Kevin Gowen represents clients in commercial litigation matters, including collections and breach of contract claims. He represents corporate creditors in his practice, including financial corporations, construction companies, and health care providers. Kevin handles all stages of creditor’s rights claims, from the initiation of a lawsuit to post-litigation proceedings to enforce a final judgment. He also devotes a portion of his practice to the domestication and enforcement in Florida of final judgments entered in other states against Florida debtors.
Before law school, Kevin lived in Japan for several years during which time he became fluent in Japanese. While there, he taught public high school and worked for Matsushita Electronic Components Co., Ltd. (Panasonic). During law school, Kevin worked as an extern with the Special Counsel to the Florida Department of State International Affairs Division, researching Japanese civil procedure and creating the first known English translation of Japan’s Notary Law. Kevin uses his knowledge of Japanese document management practices to assist in the firm’s representation of its Japanese corporate clients.
Certifications
•Civil Law Notary
Articles & Presentations
•Author, Best Practices for Consumer Debt Collection, Orlando Business Journal's Consult the Counsel, June 1, 2018
• SCOTUS Rules No Expansion to Definition of Debt Collector Under FDCPA, June 2017
•Presenter, “Collection Law for Florida Construction Lawyers, ” April 2017, Hillsborough County Bar Association’s Construction Section
• Collection Law from A to Z, National Association of Legal Assistants CLE Presentation - Speaker
•36th Annual Meeting for the Southeast Conference of the Association of Asian Studies, Savannah, Georgia - Panel Chair - January 1997
Kevin's News and Insights
10.01.2018 Beyond the Bio
Celebrating Diversity in the Workplace: RumbergerKirk Honors Hispanic American Attorneys during National Hispanic Heritage Month
Beginning on September 15 each year, the United States celebrates...
06.06.2018 Commercial Litigation
Best Practices for Consumer Debt Collection
This article appeared in the Consult the Counsel special advertising...
06.16.2017 Commercial Litigation
SCOTUS Rules No Expansion to Definition of Debt Collector Under FDCPA
In Justice Gorsuch’s first written opinion, the Supreme Court unanimously...
04.24.2017 Firm News
Kevin Gowen Elected Chair of the Southern Region Executive Council for the Commercial Law League of America
Kevin Gowen was elected Chair of the Southern Region Executive...
10.15.2015 Firm News
Rumberger's Kevin Gowen Speaks to NALA for CLE Presentation
RumbergerKirk attorney Kevin Gowen recently spoke on a nationwide web...
04.23.2015 Commercial Litigation
Sovereign Citizens - The Battleground
Who they are The so-called sovereign citizen movement is a...
03.17.2015 Beyond the Bio
RumbergerKirk Participates in the American Lung Association Fight for Air Climb
A team from our Orlando office participated in the American...
11.24.2014 Bankruptcy and Restructuring
FDCPA: 11th Circuit Provide Warning/Encouragement to Creditors and Debt Collectors
Recent opinions from the Eleventh Circuit change the legal landscape...
07.15.2014 Beyond the Bio
How a College Course Led Me to Japan and Shaped the Course of My Life
An attorney in the Orlando office, Kevin Gowen represents corporate creditors...
04.19.2013 Firm News
RKC Attorney Kevin Gowen To Present on Florida's New E-Discovery Rules
Kevin Gowen will be a speaker at a seminar, “Florida’s New...
