Personal injury
Auto, premises, and general negligence claims, from pre-litigation demands to cases on the eve of trial. Damages evaluated candidly on both sides of the table.
Mediation for personal injury, employment, business, and insurance disputes. Eighteen years in litigation, a seat on the Riverside Superior Court ADR panel, and a simple belief: nearly every case is worth settling.
A litigator's background in these areas means the facts, the exposure, and the pressure points are familiar before the first brief arrives.
Auto, premises, and general negligence claims, from pre-litigation demands to cases on the eve of trial. Damages evaluated candidly on both sides of the table.
Wrongful termination, discrimination, harassment, retaliation, and wage and hour claims. Years of employment law practice on the defense and plaintiff side of these issues.
Contract, partnership, and commercial litigation where the parties often need to keep working together after the case ends.
Coverage disputes, bad faith claims, and subrogation matters, with an understanding of how carriers evaluate and authorize settlement.
"Mediation gives the parties control of the outcome instead of leaving everything in the hands of a judge or jury."
Kent believes settlement is almost always preferable to the cost, delay, and risk of litigation, and he works the case until the parties get there.
Email or call with the case name, the parties, and several possible dates. Zoom or in person at one of counsel's offices.
Each side sends a written brief at least five days ahead: background, facts, discovery and motions, damages, and prior settlement discussions.
A confidentiality agreement first, then private sessions with each side and joint sessions as the case calls for. The format fits the dispute, not a template.
Most matters resolve the same day. The ones that don't get continued attention until they do.
Single plaintiff versus single defendant, by Zoom. Fees are split equally between the parties unless they agree otherwise.
Email is the fastest way to schedule. Send the case name, the parties, and a few dates that work for everyone. Emails and calls are returned the same day.