31 Gentry Locke Attorneys Recognized in Best Lawyers® 2026 Lists
ROANOKE, Va. (August 21, 2025) – The Virginia law firm Gentry Locke is pleased to announce that thirty-one of the firm’s attorneys are included in the 2026 Best Lawyers® lists, including twenty-eight attorneys recognized in the 2026 edition of The Best Lawyers in America® and three attorneys recognized in the 2026 edition of Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America.
Of the thirty-one attorneys recognized in The Best Lawyers in America, two attorneys were also recognized with a 2026 Best Lawyers® “Lawyer of the Year” award, which is given annually to only one lawyer per practice area in each region. The Gentry Locke attorneys recognized with this award are:
- K. Brett Marston was named the Best Lawyers 2026 Construction Law “Lawyer of the Year” in Roanoke.
- Patricia (P.J.) Turner was named the Best Lawyers 2026 Construction Law “Lawyer of the Year” in Richmond.
The twenty-eight Gentry Locke attorneys and the cities and areas of practice in which they were recognized in the 2026 edition of The Best Lawyers in America list are:
Roanoke, VA
- Thomas J. Bondurant – Corporate Compliance Law, Criminal Defense: White-Collar
- Matthew W. Broughton – Personal Injury Litigation – Plaintiffs, Product Liability Litigation – Plaintiffs
- Michael J. Finney – Appellate Law, Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Labor and Employment, Qui Tam Law
- G. Frank Flippin – Banking and Finance Law, Corporate Law, Financial Services Regulation Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law
- W. William Gust – Employment Benefits (ERISA) Law, Tax Law
- Gregory J. Haley – Commercial Litigation, Eminent Domain and Condemnation Law, Government Relations Practice, Litigation – Land Use and Zoning, Litigation – Municipal
- Guy M. Harbert, III – Insurance Law
- Kevin Walker Holt – Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Intellectual Property
- Paul G. Klockenbrink – Employment Law – Management, Litigation – Labor and Employment
- Todd A. Leeson – Employment Law – Management, Labor Law – Management, Litigation – Labor and Employment
- Powell M. (Nick) Leitch, III – Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants
- K. Brett Marston – Construction Law, Litigation – Construction
- Monica Taylor Monday – Appellate Practice
- W. David Paxton – Employment Law – Individuals, Employment Law – Management, Labor Law – Management, Litigation – Labor and Employment
- William R. Rakes – Antitrust Law, Appellate Practice, Banking and Finance Law, Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Corporate Law, Financial Services Regulation Law, Litigation – Banking and Finance, Litigation – Mergers and Acquisitions
- J. Scott Sexton – Commercial Litigation
- Kirk M. Sosebee – Commercial Litigation
- Bruce C. Stockburger – Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law, Tax Law, Trusts and Estates
- Charles L. Williams – Environmental Law
- Clark H. Worthy – Real Estate Law
- Kathleen L. Wright – Litigation – Municipal
Richmond, VA
- Karen L. Cohen – Land Use and Zoning Law, Real Estate Law
- John G. (Chip) Dicks – Administrative/Regulatory Law, Government Relations Practice
- D. Scott Foster, Jr. – Energy Law, Real Estate Law
- Ryan J. Starks – Commercial Litigation
- Noah P. Sullivan – Commercial Litigation
- Patricia (P.J.) Turner – Construction Law, Litigation – Construction
Norfolk, VA
- John M. Scheib – Corporate Law
The three Gentry Locke attorneys and the areas of practice and which they were recognized in the 2026 edition of Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America are:
Roanoke, VA
- Benjamin R. Law – Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law, Real Estate Law
Richmond, VA
- John G. Danyluk – Criminal Defense: White-Collar
- Lindsey N. Rhoten – Environmental Law, Land Use and Zoning Law
About Gentry Locke
With 80 lawyers practicing across a range of disciplines, Gentry Locke brings uncommon thinking and deep experience to the legal and business challenges of companies, institutions, organizations, and individuals — a commitment the firm has met since 1923. Operating from offices in Roanoke, Lynchburg, Richmond, and Norfolk, Gentry Locke serves clients in Virginia and across the United States. Meet the firm’s dynamic attorneys and learn more about its fierce drive to achieve success for its clients by exploring our website.
