Tuesday, July 9th, 2019
On July 19, 2019 Gentry Locke Partner Bill Gust will make a presentation before attendees of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) in Chicago, Illinois. The title of the presentation is “ESOPs: An Objective Overview of the Construction Industry.”
Wednesday, May 15th, 2019
On May 15, 2019 Gentry Locke Partner Chip Dicks presented a legislative update on the 2019 General Assembly to members of the Northern Virginia Apartment Association. The meeting was held in Arlington, Virginia.
Friday, May 10th, 2019
On May 10, 2019 Gentry Locke Partner Nick Leitch was a panelist at the Virginia Association of Defense Attorneys (VADA) Spring Meeting in Staunton, Virginia. The topic was Ethical Advocacy in Mediation. Nick was joined by one other attorney and two retired judges.
Tuesday, May 7th, 2019
On May 7, 2019, Gentry Locke Partner Spencer Wiegard co-presented a full day of training for members of the Associated General Contractors of Virginia (AGCVA) at the association’s Glen Allen, Virginia headquarters. Spencer was joined by David W. Spriggs, PE, who is Principal and Structural Engineering Division Manager for Draper Aden Associates. The full day of training will continue when they return to present on May 21, 2019.
Tuesday, April 16th, 2019
On April 16, 2019 Gentry Locke attorney Alicha Grubb and Construction Practice chair Brett Marston spoke to the National Association of Women in Construction (NAWIC) Roanoke Valley Chapter. Attendees learned about key contract issues related to construction projects.
Wednesday, April 10th, 2019
On April 10, 2019 Gentry Locke Partner Chip Dicks presented information to attendees of the Tom Tom Conference on using solar energy and the creativity of the private sector to enable localities to better address public school building needs. Below are Chip’s comments.
Delegate Nick Rush and Senator Bill Stanley sponsored transformative legislation to create a new paradigm for building public schools and facilities, using solar energy and the creativity of the private sector.
The private sector has come forward with a tool in the toolbox for localities to help address public school building needs. The private sector has showed us how using energy-positive schools can save about one-third of the cost of the traditional model of building public schools. This private sector business model also uses Federal Investment Tax Credits for Solar installation, Federal New Market Tax Credits, and Federal Opportunity Zones to help reduce the debt service and operational costs so the total cost savings can be more than 50%.
The legislation provides that is it the legislative intent that public schools be built as energy-positive buildings. We need to use such tools to make taxpayer dollars go further.
Since lawyers and financial advisors need to provide opinion letters on these types of deals, this legislation provides statutory authority for localities to work with private developers under existing procurement methods, so the opinion letters can be based upon the statutory law.
Finally, this legislation provides two financing options for private developers: local IDAs or EDAs and the Virginia Small Business Financing Agency.
These two pieces of legislation become effective on July 1, 2019.
Thursday, March 7th, 2019
Master the brackets and score for your company by attending our 2019 Employment Law Symposium.
It’s March Madness, HR style! Gentry Locke’s Employment Law attorneys will help you fill out your employment law brackets so you can successfully advance and WIN for your company. Register now to get a courtside seat for this full day of action!
Professional Credits: As a SHRM Recertification Provider, Gentry Locke is recognized by SHRM to offer 5.5 hours of Professional Development Credits (PDCs) for the SHRM-CPSM or SHRM-SCPSM for this day of programming. Additionally, this activity has met HR Certification Institute’s® (HRCI®) criteria for 5.5 HR (General) recertification credit hours toward aPHR™, PHR®, PHRca®, SPHR®, GPHR®, PHRi™ and SPHRi™ recertification.
Register by March 15: $195/attendee includes a Continental breakfast at sign-in, lunch, and all materials.
Refunds: Our policy is to allow the switching of attendees or event locations if needed. Full refunds will be made by check if cancelled no less than two weeks prior to the event date. All refunds will be made by check, no matter how the registration was paid.
Questions? Email glrm@gentrylocke.com, we’re glad to help!
Schedule
7:45-8:30 – Continental and sign-in
8:30-9:15 – Pressure Defense: Threats, Violence, and Workplace Liability Presenters: Paul G. Klockenbrink, Gentry Locke Investigator Danny Brabham
9:15-10:00 –Trump’s Federal Agency Shoot-around Presenters: W. David Paxton, Kelsey M. Martin
10:00-10:20 – Break
10:20-11:05 – Your Game Plan: #MeToo Movement in 2019 Presenters: Todd A. Leeson, Kelsey M. Martin
11:05-11:30 – Time Out! Handle Workers’ Comp Claims Like a Pro Presenter: Peter G. Irot
11:30-Noon – Buzzer Beaters: Drug Testing and Substance Use & Abuse in the Workplace Presenter: Catherine J. Huff
12:00-1:00 – Lunch
1:00-1:30 – One Shining Moment Get out your foam fingers, fans! We’ll play fast & furious to see who really knows their employment law facts in HR March Madness Survivor.
1:30-2:15 – Bracket Buster Employment Law Cases that Matter Presenters: Todd A. Leeson, Monica T. Monday
2:15-3:00 – Wage-Hour Strategies: The Clock is Ticking Presenters: Paul G. Klockenbrink, Catherine J. Huff
3:00-3:15 – Break
3:15-4:00 – Personal Fouls: Employee Rights, Social Media and Free Speech Presenter: W. David Paxton
Wednesday, January 30th, 2019
Gentry Locke Partner Herschel Keller moderated a panel of presenters for attendees of the Associated General Contractors (AGC) of Virginia’s 2019 Annual Convention. The convention took place at the Greenbrier in White Sulphur Springs. Herschel is a past president of the Central District Committee for the AGC of Virginia, and services clients in our Lynchburg and Richmond offices.
Thursday, October 25th, 2018
On October 18, 2018, Gentry Locke Managing Partner Monica Monday and The Honorable Glen A. Huff, Chief Judge of the Court of Appeals of Virginia, presented a CLE session to attendees of the Solo & Small-Firm Practitioner Forum held in Wytheville, Virginia.
“The Life of an Appeal in the Court of Appeals of Virginia” focused on some of the essentials lawyers need to know to effectively practice in the Court of Appeals of Virginia, including preserving error, filing the appeal, briefing and oral argument, and post-appeal filings and proceedings.
The event was presented by the Virginia State Bar’s Conference of Local and Specialty Bar Associations, in cooperation with the Supreme Court of Virginia.
Wednesday, September 26th, 2018
On September 27, 2018, Gentry Locke Partner David Paxton was a panelist for attendees of the 2018 Media Law Resource Center (MLRC) Media Law Conference in Reston, Virginia. David joined two additional panel members, providing analysis of the Eramo v. Rolling Stone case, which was a complex and highly publicized defamation case he handled that concluded in 2017.
The MLRC is a non-profit membership association for content providers in all media, and for their defense lawyers. It provides a wide range of resources on media and content law and policy issues. These include news and analysis of legal, legislative and regulatory developments; litigation resources and practice guides; and national and international media law conferences and meetings. MLRC also works with its membership to respond to legislative and policy proposals, and speaks to the press and public on media law and First Amendment issues. It was founded in 1980 by leading American publishers and broadcasters to assist in defending and protecting free press rights under the First Amendment.
