Ernest H. "Skip" Kohlmyer, III
Cost-effective, client-focused, legal solutions
Ernest H. “Skip” Kohlmyer, III practice focuses primarily on insurance defense and international commercial litigation cases, including business litigation, commercial arbitration, and public entity defense litigation. Mr. Kohlmyer is highly experienced in litigation relating to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA), Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA), and the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA), representing corporations, collection agencies, debt buyers, and credit reporting agencies. A large number of his clients and the primary focus of his experience is representing national medical billing and collection entities. Mr. Kohlmyer regularly represents some of the largest healthcare organizations in the State of Florida and has presented seminars at AAHAM and NHCA conferences.
Mr. Kohlmyer is a member of the Florida Bar, the State Bar of Georgia, and the New York Bar Association. He is admitted to practice before the Supreme Court of the United States, Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals, United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia, United States Court of International Trade, and the federal district courts within the State of Florida and the Northern and Middle Districts of Georgia. He is a member of the Association of Credit and Collection Professionals (ACA International), serving in leadership positions and speaking regularly at industry and continuing legal education conferences.
- Business Law
- Business Contracts, Business Dissolution, Business Finance, Business Formation, Business Litigation, Franchising, Mergers & Acquisitions, Partnership & Shareholder Disputes
- Construction Law
- Construction Contracts, Construction Defects, Construction Litigation
- International Law
- Antitrust Law
- Consumer Law
- Class Action
- Zoom
- Microsoft Teams
- Florida
- The Florida Bar
- ID Number: 110108
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- Georgia
- State Bar of Georgia
- ID Number: 427760
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- New York
- New York State Office of Court Administration
- ID Number: 5550470
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- English: Spoken, Written
- German: Spoken, Written
- Partner/Shareholder
- Shepard, Smith, Kohlmyer & Hand, PA
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- Arbitrator
- International Chamber of Commerce
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- Shareholder
- Urban Thier & Federer, P.A.
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- Partner
- South Milhausen, PA
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- Partner
- Bell, Roper & Kohlmyer, PA
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- George Mason University School of Law
- LL.M. (2023) | Antitrust and Global Economics
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- Larzarski University- Warsaw Poland
- LL.M. (2014) | International Business Transactions
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- Honors: Highest Honors
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- University of Dayton School of Law
- J.D. (1991) | Law
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- Florida State University
- B.S. (1988) | Multi-National Business Operations
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- Honors: Dean's List
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- Orlando's Attorneys of the Year 2021
- Orlando Style Magazine
- Recognized as a successful Federal Commercial Litigation and International Business Law attorney in the Orlando, Florida area.
- The Florida Bar # 110108
- Member
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- Georgia State Bar
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- ACA International
- Committee-Chairman
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- Florida Collectors Association
- President
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- Florida Collectors Association Annual Conference, Conference, Online
- Florida Collectors Association
- How to Defend Your Clients Against FDCPA Violations, Webinar, https://www.lorman.com/training/legal/how-to-defend-your-clients-against-fdcpa-violations
- Lorman Education Services
- Website
- Shepard, Smith, Kohlmyer & Hand, P.A.
