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Robert J. Kent
Partner
rkent@bowlesrice.com
Telephone:
(304) 420-5504
Facsimile:
(304) 420-5587
United Square, Fifth Floor
501 Avery Street
Parkersburg, WV 26101
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Office Locations:
Parkersburg, WV
Practice Areas:
Insurance Defense
,
Labor and Employment
,
Litigation
,
Mediators and Arbitrators
,
Workplace Safety and Deliberate Intent
Education
J.D., University of Akron (1980)
B.A., The Ohio State University (1977)
Major: Economics
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
Washington County (OH) Bar Association
Wood County (WV) Bar Association
Board of Governors, Defense Trial Counsel of West Virginia
Member of Ohio Association of Civil Trial Attorneys
Member of The Defense Research Institute
Member of the Employment Law Committee, The Defense Research Institute
President, Member and Board Member, Economic Roundtable of the Ohio Valley
Former Member of The Council on Ethical Billing
Board Member of The Parkersburg Area Community Foundation
Former Chair of the Employment Law Committee of the Defense Trial Counsel of WV
Board Liaison to the Employment Law Committee of the Defense Trial Counsel of WV
Professional Highlights
Member, Bowles Rice Executive Committee
Former 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 50-plus cases in state and federal court, argued numerous cases before a variety of appellate courts, and has appeared before numerous state and federal administrative agencies/boards
Has represented numerous employers in litigation and advised hundreds of employers thoughout his years of practice
Has represented numerous insurance carriers, their insureds and other defendants in litigation throughout his years of practice
Recent trial victory in defense of age discrimination case,
Hardman v WV Sheet Metal Workers Joint Apprenticeship Training Fund et al, 09-C-477, Circuit Court of Wood County, WV
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