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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, West Virginia 26101
 
Office Locations: Parkersburg, WV 
Practice Areas: Labor and Employment,  Litigation,  Mediators and Arbitrators,  Deliberate Intent / Employers' Liability 
 

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
  • Supreme Court of Ohio Bar
  • 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
  • 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
  • Chair of the Employment Law Committee of the Defense Trial Counsel of WV

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 50-plus case in state and federal court, argued numerous cases before a variety of appellate courts, and has appeared before numeroous 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

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