David W. Kent is a Partner of Johnson Carroll Norton Kent & Straus, P.C. David has been in the practice of law in Evansville, Indiana, since 1992. His trial practice encompasses a wide range of legal issues, from complex civil litigation and corporate matters to family law and estate matters. He is admitted to the Indiana State Bar, as well as the United States District Court for the Southern District of Indiana.

Education: University of Southern Indiana (BS, 1988); Thomas M. Cooley Law School (JD, 1991)

Memberships/ Appointments: Evansville Bar Association (Board of Directors 1994; Chairman, Grievance Committee 1999-2003; Recipient, Doran E. Perdue Evansville Bar Association Service Award 2002); Gibson County Bar Association; Indiana Bar Association (Family and Juvenile Law Section); Legal Aid Society of Evansville, Inc. (Board of Directors 2002-2008); Phi Alpha Delta; Attorney for City of Evansville-Vanderburgh County Human Relations Commission (2007-); Saint Benedict Cathedral Parish; Evansville Country Club.

Lecturer: Indiana Continuing Legal Education Forum (ICLEF), Planning Your First Divorce, 1997; Evansville Bar Association (EBA), Ethical Issues in Family Law, 2000; EBA, Ethics and Civility, 2001; ICLEF, Family Law Update, 2007; EBA, Dialogue Between Bench and Bar, 2008.

Reported Cases: Garcia v Garcia 789 N.E. 2d 993 (Ind.App.2003); Town and Country Ford, Inc. v Busch 709 N.E. 2d 1030 (Ind.App.1999).

Practice Areas:Business and Commercial Litigation, General Civil Litigation, Family Law, Probate Law, Personal Injury, and Criminal Defense.