Kent Klinge was born in Indianapolis, Indiana. After serving two years with the United States Marine Corps, Kent enrolled at Hanover College, where he received a Bachelor of Arts Degree in 1964. He received his legal education at Indiana University School of Law where he received a Doctor of Jurisprudence in 1967. He was a member of Phi Delta Phi legal fraternity. He came to Richmond in May of 1968 and was employed as an associate with the firm of Bowen, Cecere and O’Maley. He served as assistance city attorney from 1968-1972. In 1979, he formed a partnership with the Honorable P. Thomas Snow. That partnership lasted until Judge Snow was elected in 1988. In 1989, Kent joined the firm of Reller, Mendenhall, Kleinknecht, and Milligan and served as a partner in that firm until January, 1998, when he joined the current firm of Boston Bever Klinge Cross & Chidester. Kent is a member of the Wayne County, Indiana State and American Bar Associations; the Indiana Trial Lawyers of America, and the Indiana Defense Lawyers Association. Kent also currently serves as a member of the Indiana House of Delegates for the Indian Bar Association. Kent’s primary areas of practice are Insurance Defense; Civil Litigation; and Commercial Law.