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About

Kent Sands spent his early career representing clients of large corporate firms in New York City and South Florida, then served as a prosecutor with the Department of Justice in Washington before moving back to Central Florida in 1994 to resume private practice.  He represented plaintiffs and defendants in private practice for almost three decades, litigating personal injury, product liability, medical negligence, insurance claims, tax and complex financial fraud cases in state and federal courts at both the trial and appellate levels.

Kent now practices exclusively as a mediator and arbitrator. He is available to mediate Circuit Court cases throughout the State of Florida and federal cases within the Middle District.  He requires a two-hour minimum fee for remote mediation and a four-hour minimum fee for in-person mediation.

Education & Qualifications

• J.D., Harvard Law School, 1985
• LL.M. in Taxation, New York University, 1989
• B.A., Phi Beta Kappa, honors, University of Chicago, 1982
• Florida Supreme Court Certified Circuit Civil Mediator
• Florida Supreme Court Qualified Arbitrator
• Certified U.S. District Court Mediator, Middle District of Florida

Professional Memberships & Associations

• Member, Florida Bar Association
• Member, New York Bar Association (inactive)
• Member, Florida Bar Trial Lawyers Section and Tax Section

Bar Admissions

• The Florida Bar, 1989
• New York, 1987
• U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit, 1990; 11th Circuit, 1994
• U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida, 1994; Southern and Northern District of Florida, 1995
• U.S. Tax Court
• U.S. District Court, District of Colorado, 1998

Rated Super Lawyer 2014

Practice Areas

• Personal Injury
• Commercial Litigation
• Medical Malpractice
• Product Liability
• Premises Liability
• Wrongful Death
• Insurance Coverage Disputes
• Nursing Home
• Professional Negligence
• Trust and Estate
• First and Third-Party Disputes