The Gent Law Firm A Professional Limited Liability Company
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(972) 932-7779
On the Courthouse Square 113 West Mulberry Street Kaufman, Texas 75142
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Principal Office 113 West Mulberry, Kaufman, Texas. Responsible attorney is James Wade Gent. All attorneys are licensed to practice law in the State of Texas. Not certified in any legal specialty by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization. Each case is different, and no representation is made as to the likelihood of success in any case. Copyright 2009 by the Gent Law Firm, PLLC.
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Attorneys
Wade Gent
Wade Gent is managing attorney and lead trial lawyer for the firm.
Wade has represented over 5000 clients in litigation on both sides of
the docket ranging from wrongful death, car wreck injuries and
mesothelioma (asbestos exposure) to business disputes, will contests
and eminent domain (condemnation) cases.
Wade is admitted to practice in Texas and Pennsylvania, as well as
the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit and the United
States District Courts for the Northern, Southern, Eastern and Western
Districts of Texas. He has represented clients in over 100 Texas counties
and in Oklahoma, Maryland, Georgia, Alabama, Louisiana and
Arizona, among others. Much of Wade's work involves co-counsel
and consulting arrangements with other attorneys from all over the
country, who rely on Wade's extensive trial and litigation experience
in asbestos mesothelioma and other complex cases.
A graduate of Kaufman High School, Wade holds a Business
Economics degree from Texas Tech University (1996) and a Juris
Doctorate from Texas Wesleyan University (2000). He is also a 2003
graduate of the prestigious Trial Advocacy College of Texas.
He is City Attorney for the Cities of Rosser and Scurry, and serves on
the City Council for the City of Forney. Wade, a former Municipal
Judge, is Past President of the Kaufman County Bar Association and is
active in many community and political activities. He is a member of
Fellowship Baptist Church in Forney, along with his wife and two
children.
Wayne Gent
Wayne Gent is Of Counsel to the firm, bringing more than 35 years of
legal experience to serve our clients. After returning from Vietnam as
a U.S. Marine Corps sniper and Purple Heart recipient, Wayne earned
his law degree from South Texas College of Law in Houston in 1973.
He is also a graduate of Texas Tech University and a former football
player at Texas A&M.
Wayne began the private practice of law in Kaufman in 1973, and
has been a well-recognized figure in the Kaufman County legal and
political communities for many years. A former UAW assembly line
worker for Ford Motor Company, Wayne has years of experience in
estate and probate law, family law, criminal law, real estate, and
general civil litigation.
Wayne is also a certified mediator, and has extensive experience in
the mediation and adjudication of many types of cases, with a
particular emphasis on probate and estate disputes, including will
contests. His limited practice currently involves probate, family law
and real estate matters.
