Instructor - Mark Kohler

Mark is an Attorney, Certified Public Accountant and Entrepreneur. He has owned numerous businesses since high school, through college and even as a professional. Currently, Mark’s principal career is as a partner in the law firm Kyler, Kohler & Ostermiller, LLP, and the accounting and tax-planning firm Kohler & Eyre, CPAs, LLP. Mark specializes in the areas of business- estate and tax-planning and even further, in regard to real estate asset-protection and tax planning. He personally owns several commercial real estate projects and loves the people, transactions and everything to do with real estate.

Mr. Kohler has also been speaking for a number of organizations, authoring articles, appearing as a guest on radio shows, and is currently working on a new book series, Lawyers are Liars.  His most prestigious designation is that of being an adjunct professor of Nouveau Riche™ and serving as the President of Nouveau Riche's Community Benefit Companies Number Won Accountants™, Inc. It, Inc.™ and Save Our Score™. Additionally, Mr. Kohler speaks regularly as a Continuing Education Speaker for the Utah Division of Real Estate, is a regular contributor to the Utah Realtor© Magazine, and is an adjunct professor at Southern Utah University.  Many who attend his seminars are surprised to see how exciting, interesting and even fun a discussion regarding tax and legal planning can be! Mark has the ability to distill complex, legal and tax strategies into common, layperson terms, adding interesting stories and anecdotes.

Mark was born in Oregon and raised in Washington State. He has worked in Salt Lake City, Utah, and Portland, Oregon, in various accounting firms, including KPMG Peat Marwick and served as a law clerk in the Oregon State Tax Court.

He obtained an undergraduate degree in accounting and then, a Masters in accounting (tax emphasis) from the University of Utah. He then graduated from Willamette College of Law, located in Salem, Oregon, in 2000.

Mark and his wife chose to move to Cedar City, Utah, in order to escape the rain of the Northwest and the hustle and bustle of the big city, and to raise their four children, two of which are twin girls, in a small, college town, nestled in the beautiful red-rock canyons of Southern Utah.  He finds balance in his life by having a strong commitment to family, church and the community. Before pursuing his college career, Mark served a 2-year mission in New York, New York, for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Mark is an Eagle Scout and is currently serving as a Scout Master. He is also President of the non-profit organization, The Happy Factory, which delivers hundreds of thousands of toys all over the world. Most recently, the organization he serves sent ten-thousand toys to the children of the tsunami-ravaged areas of Southeast Asia.

 

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