Attorney Profiles

J. Todd South - Shareholder

Born: West Palm Beach, Florida, September 29, 1960.

Bar Admissions: 1987, Florida.

Education: Florida State University (B.S. in Finance, 1982, summa cum laude), Florida State University College of Law, (J.D., honors, 1985); Garnet and Gold Key; Omicron Delta Kappa; Phi Kappa Phi; Mortar Board; Order of Omega; Beta Gamma Sigma; Theta Chi Fraternity.

Member: The Florida Bar; Master Custom Builder Council; Home Builders' Association of Central Florida; West Orange Chamber of Commerce and West Orange Committee of One Hundred and One, Inc.; Board of Directors Master Custom Builder Council (1991-2009), Advisory Board: First National Bank of Central Florida (2002- 2005), BankFIRST Advisory Board (2005- 2009).

Practice Areas: Commercial and Residential Real Property Law and Transactions; Real Estate Development and Construction, Banking and Lender Representation, Commercial and Residential Financing, Corporate and Business Law, Title Insurance and Title Insurance Defense.

Email Address: tsouth@southmilhausen.com


Jeffrey P. Milhausen - Shareholder

Born: Gainesville, Florida, November 3, 1967.

Bar Admissions: 1994, Florida; 1996, U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida.

Education: University of Florida (B.S. Finance, 1990); University of Florida Law School (J.D., 1994); Fraternal Organizations: Phi Delta Theta.; Founding Member University of Florida Entertainment and Sports Law Journal.

Member: The Florida Bar; Orange County Bar Association; American Bar Association - Business Law Section; West Orange Chamber of Commerce, Board of Trustees; West Orange Committee of One Hundred and One, Inc., Board of Directors.

General Counsel: SIG Logistics, Inc.; VMS Builders, Inc.; Upland Development, Inc., West Orange Country Club, Inc.

Board of Directors: Florida State Distributors, Inc.; Horizon’s West Community Trustees; West Orange Committee of 101, Inc.

Practice Areas: Real Property Law; Residential and Commercial Financing and Development; Banking; General Corporate; Entertainment; and Intellectual Property.

Email Address: jeffm@southmilhausen.com

Richard David Baxter - Partner

Born: New York, New York, March 18, 1947.

Bar Admissions: 1972, New York; 1975, U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit and U.S. District Courts, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York; 1978, U.S. Supreme Court and U.S. Tax Court; 1979, Florida, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit and U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida.

Education: The American University and University of Stockholm, Sweden (B.A. Political Science, with honors, 1968); Columbia University (J.D., 1971; M.B.A., 1971); Nova Southeastern University (M.S. Psychology, with honors, 1991); Pi Sigma Alpha; Alpha Kappa Psi; Professor, Estates and Trusts, Estate Taxation, Corporations and Corporate Taxation, New York Law School, 1980-1981; Leadership Orlando, Who's Who in the South and Southwest.

Author: The Taxation of Ministers - Blessings In Disguise.

Business Analyst and Lecturer: Small Business Development Center, University of Central Florida.

Member: The Florida Bar; Orange County Bar Association (Estates, Trusts and Guardianships Committee); Central Florida Estate Planning Council; Board of Directors, Orlando Regional Chamber of Commerce; Chamber Ambassador; Movers & Shakers; Maitland Chamber of Commerce.

Associates: Orlando Museum of Art.

Practice Areas: Estate Planning; Trust Administration; Probate; Probate Litigation; Guardianships; Tax Planning; IRS Disputes; Tax Litigation; Ante-nuptial Agreements; Business Law; Contracts; Real Estate; and Non-profit Organizations.

Email Address: rbaxter@southmilhausen.com


Gregory A. Fencik - Of Counsel

Born: Clinton, Oklahoma, March 30, 1967.

Bar Admissions: 1992, Florida; 1993, U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida; 1994, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit; 1996, U.S. Supreme Court; 2009, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida.

Education: University of Pennsylvania (B.A. 1988); Tulane University School of Law (J.D. 1992); Tulane Maritime Law Journal; Program for Older Prisoners; Federalist Society.

Member: The Florida Bar; Orange County Bar Association (1994–present, 2003 Young Lawyers Habitat for Humanity Coordinator); ABA (1993–2005, Delegate, YLDS assembly, Seattle, 2003); ATLA (1997-2004); Vice Chairman, Automotive Industry Defense League (1996-1997); Florida Prosecuting Attorneys Association (1992-1994); Vassar B. Carlton Inn of Court (1993-1994); Tulane Alumni Association, Orlando Chapter President (1996 - 2006); American Finance Association.

Honorary Societies: Who’s Who in American Law.

Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Construction Litigation; Construction Defects Litigation; General Liability Litigation; Professional Malpractice Litigation; Insurance Disputes; Employment Law; Civil Rights Law; Administrative Law; Corporate; Commercial Transportation; Arbitrator; and Certified Court Mediator.

Email Address: gfencik@southmilhausen.com

David H. Popper - Of Counsel

Born: Coral Gables, Florida, October 20, 1954.

Bar Admissions: 1979, Florida; 1980, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; 1980, U.S. Court of Military Appeals; 1981, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit; 1979, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida; 1981, U.S. District Court, Western District of Texas; 1983, U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida.

Education: Stetson University (B.B.A. 1976); Cumberland School of Law of Samford University (J.D., with honors, 1979); Omicron Delta Kappa, Phi Delta Phi.

