Redmond was a former Sedgwick County, Kansas, 4-H member. During his youth, he was interested in politics, and a publisher who visited a 4-H meeting encouraged him to consider law as a path into public affairs. That advice influenced his professional direction and preceded his later legal practice and political activity in Sedgwick County.
Redmond practiced as an American lawyer with a focus on real estate and corporate law. He worked as a partner of Ninth Floor in Wichita, Kansas. His professional interests were accompanied by sustained involvement in county politics, reflecting the connection between the political interests he developed as a young Sedgwick County 4-H member and his later legal career.
