Kevin S. Gentry joined Michigan State University College of Law in 1999 as an adjunct instructor of legal research, writing, and advocacy. Mr. Gentry is a partner in the firm of Gentry Nalley, PLLC in Howell, concentrating his practice primarily on appellate matters. Prior to entering private practice, Mr. Gentry served as a law clerk to Justice Michael F. Cavanagh of the Michigan Supreme Court from 1997 to 1999. He graduated third in his class from Wayne State University Law School in 1997, where he was a member of Law Review and moot court and served as Chair of the Free Legal Aid Clinic, Inc. The Thomas M. Cooley Law Review recognized Mr. Gentry's amicus curiae brief to the Michigan Supreme Court in People v Sabin with its 2001 Distinguished Brief Award. Mr. Gentry is a member of the Order of the Coif, Phi Delta Phi, and the Appellate Practice, Family Law and Criminal Law Sections of the State Bar of Michigan.