Kohn Law Firm S.C. is a Milwaukee, Wisconsin collections law firm founded more than 60 years ago. It represents financial institutions, creditors, municipalities and insurance companies, so a letter or lawsuit from it means one of those clients hired it to collect an account.
- Type
- Collection law firm
- Also known as
- Kohn Law Firm S.C.
- Headquarters
- Milwaukee, WI
- Collects
- financial institution accounts, creditor accounts, municipal accounts, insurance company claims
- Phone numbers it lists
- (800) 451-1791, (414) 276-0435
- Website
- kohnlaw.com
110 debt collection complaints were sent to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau about Kohn Law Firm S.C. from November 13, 2023 to November 12, 2026. A complaint is a consumer's account, not a finding that the company broke the law. Read the complaints in the CFPB database.
Who Is Kohn Law Firm?
Kohn Law Firm S.C. is a law firm at 735 North Water Street, Suite 1300, in downtown Milwaukee, Wisconsin. ("S.C." stands for service corporation, a Wisconsin form for professional firms.) Its About page says it was founded over 60 years ago and is "a full service collections law firm." Its FAQ describes it simply: "We are a law firm that represents creditors." Every page of its website carries the federal notice that the communication is from a debt collector. We did not find a CFPB enforcement action against Kohn Law Firm.
Why Kohn Law Firm May Be Contacting You
Kohn says its clients are financial institutions, creditors, municipalities and insurance companies. A Kohn letter may concern a credit card, personal loan or other bank account, a balance owed to a local government, or an insurer's claim. The firm says it uses "legal remedies," meaning lawsuits and post-judgment collection, together with negotiated payment arrangements, and its site has a "Propose a Resolution" page and payment options.
Kohn lists (414) 276-0435 and toll-free (800) 451-1791, with weekday hours in Central time. If you have filed bankruptcy, its FAQ asks that you or your lawyer call with the case number.
How to Check a Debt Kohn Law Firm Says You Owe
With a collections law firm, find out first whether you are being asked to pay or have already been sued.
- Check for a lawsuit. If you were served with a summons or citation, the court's answer deadline controls. Our debt lawsuit questions explain the steps in Texas.
- Read the validation notice. It must name the creditor and itemize the debt (15 U.S.C. § 1692g; 12 C.F.R. § 1006.34).
- Dispute in writing within the validation period. Ask for the account agreement and statements for a bank account; for an insurance claim, ask for the policy, the claim file and how the amount was calculated. Kohn must stop collecting until it verifies.
- Confirm who owns the claim and whether an insurer is pursuing it in its own name or as a subrogee.
- Check the deadline to sue. Texas generally allows four years for a suit on a debt (Tex. Civ. Prac. & Rem. Code § 16.004), and debt buyers cannot sue on time-barred consumer debt (Tex. Fin. Code § 392.307). Wisconsin and other states have their own rules, and claims that are not consumer debts may follow different periods.
What Kohn Law Firm Can and Can't Do
Lawyers who regularly collect consumer debts, including through litigation, are "debt collectors" under the FDCPA (Heintz v. Jenkins, 514 U.S. 291 (1995)). The Act covers consumer debts, those for personal, family or household purposes.
- It must sue on a consumer debt in the judicial district where you live or where you signed the contract (15 U.S.C. § 1692i).
- It may not imply that a lawyer has reviewed your file or decided to sue if that has not happened (15 U.S.C. § 1692e(3)).
- It may not continue collecting a debt discharged or stayed in bankruptcy, or misstate the amount owed (15 U.S.C. § 1692e(2)(A)).
- Post-judgment remedies depend on state law; in Texas, wages are exempt from garnishment for ordinary consumer debts.
If its collection seemed improper, see our Texas FDCPA attorneys page.
We Sue Debt Collectors That Break the FDCPA
Texas Debt Law files Fair Debt Collection Practices Act lawsuits against debt collectors in federal court for consumers in Texas, California, Illinois, Georgia and Colorado. If Kohn Law Firm or anyone collecting for it harassed you, misstated what you owe, threatened action it could not take, or told others about your debt, you may have a claim. A court can order a collector that violated the FDCPA to pay your actual damages, up to $1,000 in additional statutory damages, and your attorney's fees and costs (15 U.S.C. § 1692k(a)). An FDCPA claim generally must be filed within one year of the violation (§ 1692k(d)), so keep your letters, call logs, voicemails and screenshots, and talk to us early. Texas residents may also have claims under the Texas Debt Collection Act. Learn more from our FDCPA attorneys.
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Or start your free case evaluation online. No lawyer can promise a result; every claim depends on its facts and proof.
Sources
- Kohn Law Firm: home page
- Kohn Law Firm: About Us
- Kohn Law Firm: FAQs
- CFPB enforcement actions search: Kohn
- CFPB Consumer Complaint Database: Kohn Law Firm S.C., debt collection
This profile is general information compiled from public sources, not legal advice, and it does not state or imply that Kohn Law Firm has violated any law. Company details change; tell us if something here is out of date.