Kent graduated from the College of William and Mary's Marshall-Wythe School of Law in 1988, where he was on the Law Review. In 1983, Kent obtained his bachelor's degree in business administration from Western Michigan University.

Kent focuses his practice primarily in commercial and civil litigation, including creditor's rights, contract disputes and construction liens, business formations and transactions, real estate, including foreclosure transfers and representing landlords, employment relations, and social security disability cases.

A member of the State Bar of Michigan since 1995, Kent was first admitted to the bar in Virginia in 1988. He practiced with a small law firm in the Washington D.C. area before joining Steffel and Steffel in 1995. Kent was also admitted to the District of Columbia Bar in 1991 and the Maryland State Bar in 1994. In addition to his active membership in the State Bar of Michigan, where he is a member of the Representative Assembly, Kent is a member of the executive board and has served as president, vice president, and secretary of the Calhoun County Bar Association. He is also a member of the American Bar Association.

Outside of work, Kent is involved in various community activities, enjoys running and sailing, and relishes time with his family, including his wife, who is a middle school teacher, and two cool daughters.

Year Joined Organization

• 1995

Areas of Practice

• Business Law, Business Formation, and Transactions
• Commercial Litigation
• Commercial Collections and Enforcement of Liens and Judgments
• Employment Law - Employers
• Commercial and Residential Real Estate
• Business and Individual Taxation
• Estate Planning and Probate
• Wrongful Death Claims
• Social Security Disability

Bar Admissions

• Michigan, 1995
• U.S. District Court Western District of Michigan, 1995
• U.S. District Court Eastern District of Michigan, 1996
• U.S. Bankruptcy Court Eastern District of Virginia, 1988
• U.S. District Court Eastern District of Virginia, 1989
• U.S. District Court of the District of Columbia, 1991
• U.S. District Court District of Maryland, 1993
• Virginia, 1988
• District of Columbia, 1991
• Maryland, 1995

Education

• The College of William and Mary, Marshall-Wythe School of Law, Williamsburg, Virginia, 1988
  J.D.
  Honors: Law Review
  
  
• Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, Michigan, 1983
  Bachelors of Business Administration (BBA)
  Honors: Cum Laude
  Honors: Honors College
  
  

Professional Associations and Memberships

• Calhoun County Bar Association
  Member, Executive Board (Past President, Vice President,, & Secretary)
  
  
• State Bar of Michigan
  Member, Representative Assembly
  
  
• American Bar Association
  Member
  
  
• Virginia State Bar
  Member
  
  

Birth Information

• 1961