Robert J. Kent
Telephone: (304) 420-5504
Facsimile: (304) 420-5587
United Square, Fifth Floor
501 Avery Street
Parkersburg, West Virginia 26102-0049
Office Locations: Parkersburg, WV
Practice Areas: Labor and Employment, Litigation
Education
J.D., University of Akron (1980)
B.A., The Ohio State University (1977)
Bar Admissions
United States Supreme Court
West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals
Ohio Supreme Court
U.S. District Courts for the Northern and Southern Districts of West Virginia
U.S. District Courts for the Northern and Southern Districts of Ohio
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth, Fifth and Sixth Circuit
Affiliations
American Bar Association
West Virginia State Bar
West Virginia Bar Association
Ohio State Bar Association
Supreme Court of Ohio Bar
Washington County (OH) Bar Association
Wood County (WV) Bar Association
Board of Governors, Defense Trial Counsel of West Virginia
Ohio Association of Civil Trial Attorneys
Member of the Employment Law Committee, The Defense Research Institute
Member and Board Member, Economic Roundtable of the Ohio Valley
Member, Council on Ethical Billing
Professional Highlights
Bowles Rice Parkersburg Office Group Leader
Assistant Attorney General, Ohio (1980-1982)
Office of General Counsel, Nationwide Insurance Companies (1982-1988)
Mediator and Arbitrator
Authored, Uncrashworthy Aircraft and the Manufacturer's Liability (Akron Law Review, Winter 1980)
WV State Editor for the upcoming Defense Research Institute's 2005 State by State Employment Law Compendium
Has tried numerous case in state and federal court, argued various cases before a variety of appellate courts, and has appeared before various administrative agencies/boards.
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