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Clayton Kent

Brayton Purcell

Novato, California

Practice Areas

  • Defective & Dangerous Products
  • Mortuary and Funeral Home Malpractice
  • Toxic Substances
  • Automobile Accidents
  • Medical Malpractice
  • Nursing Home & Elder Abuse
  • Wrongful Death

Clayton's Biography

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An attorney since 1986, Mr. Kent has been an associate with Brayton Purcell since 1995. He works mainly in the areas of elder abuse (medical, financial, and nursing home issues), funeral and crematory law (negligent handling of decedent's remains), medical malpractice, unlawful business practices, toxic torts, and personal injury. In a recent landmark case, his clients won a large verdict against a physician for undermedicating their terminally ill father, who was unnecessarily allowed to die in extreme pain. This was the first time a physician had been liable for elder abuse in a civil trial.  In another highly publicized case in the State of Ohio, his clients won a substantial verdict against a funeral home for commingling the remains of their deceased son.

Mr. Kent currently volunteers his time as a Marin County Superior Court Settlement Panelist. For the past seven years he served on the board of directors of the Legal Aid of the North Bay and served as Chairman of the Board for Napa Legal Aid. For seven years in a row, he received the Wiley Manuel Award for Pro Bono Service for his pro bono legal service work in both Marin and Napa Counties.

A frequent speaker before various legal associations, Mr. Kent is a past President of the Marin Trial Lawyers Association and a member of the Consumer Attorneys of California, Trial Lawyers for Public Justice, and the Napa County Bar Association.

Recent Activity

Clayton Kent has no recent activity.

Education

SchoolMajorDegreeGraduated
California State University, Long BeachBusiness AdministrationB.A.1982
Southwestern University School of Law Juris Doctor1985

Other Activities, Interests, and Memberships

Mr. Kent is a member of AAJ, CAOC, CAOM (consumer attorneys of Marin), is a past president of MTLA (now CAOM), and is a member of the Napa Bar Association. As a former Chairman of the Board of Napa Legal Aid, and former Board Member of Legal Aid of the North Bay, Mr. Kent received the Wiley Manuel Award for pro bono services from 1999 through 2005, and received special recognition from the California State Assembly for being an outstanding board member of Legal Aid in 2006. Currently, Mr. Kent is Vice-President of the Los Carneros Water District Board, having been elected to that position in 2005.

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Clayton Kent
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(866) 735-1102 Ext 595