Robert J. Kent Partner rkent@bowlesrice.com Telephone: (304) 420-5504 Facsimile: (304) 420-5587 United Square, Fifth Floor
501 Avery Street Parkersburg, West Virginia 26101
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 (1980-1983)
Office of General Counsel, Nationwide Insurance Companies (1983-1988)
Mediator and Arbitrator
Author, "Uncrashworthy Aircraft and the Manufacturer’s Liability" (Akron Law Review, Winter 1980)
Author, West Virginia portion of 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
Has represented numerous insurance carriers and their insureds throughout the years