los Angeles County Bar Association (1999-Present)
    • Commercial Law Section
    • Bankruptcy Section
  • California Bankruptcy Forum (1997-2004)
  • California Receivers Forum (2002-Present)
  • Special Assets Management Association (SAMA)(2010-2012)

  • "Selected Issues in Real Estate and Commercial Lending Transactions," Co-Presenter, Lending Group for a Major Banking Institution (September 12, 2022)
  • "Special Assets Team Training Part 3: One Action Rule," Co-Presenter, Special Assets Group for a Major Banking Institution (September 23, 2020)
  • "Special Assets Team Training Part 2: Title Issues," Co-Presenter, Special Assets Group for a Major Banking Institution (September 17, 2020)
  • "Special Assets Team Training Part I: Pre-Judgment Remedies," Co-Presenter, Special Assets Group for a Major Banking Institution (September 15, 2020)
  • "Bankruptcy Overview Presentation," Co-Presenter, Special Assets Group for a Major Banking Institution, Glendale, CA (March 10, 2020)

  • The Best Lawyers in America®, Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law (2023)

  • Non-profit mutual water company, Board of Directors, volunteer member 
  • Local single adult church congregation, volunteer leader
  • Boy Scouts of America, volunteer leader

  • Assayag Mauss LLP, Associate and Partner (1996-2019)
  • Paul Hastings, Associate (1994-1996)
  • Rockwell International, Financial Management Analyst (1988-1993)

  • California

  • United States District Court, All Districts of California