Jeffrey Donald Kent

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As a Certified Specialist in Criminal Law, I have the skills to best assist you!

Experience: 31 years

Criminal Law, DUI & DWI and Domestic Violence

California, 9th Circuit and U.S. Supreme Court

Preeminent Lawyer, AV Preeminent 5.0 out of 5 Peer Review Rated and 25 others

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Awards 27

Experience 31y

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Online & Web 8

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Jeffrey D. Kent, Attorney at Law, has been practicing exclusively criminal law since he began his legal career in Orange County, California, in 1992. He is a 1989 graduate of the University of California, Irvine receiving B.A. degrees with honors in both Economics and Political Science. He then graduated from Western State University, College of Law in Fullerton, California with honors in 1992, and immediately passed the California State Bar Examination. Jeff worked with both the Orange County Public Defender and Orange County District Attorney's Office while in law school. During a career marked with high-profile successes, Jeff has handled several thousand criminal cases, including over 100 jury trials, in both state and federal courts, and a number of homicide cases. He also has had the privilege of being one of a select group of lawyers to have argued before the California Supreme Court. Jeff has been granted the honor of being a Certified Specialist in Criminal Law by the California State Bar Board of Legal Specialization. He is one of approximately 25 in Orange County and 350 in the entire State of California to hold such certification! As testimony to the quality of his preparation and conduct of complex cases, Jeff's clients have included judges, politicians, private attorneys, public defenders, and law enforcement officers. He is also listed in the Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers, Martindale-Hubbell with an AV rating (the highest given), Avvo.com with a 10.0 rating, and has been listed for numerous years in the Super Lawyers publication by Los Angeles Magazine. Jeff is a member on the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, California Attorneys for Criminal Justice, and a co-founder of the North Orange County Bar Association. He has been admitted the California State Bar (#162237), the various United States District Courts of the State of California, the United States Court of Appeal for the 9th Circuit, and the United States Supreme Court.

Jurisdictions Admitted to Practice

California

Since 1992

9th Circuit

Since 1995

U.S. Supreme Court

Since 1996

Professional Experience

2013 - Current

The Kent Law Firm, APC

Managing Partner

1995 - 2013

McDonnell & Kent, Inc.

Partner

1992 - 1995

Bridgman, Mordkin, Gould & Shapiro

Associate Attorney

1991 - 1992

Orange County District Attorney's Office

Certified Law Clerk

1989 - 1991

Orange County Public Defender's Office

Law Clerk

Education

1989 - 1992

Western State University, College of Law

J.D. (1992) | Law

Honors: High Honors

1985 - 1989

UCI

B.S. (1989) | Political Science and Economics (Double Major)

Honors: High Honors

Awards

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Preeminent Lawyer

Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers

AV Preeminent 5.0 out of 5 Peer Review Rated

Martindale-Hubble

year - Jeffrey Donald Kent

Preeminent Lawyer

Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers

AV Preeminent 5.0 out of 5 Peer Review Rated

Martindale-Hubble

year - Jeffrey Donald Kent

Preeminent Lawyer

Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers

AV Preeminent 5.0 out of 5 Peer Review Rated

Martindale-Hubble

Top 100 DUI Lawyers in California

National Advocacy for DUI Defense

year - Jeffrey Donald Kent

Preeminent Lawyer

Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers

AV Preeminent 5.0 out of 5 Peer Review Rated

Martindale-Hubble

Top 100 Trial Lawyers

National Trial Lawyers

Top Lawyer

OC Metro magazine

year - Jeffrey Donald Kent

Preeminent Lawyer

Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers

AV Preeminent 5.0 out of 5 Peer Review Rated

Martindale-Hubble

Orange County's Top Attorneys

Metro Magazine

Top 100 Criminal Defense Attorneys

American Society of Legal Advocates

year - Jeffrey Donald Kent

Preeminent Lawyer

Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers

AV Preeminent 5.0 out of 5 Peer Review Rated

Martindale-Hubble

year - Jeffrey Donald Kent

Preeminent Lawyer

Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers

AV Preeminent 5.0 out of 5 Peer Review Rated

Martindale-Hubble

year - Jeffrey Donald Kent

AV Preeminent 5.0 out of 5 Peer Review Rated

Martindale-Hubble

year - Jeffrey Donald Kent

AV Preeminent 5.0 out of 5 Peer Review Rated

Martindale-Hubble

year - Jeffrey Donald Kent

AV Preeminent 5.0 out of 5 Peer Review Rated

Martindale-Hubble

year - Jeffrey Donald Kent

Southern California Rising Stars

Super Lawyers

AV Preeminent 5.0 out of 5 Peer Review Rated

Martindale-Hubble

year - Jeffrey Donald Kent

Southern California Rising Stars

Super Lawyers

AV Preeminent 5.0 out of 5 Peer Review Rated

Martindale-Hubble

year - Jeffrey Donald Kent

Southern California Rising Stars

Super Lawyers

Contacts

The Kent Law Firm, APC 1400 N. Harbor Blvd. Suite 601 Fullerton CA 92835 Telephone: (714) 401-3827 Cell: (714) 401-3827 Fax: (714) 908-3827