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Kent Gray concentrates his practice in employment and labor relations law and issues involving municipalities and other units of government. Kent holds the honor of having attained an Employment Law Certificate from St. Louis University School of Law in recognition of his specialized coursework. Kent has also worked in state government as a Majority Staff Member of the Illinois State Senate Committee on Commerce and Industry and as Executive Assistant to the Illinois Comptroller, Loleta Didrickson. Kent has served as a Trustee of Lincoln Land Community College since April 1999 and was reelected in April 2005 and 2009. He has served a two year term as Chairman and a two year term as Vice Chairman of that Board. He was appointed to the position of Trustee for the South Oak Knolls Fire Protection District in May 2003. Later that year, Mr. Gray was appointed to the Springfield, Illinois Civil Service Commission. Combined, Kent has overseen employment issues for a workforce in excess of 2300 people. Kent is a former officer and member of the Board of Directors for the American Business Club. He is also a past Director of the Old State Capitol Art Fair and the Memorial Hospital Foundation Festival of Trees. In 2004, Mr. Gray was recognized as one of Springfield’s “forty under forty” emerging area leaders. Kent served as a member of Senator Bob Dole’s 1996 presidential campaign advance staff. Beginning in 1999, Kent served President George W. Bush during temporary duty assignments for the 2000 campaign and the White House on numerous domestic trips, as well as international trips to Warsaw, Poland and Shanghai, China. During the 2008 presidential election cycle, Kent began working for Senator John McCain in March of 2007 and ultimately was assigned to manage the logistics of Governor Palin’s involvement in the Republican National Convention, the Vice Presidential Debate and Election Night.. Employment, Labor, Municipal and Election Law

Experienced Employment attorney serving clients in Springfield and surrounding areas.

Experienced Employment attorney serving clients in Springfield and surrounding areas.