Gentry Locke Managing Partner K. Brett Marston Featured in Virginia Lawyers Weekly’s 2025 Managing Partner Spotlight
ROANOKE, Va. (November 24, 2025) – The Virginia law firm Gentry Locke is pleased to announce that Managing Partner K. Brett Marston has been selected for inclusion in Virginia Lawyers Weekly’s 2025 Managing Partner Spotlight, which honors law firm leaders across the Commonwealth who demonstrate exceptional leadership, vision, and service to both their firms and the broader legal community.
Virginia Lawyers Weekly emphasizes that while attorneys are natural leaders, it takes a unique skill set to lead other attorneys successfully. This year’s Spotlight highlights managing partners who not only shape firm strategy and vision but also remain actively engaged in practice, advising clients, handling matters directly, and overseeing the day-to-day needs of firm operations.
In addition to guiding Gentry Locke’s strategic growth and direction, Marston maintains a highly respected legal practice focused on construction, commercial, and business litigation. His leadership is marked by integrity, mentorship, client service, and thoughtful long-range planning. These attributes have been essential to the firm’s statewide expansion and sustained success.
“We are proud to see Brett recognized in this distinguished group of legal leaders,” said Monica Taylor Monday, Chair of Gentry Locke’s Executive Board. “He exemplifies what it means to lead by example, both in protecting our clients’ interests and in shaping the firm’s future.”
In addition to serving as Managing Partner of Gentry Locke, he is the current President of the Virginia State Bar. His bar service spans many years, with numerous leadership roles, including his present position as chair of the bar’s executive committee and his prior service on the budget and finance committee.
About Gentry Locke
With more than 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 Virginia, 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.
