Ernest H. "Skip" Kohlmyer, III focuses his practice primarily on disputes and litigation relating to commercial and corporate transactions, commercial litigation including domestic antitrust and international competition, business transactions, and international commercial arbitration. Mr. Kohlmyer was named one of "Orlando's Attorneys of the Year 2021" in an article published by the Orlando Style Magazine.
He is a former partner of an international law firm concentrating on legal matters for German and Austrian citizens transacting business within the United States. Within the past ten years, he has earned two Master of Law Degrees (LL.M.) in international business transactions, global antitrust, and economics.
Mr. Kohlmyer is a highly experienced federal litigator in commercial disputes, commercial transactions, consumer protection statutes, and civil rights and constitutional law issues. For thirty years, he has served as lead counsel in landmark cases relating to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA), Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA), and the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA). He has represented creditor corporations, collection agencies, debt buyers, and credit reporting agencies. Many of his clients are national medical billing and collection entities. He has presented seminars to numerous trade associations and professional organizations such as the Florida Bar, the Federal Bar Association, Lorman Education, the National Business Institute, and MyLawCLE.
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Mr. Kohlmyer is a licensed practicing attorney in the federal and state courts in Florida, Georgia, New York, Montana, and Utah. He is also awaiting admission to practice in Wyoming. He is admitted to practice before the Supreme Court of the United States, the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals, the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia, and the United States Court of International Trade.​
He is a long-standing 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.
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EDUCATION
George Mason University, Antonin Scalia Law School, Arlington, Virginia
LL.M. Global Antitrust and Economics
Conferred May 2023
Lazarski University, Warsaw, Poland
In coordination with Universität Salzburg and Boston University
LL.M. (Master of Laws) Transnational Commercial Practice
Conferred April 2014, with High Honors (summa cum laude)
University of Dayton
School of Law; Dayton, Ohio
J.D. (Juris Doctorate)
Conferred May 1991
Florida State University
College of Business; Tallahassee, Florida
B.S. Multinational Business Operations
Minor in German Language Studies
Dean’s List
Sigma Phi Epsilon Fraternity
Conferred May 1988
ORGANIZATIONS, ADMISSIONS, and MEMBERSHIPS
Admitted, Florida Bar, 1997
Admitted, State Bar of Georgia, 1991
Admitted, New York State Bar, 2017
Admitted, State Bar of Utah, 2023
Admitted, State Bar of Montana, 2023
Admitted, State Bar of Wyoming, 2024
United States Supreme Court
United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
United States Court of Appeals, for the District of Columbia
United States District Courts for the Southern, Middle, and Northern Districts of Florida
United States District Court for the Northern, Middle, and Southern Districts of Georgia
United States District Court for the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York
United States Court of International Trade
Georgia Supreme Court
Georgia Court of Appeals
President, Florida Collector’s Association, 2021-2022
Chairman, Industry Advancement Fund Committee, 2021-2022
Member, ACA International, Council of Delegates, April 2014 – 2015
Member, ACA International, Council of Delegates, 2021 - 2022
Member, ACA International, State Committee Liaison, 2013 -Present
Member, ACA International, Legislative Council, 2005 - 2013
Member, ACA International, MAP Committee, 2002 - 2005, Chairman (2005)
Member, ACA International, Education Foundation Committee
Member, ACA International, Members Attorney Program
Member, ACA International Foundation, Board of Directors
ACA International, Designation Recipient: Scholar
International Chamber of Commerce (ICC), Arbitrator, International Commercial Transactions