Kent Sullivan

Kent Sullivan

Houston, TX recognized lawyers icon Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2024
The Lanier Law Firm

21 Best Lawyers awards

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Awarded Practice Areas

Appellate Practice

Biography

Kent has served as a justice on the Texas Court of Appeals, a judge for the 80th District Court in Harris County, Texas, and as First Assistant Attorney General, the second-highest-ranking official of the Texas Office of the Attorney General.

In 2017, he was appointed by Governor Greg Abbott to serve as the Texas Commissioner of Insurance, the state’s top insurance regulatory position, responsible for the policies, operations, and enforcement activities of the Texas Department of Insurance. In this role, Kent helped protect consumers in the second-largest insurance market in the nation and the eighth largest in the world. Also, he was appointed by the United States Department of the Treasury to its Federal Advisory Committee on Insurance.

The Lanier Law Firm

21 Best Lawyers awards

The Lanier Law Firm logo

Overview

  • University of Virginia, J.D., graduated 1982

  • Texas, State Bar of Texas, 1982

  • The Texas Bar Foundation - Life Fellow
  • Texas, State Bar of Texas, 1982
  • The Texas Bar Foundation - Life Fellow
  • University of Virginia, J.D., graduated 1982

Client Testimonials

Awards & Focus

Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2026 for work in:
  • Appellate Practice
Awards:
  • Best Lawyers in America, 2024-2025

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