Trent is an alumnus of Brandon University and attended Law School at the University of Manitoba. He articled with the firm in 2000, received his call to the bar in 2001 and became partner in 2006.

His main areas of practice are residential and farm real estate, professional corporations, general corporate and commercial transactions, agribusiness, wills and estates.

Trent is a past president of the Western Manitoba Bar Association, a past member of the MBA council and a former chair of the Brandon Family YMCA board of directors.