Kent Follmer has practiced law in

Champaign County since 1988. He was born

and raised in Urbana. Kent graduated from

Urbana High School where he played

football and basketball. Kent obtained his

Bachelor’s Degree from the University of

Wisconsin at Madison and his Juris Doctor

from Chicago-Kent College of Law in 1988,

where he was a member of the Moot Court

Society.

Kent practices law in all counties in Central

Illinois, including Champaign, Vermilion,

Piatt, Ford, Douglas, and McLean. Kent has

extensive civil litigation experience in many

areas, including personal injury law (all car,

motorcycle, truck and boat accidents,

premises liability cases when an injury

occurs, or as a result of a dangerous

condition), real estate law, wills, estates, trust

administration, and probate. Kent has

extensive experience in construction law

litigation, having represented contractors,

material suppliers, home owners, home

builders, and corporations for over thirty

years, including the complex Mechanic’s

Lien Act of the State of Illinois. Kent is a

member of the Illinois State Bar Association

and the Champaign County Bar Association.

Kent is the proud father of two daughters,

Rachael and Michelle, who are both college

graduates and gainfully employed locally.

Kent coached girl’s basketball for more than

ten years, and he enjoys woodworking,

gardening and traveling.

Education

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BS, University of Wisconsin at Madison

JD, Chicago-Kent College of Law, 1988

Affiliations

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American Bar Association

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Illinois State Bar Association

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Champaign County Bar Association