KENT HAMMOND

After graduating with honors from Drake University Law School in 1993, I moved from my hometown of Des Moines, Iowa to Arizona, initially working as an insurance defense attorney. In 2001, after finding the defense work unfulfilling, I joined Paul Rudolph at Rudolph & Rudolph, LLC, where we specialize in representing plaintiffs.

The move to representing real people, people who needed expert representation against large insurance companies, has been greatly rewarding. Over the years, I have represented hundreds of people who have been seriously hurt or injured through no fault of their own. Unfortunately, as a personal injury trial lawyer, I frequently enter people’s lives when something traumatic or horrific has happened. As a result, this experience motivates me to work hard to make sure justice is achieved, which in turn, makes our world a safer place for everyone.

I am a Certified by the State Bar of Arizona as a Specialist in Personal Injury and Wrongful Death law, a certificate of expertise earned by less than 2% of lawyers in the State of Arizona. I am a member of the American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA), the Million Dollar Advocates Forum, the National Association of Distinguished Counsel, and proud to be listed as a “Southwest Super Lawyer.” Outside the practice of law, I am a member and past president of the Rotary Club of Scottsdale I am also a board member of the Arizona Amateur Hockey Association (AAHA).

I have been married for 25 years to my wife Alison. I like to say I outkicked my coverage when she agreed to marry me. We have three kids: a 22-year-old girl, 20-year-old girl, and a 17-year-old boy. When I’m not at work, I am usually driving someone to hockey, golf, work, or a friend’s house. While it is sometimes hectic, I wouldn’t have it any other way.