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Amy Kohut Office: Jacksonville Direct: (904) 598-3235 akohut@wickersmith.com Practice Areas: Admitted to Practice: 2012, State of California 2022, State of Florida Education:California Western School of Law (J.D., 2011) University of California at Santa Barbara (B.A., 2006) |
Amy KohutAmy Kohut Amy Kohut is an associate in the Jacksonville office of Wicker Smith, focusing on medical malpractice and premises liability matters. Ms. Kohut attended University of California at Santa Barbara, where she double-majored in Psychology and Law and Society. She graduated in 2006, and went on to earn her Juris Doctor from California Western School of Law in 2011. In her early career in California, Ms. Kohut worked as a healthcare fraud investigator at two of the nation’s largest health insurance companies, and received accolades for dental and medical plan compliance and integration efforts. As an Active-Duty military spouse, she continued her career in healthcare compliance with the Department of the Army as the Chief of Patient Administration at the Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe Healthcare Facility in Belgium. There, she was responsible for HIPAA compliance, and managed American soldiers, federal employees, contractors, and host nation employees in an outpatient NATO setting. She joined Wicker Smith in 2022. In her free time, Ms. Kohut enjoys volunteer work as a patient advocate for people with dysautonomia, traveling, and spending time with her husband and friends. Professional & Civic Affiliations
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Amy Kohut is an associate in the Jacksonville office of Wicker Smith, focusing on medical malpractice and premises liability matters.
Ms. Kohut attended University of California at Santa Barbara, where she double-majored in Psychology and Law and Society. She graduated in 2006, and went on to earn her Juris Doctor from California Western School of Law in 2011.
In her early career in California, Ms. Kohut worked as a healthcare fraud investigator at two of the nation’s largest health insurance companies, and received accolades for dental and medical plan compliance and integration efforts.
As an Active-Duty military spouse, she continued her career in healthcare compliance with the Department of the Army as the Chief of Patient Administration at the Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe Healthcare Facility in Belgium. There, she was responsible for HIPAA compliance, and managed American soldiers, federal employees, contractors, and host nation employees in an outpatient NATO setting.
She joined Wicker Smith in 2022.
In her free time, Ms. Kohut enjoys volunteer work as a patient advocate for people with dysautonomia, traveling, and spending time with her husband and friends.
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Credentials
Education
California Western School of Law (J.D., 2011)
University of California at Santa Barbara (B.A., 2006)
Practices
Professional Credentials
Admitted to Bar
2012, State of California
2022, State of Florida
Professional Affiliations
- California Bar, Florida Bar, Military Spouse Juris Doctor Network, Dysautonomia International Board of Directors
Publications
- Tooth or Consequences, National Health Care Anti-Fraud Association Annual Training Conference, California, 2018
- Detecting Medical and Dental Billing Schemes, National Health Care Anti-Fraud Association Annual Training Conference
- Georgia, 2016
- Texas, 2014
- Ambulatory Surgical Schemes, National Health Care Anti-Fraud Association, National Education Training Series, Texas, 2015
- The Role of the Commercial Payer Special Investigations Unit, California State Bar, Business Law Section, Health Law Committee, California, 2015
- Dysautonomia: Patient Perspectives, American Autonomic Society Annual Conference, California, 2016
- Dysautonomia: Patient Perspectives, Tenth International Catecholamine Symposium, California, 2012
- Issues in Diagnostic Medicine and Legal Implications for Patients with Rarely Heard of Disorders: Dysautonomia – An Overview, American Health Lawyers Association, Connections Edition, October 2013