Military: Capt. U.S. Army, JAGC, 1979-1983

Member: The Florida Bar

Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Construction Defects Litigation; Real Property Liability Litigation; and Commercial and Residential Real Estate Transactions.

Email Address: dpopper@southmilhausen.com


Scott R. Rost - Partner

Born: Born Dunedin, Florida, October 30, 1961.

Bar Admissions: 1988, Florida; 1998, U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida.

Education: Florida State University (B.A., cum laude, 1985); Florida State University (J.D., with honors, 1988). Member, Florida State University College of Law, Law Review, 1987-1988; Adjunct Professor, Business Law, University of Central Florida, 1992-1997; Attorneys’ Title Insurance Fund, Inc., Director, Florida Bar Foundation, 2004-Present.

Member: The Florida Bar (Member, Sections on: Business Law, Public Interest Law); Volusia County Bar Association; Languages: German.

Reported Cases: James v. County of Volusia, 683 So. 2d 555 (Fla. 5th DCA 1996); Johnson v. Women’s Health Center, Inc., 1998 WL 350548 (5th DCA 1998).

Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Real Estate Litigation; Construction Litigation; Corporate Transactions; and Real Estate Transactions.

Email Address: srost@southmilhausen.com


D. Scott South - Partner

Born: Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, March 4, 1973.

Bar Admissions: 1999, Florida; 2000, U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida.

Education: Florida State University (B.S., cum laude, 1995); Florida State University College of Law (J.D., with High Honors, 1999).

Member: The Florida Bar; American Bar Association; Orange County Bar Association; Board of Directors, Habitat for Humanity of Greater Orlando

Practice Areas: Real Estate Transactions, Development and Finance; Corporate Securities; and Mergers and Acquisitions.

Email Address: ssouth@southmilhausen.com


Earnest H. (Skip) Kohlmyer, III - Partner

Born: Tiffin, Ohio, June 27, 1966.

Bar Admissions: State Bar of Georgia, (1991); The Florida Bar (1997); United States District Court, Northern District of Georgia, (1992); United States District Court, Middle District of Florida, (1997); Eleventh Circuit, Court of Appeals, (1997); United States District, South District of Florida, (1998); United States District Court, Northern District of Florida, (2002); United States Supreme Court, (2000).

Education: Florida State University, (B.S. Multinational Business Operations, minor in German Language Studies, 1988); University of Dayton, School of Law (J.D. 1991); Sigma Phi Epsilon Fraternity.

Member: The Florida Bar; State Bar of Georgia, Defense Research Institute; Florida Defense Lawyers Association; ACA International, Members Attorney Program; ACA/MAP Past Chairman 2005, ACA International Foundation, Board of Directors; ACA International, Legislative Committee.

Languages: German

Practice Areas: Public Entity Defense; Land Use; Civil Rights; Constitutional Law; Consumer Protection Litigation; Corporate and Business Law; Insurance Defense; and International Business Transactions.

Email Address: skohlmyer@southmilhausen.com

Amber E. Appling - Associate

Born: Atlanta, Georgia, January 13, 1981.

Bar Admissions: 2006, Florida; 2007, U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida.

Education: Vanderbilt University (B.A. 2003); Delta Gamma; Stetson University College of Law (J.D., cum laude, 2006).

Member: The Florida Bar; Orange County Bar Association.

Practice Areas: Real Estate Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Construction Litigation; and Real Estate Transactions.

Email Address: aappling@southmilhausen.com


Mary Grace Dyleski - Associate

Born: Glen Cove, New York, March 3, 1966.

Bar Admissions: 1995, South Carolina; 1998, Florida; U.S. Dist. Court., Mid. Dist. Fla., U.S. Court of Appeals, 11th Circuit; U.S. Dist. Court, Dist of S.C.; U.S. Court of Appeals, 4th Circuit.

Education: University of Notre Dame (B.A. 1988); University of South Carolina School of Law (JD, 1995). Clerk, Honorable Gary E. Clary, South Carolina Circuit Court, 1995-1996.

Member: Florida Bar; South Carolina Bar; Defense Research Institute; Florida Defense Lawyers Association.

Reported Cases: Yemma v Edelman, 802 So.2d 358 (5th DCA 2001); Camp, Dresser & McKee, Inc., v Paul N. Howard Co., 853 So.2d 1072 (5th DCA 2003); Hahn v Medeiros, 858 So.2d 1242 (5th DCA 2003); Metropolitan Cas. Ins. Co. v Tepper, 2 So.3d 209 (Fla. 2009); 969 So.2d 403 (Fla. 5th DCA 2007).

Practice Areas: Real Estate Litigation; Civil Litigation, FDCPA, FCCPA, FCRA Defense.

Email Address: mdyleski@southmilhausen.com


Cameron H.P. White – Associate

Born: Lakeland, Florida, August 9, 1969.

Bar Admissions: 2006, Florida; 2008, U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida; 2009, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida.

Education: University of North Florida (B.A. 1991); Florida Coastal School of Law (J.D. 2001); Phi Delta Phi.

Member: The Florida Bar (Member, Sections on Real Property, Probate and Trust; Business Law); Orange County Bar Association; Jacksonville Bar Association;

Practice Areas: Real Estate Transactions; Banking Litigation; Collections and Foreclosures; Real Estate Litigation; Commercial Litigation; and Construction Litigation.

Email Address: cwhite@southmilhausen.com



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