Kenneth R. Hartmann
| Practice Area: | Complex Litigation |
| Email Address: | krh@kttlaw.com |
| Direct Line: | (305) 377-0657 |
Biography
Kenneth R. Hartmann is a senior shareholder in Kozyak Tropin & Throckmorton’s litigation department and practices in the areas of commercial, intellectual property and healthcare litigation, including arbitration and mediation proceedings.
He has extensive trial and appellate experience in both federal and state court and has represented corporations, business entities, and individuals in a wide variety of complex commercial disputes, including healthcare and hospitality matters, fraud, unfair competition and deceptive trade practices, and contract disputes.
Ken has particular expertise in intellectual property matters and has extensive experience in trademark, copyright and patent litigation, as well as counterfeiting and theft of trade secret claims. Because of his in depth knowledge of intellectual property matters, Mr. Hartmann often counsels clients on developing intellectual property rights and protecting those rights from infringement and theft.
Ken directs the firm’s healthcare group. He represents healthcare providers such as hospitals, clinics and physician groups in disputes with private and government payers. He also counsels such providers on contract negotiations and regulatory compliance issues.
Ken has organized and spoken at numerous professional and business seminars on topics within his practice areas, and he uses his extensive jury and bench trial experience to teach litigation skills to law students at the University of Miami, where is an adjunct professor.
He has achieved AV Preeminent status in Martindale-Hubbell ratings and is frequently selected as an elite, leading and/or best lawyer in surveys of Florida lawyers in the areas of commercial and intellectual property litigation.
He earned his J.D. Degree, magna cum laude, in 1986 from the University of Miami School of Law, where he served on the Editorial Board of the University of Miami Law Review and was a member of the Order of the Coif, honorary legal society. He was a Judicial intern for United States District Court Judge Eugene Spellman. Mr. Hartmann earned his Bachelor’s Degree in psychology from Lafayette College in 1972.
Key Practice Areas
- Complex Commercial Litigation
- Intellectual Property Litigation
- Health Care Litigation
- Securities Litigation
- Hospitality Litigation
Bar Admissions and Memberships
- Florida Bar, 1987
- Florida Bar Business Law Section, Evidence Committee, Intellectual Property Committee
- United States District Court, Southern, Northern and Middle Districts of Florida
- United States Courts of Appeals, Eighth, Eleventh and Federal Circuits
- Trial Bar of the U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida
- International Trademark Association
- Miami-Dade Justice Association
- American Bar Association
- Dade County Bar Association
- Coral Gables Bar Association
Education
- B.A. in Psychology, Lafayette College
- J.D., magna cum laude, University of Miami School of Law
- Editorial Board of the University of Miami Law Review
- Order of the Coif
- Book Awards, Evidence, Dignitary Torts
- Sturges Scholar
- Judicial intern for United States District Court Judge Eugene Spellman
