Kent E. Agness is of counsel (retired), who formerly practiced primarily in the firm's Corporate Department in its Indianapolis, Indiana office. He was a member of the firm's Healthcare Department and Entrepreneurial Services Practice Group. He concentrated his practice in assisting corporate clients in mergers and acquisitions, various types of financing transactions, family business planning, and other general commercial needs. He also assisted physicians and physician groups in structuring and operating their practices and relationships.
Mr. Agness is a former chairman of the firm's Corporate Department and of the Corporation, Business and Banking Law Section of the Indiana State Bar Association. He served as a volunteer member of legislative study commissions that drafted both the Indiana Professional Corporation Act of 1983 and the Indiana Business Corporation Law in 1986.
Mr. Agness is a lifelong resident of Indiana. He attended Indiana University and graduated with a B.A. in 1972, Phi Beta Kappa. Mr. Agness received his J.D. from the University of Virginia in 1975.