Kent B. Hanson, J.D., Senior Attorney and Shareholder: Kent Hanson's practice is national in scope and consists primarily of defending manufacturers in automotive products liability litigation. He has extensive trial experience in state and federal courts from coast to coast, and has an active mediation practice. Mr. Hanson is a member of the bars of the States of Minnesota, Wisconsin, Washington, California and Ohio, as well as numerous United States District Courts and Courts of Appeal. He graduated magna cum laude from the University of Minnesota Law School in 1979, and divides his time between our Minneapolis and Seattle offices.