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Kent Halkett

Brentwood, TN

Licensed for 39 years

Law Degree

Awards

Primary Practice Area

Business

Language

English

About

Kent is an experienced attorney with broad and deep experience handling complex commercial disputes and litigation. He has practiced at the trial and appellate levels in state and federal courts, peer review proceedings, arbitrations, and mediations.He has an established record of successful outcomes for plaintiff and defendant clients in litigation, and clients with legal issues and disputes outside of litigation.In addition, Kent is the author of several articles on areas of interest in the legal community, published in the California Lawyer, Los Angeles Lawyer, and Association of Business Trial Lawyers (ABTL) Report.Kent is actively involved with Vanderbilt Law School (VLS). He serves as the attorney advisor for the VLS student volunteers at the Shade Tree Clinic (a Medical-Legal Partnership Clinic), where Vanderbilt Medical School students provide free care to uninsured patients, and law students provide legal analysis, needs assessments and referral services. In addition, he has been the Class Agent for VLS Class '81, a guest speaker at VLS, and a judge for VLS' Moot Court and Mock Trial exercises.  In February 2020, the Winter 2020 issue of the Vanderbilt Law magazine published an article, entitled: Judge Thomas Varlan '81, A Profile by Kent Halkett '81, written by Kent.Kent is licensed to practice in Tennessee and California.

Practices Areas

Business

Litigation

Education Law

Language

English

Contact

Law Offices of Kent A. Halkett2205 Husker CtBrentwood, TN, 37027-22102205 Husker CtBrentwood, TN, 37027-2210

Office: N/A

Website: N/A

Reviews

Molly
May 28, 2019

Kent gives up his Saturdays every week to assist and advise Vanderbilt law students at Vanderbilt's free medical clinic. The students gain invaluable experience through working with Kent and watching him work with the diverse clients and their varied legal needs. He devises trainings and opportunities for students to continue to expand their legal knowledge outside the classroom.

Peter
May 27, 2019

Kent and I first met when our daughters were playing AYSO soccer. He was/is approachable, engaging, intelligent, and someone you trust almost immediately. For me the measure of a man is how he interacts with his family and Kent sets the bar for all of us. Later when I had a sensitive legal issue, Kent was the first person I called. He was extraordinarily professional yet understanding on a personal level. He seemed to never forget we were husbands and fathers first and foremost. Later Kent advised my wife on some IP matters and again, he was thorough and profoundly human. In this day when professional services providers are so transactional, Kent remains the one setting the bar for competence and compassion. My family and I trust him in all matters from the legally complex to the personally sensitive.

Emily
May 27, 2019

Kent has served as our supervising attorney for our school's Medical Legal Partnership over the past year and has done an incredible job educating students about how to interact with clients and what kinds of questions to ask them. He has a great demeanor with clients and knows how to make people feel comfortable while asking the tough questions and getting to the bottom of whatever issue the client is dealing with.

TonyOJ
May 12, 2016

Kent is through with his recommendation...he provides outstanding and excelent legal help in the federal legal sector. I met Kent on his outstanding assistance in providing legal assistance on his free time. Los Angeles needs more attorneys like Kent.

Molly
May 28, 2019

Kent gives up his Saturdays every week to assist and advise Vanderbilt law students at Vanderbilt's free medical clinic. The students gain invaluable experience through working with Kent and watching him work with the diverse clients and their varied legal needs. He devises trainings and opportunities for students to continue to expand their legal knowledge outside the classroom.

Peter
May 27, 2019

Kent and I first met when our daughters were playing AYSO soccer. He was/is approachable, engaging, intelligent, and someone you trust almost immediately. For me the measure of a man is how he interacts with his family and Kent sets the bar for all of us. Later when I had a sensitive legal issue, Kent was the first person I called. He was extraordinarily professional yet understanding on a personal level. He seemed to never forget we were husbands and fathers first and foremost. Later Kent advised my wife on some IP matters and again, he was thorough and profoundly human. In this day when professional services providers are so transactional, Kent remains the one setting the bar for competence and compassion. My family and I trust him in all matters from the legally complex to the personally sensitive.

Emily
May 27, 2019

Kent has served as our supervising attorney for our school's Medical Legal Partnership over the past year and has done an incredible job educating students about how to interact with clients and what kinds of questions to ask them. He has a great demeanor with clients and knows how to make people feel comfortable while asking the tough questions and getting to the bottom of whatever issue the client is dealing with.

TonyOJ
May 12, 2016

Kent is through with his recommendation...he provides outstanding and excelent legal help in the federal legal sector. I met Kent on his outstanding assistance in providing legal assistance on his free time. Los Angeles needs more attorneys like Kent.

Molly
May 28, 2019

Kent gives up his Saturdays every week to assist and advise Vanderbilt law students at Vanderbilt's free medical clinic. The students gain invaluable experience through working with Kent and watching him work with the diverse clients and their varied legal needs. He devises trainings and opportunities for students to continue to expand their legal knowledge outside the classroom.

Peter
May 27, 2019

Kent and I first met when our daughters were playing AYSO soccer. He was/is approachable, engaging, intelligent, and someone you trust almost immediately. For me the measure of a man is how he interacts with his family and Kent sets the bar for all of us. Later when I had a sensitive legal issue, Kent was the first person I called. He was extraordinarily professional yet understanding on a personal level. He seemed to never forget we were husbands and fathers first and foremost. Later Kent advised my wife on some IP matters and again, he was thorough and profoundly human. In this day when professional services providers are so transactional, Kent remains the one setting the bar for competence and compassion. My family and I trust him in all matters from the legally complex to the personally sensitive.

Emily
May 27, 2019

Kent has served as our supervising attorney for our school's Medical Legal Partnership over the past year and has done an incredible job educating students about how to interact with clients and what kinds of questions to ask them. He has a great demeanor with clients and knows how to make people feel comfortable while asking the tough questions and getting to the bottom of whatever issue the client is dealing with.

TonyOJ
May 12, 2016

Kent is through with his recommendation...he provides outstanding and excelent legal help in the federal legal sector. I met Kent on his outstanding assistance in providing legal assistance on his free time. Los Angeles needs more attorneys like Kent.