Kent M. Smith

Kent is a shareholder at Smith Mills Law.  He is currently serving as President on the firm's Board of Directors and is a co-chair of the firm's workers' compensation practice group.

Kent defends employers and insurance companies in workers' compensation, civil liability and employment law claims in Iowa and Nebraska.  Kent also speaks regularly at the national and local level to trade groups and associations on workers’ compensation, civil liability and employment law issues.  Additionally, he provides in-house consultations to help companies mitigate exposure in workers’ compensation and employment issues.

Kent is involved in many organizations such as DRI – The Voice of the Defense Bar, Iowa Defense Counsel Association, Iowa Association of Workers’ Compensation Lawyers, Iowa Self-Insured Association, National Council of Self-Insurers, American Bar Association, Nebraska State Bar Association and Iowa State Bar Association.  He currently is the Workers’ Compensation Specialized Litigation Groups (SLGs) Chair for the Insurance Law Committee of DRI.  He also served on the Insurance Coverage and Practice Symposium Steering Committee in 2014.

AREAS OF PRACTICE

• Worker’s Compensation Law
• Employment Law
• Trucking, Railroad & General Transportation
• Civil Trial Practice
• Legal Mediation

LICENSURE

Kent is licensed to practice law in Iowa and Nebraska.  He is specifically licensed in the Southern Federal District Court.  Kent's practice involves administrative law, state law and federal law venues.