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Patrick T Schmidt

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Practice Areas:

  • Business Transactions & Organizations (M&A)
  • Business & Commercial Law
  • Banking
  • Commercial Real Estate
  • Construction Law
Patrick T. Schmidt
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Biography

Patrick T. Schmidt is a member in the Louisville firm of Tilford, Dobbins, & Schmidt, PLLC where he practices in the areas of business law and transactions, real estate, tax, and estate planning.

Patrick received his B.S. in Accounting in 1989 and J.D. in 1992 from the University of Kentucky. He is a member of the Kentucky and American Bar Associations, the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the Kentucky Society of Certified Public Accountants.

Patrick was named one of the Top Lawyers in Louisville in business and corporate law by Louisville Magazine Multiple times. He has an AV peer rating from Martindale-Hubbell. He has been recognized as a Kentucky Super Lawyer.

Patrick is currently the President of the Greater Louisville University of Kentucky Alumni Association.

Patrick is currently a Board Member of the Louisville Independent Business Alliance, the James Graham Brown Cancer Center, the Kentucky Chapter of the Association for Corporate Growth, The Clifton Center, and the Kenwood Montessori School. He is the past Chair of the ABA Young Lawyers Tax Committee and the Louisville Bar Association Tax Committee.

Education

  • University of Kentucky College of Law, Lexington, Kentucky
    • J.D.
  • University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky
    • B.S.
    • Major: Accounting

Bar Admission

  • Kentucky, 1992
  • U.S. Tax Court, 2007

Representative Cases

  • PBI Bank, Inc. vs. Schnabel Foundation Co, 392 S.W. 3d. 421 (Ky. App. 2013)
  • John S. Ford, Trustee for the Marie Ford Family Trust vs. Rhoda Faller, et al., 439 S.W. 3d 173 (Ky. App 2014)

Honors

  • AV peer review rating from Martindale-Hubbell
  • Named as One of the Top Lawyers in Louisville, Louisville Magazine for 2012, 2013, and 2014
  • Recognized as a Kentucky Super Lawyer

Classes & Seminars

  • “The process of selling a business and related legal and drafting considerations”, 15th Biennial Business Associations Law Institute, University of Kentucky Office of Continuing Legal Education
  • “Exit stage right- family business succession planning”
  • “Real Estate broker liens in Kentucky”
  • “Drafting Acquisition documents (practical mechanics and examples)” - mergers and acquisitions: nuts and bolts, NBI
  • “Employee vs. independent contractor: difference you need to know and document planning tips”, 16th Biennial Business Associations Law Institute, University of Kentucky Office of Continuing Legal Education

Pro-Bono Activities

  • Board Member of the Louisville Independent Business Alliance
  • Kentucky Chapter of the Association for Corporate Growth
  • Former Member, The Clifton Center, Kenwood Montessori School
  • Board Member of The James Graham Brown Cancer Center
  • Past Chair of the ABA Young Lawyers Tax Committee
  • Past Board Member of the Louisville Bar Association Tax Committee
  • Board Member, University of Kentucky Alumni Association
  • Past Board Member, Kentucky Chapter of the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society
  • Past Coach, Triathlon Team, Team in Training program for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society

Past Positions

  • Coopers & Lybrand, Tax Manager, 1992 to 1998
  • Ernst & Young, Tax Manager, 1998 to 1999

Languages

  • English

Fraternities or Sororities

  • Pi Kappa Alpha
  • Beta Alpha Psi

Professional Associations

  • Kentucky Bar Association, Member, 1992 to Present
  • Louisville Bar Association, Member
  • American Bar Association, Member, 1992 to Present
  • Kentucky Society of CPA's, Member, 1994 to Present
  • AICPA, Member, 1994 to Present

Certified Legal Specialties

  • Certified Public Accountant, Kentucky, 1994
  • Certified Public Accountant, Kentucky Society of CPA's
  • Member, AICPA
  • Member, Kentucky Society of CPA's

Current Employment Position

  • Member