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ROANOKE, VA (January 1, 2016) – Gentry Locke is very pleased to announce the promotion of attorney John Reed Thomas, Jr. to the position of Partner. John joined Gentry Locke in 2012 after serving as Defense Counsel for the U.S. Marine Corps, where he litigated more than 200 courts-martial and administrative separation proceedings. As a judge advocate, he litigated a variety of cases both as a defense counsel and prosecutor. As the Battalion Judge Advocate for 3d Battalion, 9th Marines during their deployment to Marjah, Afghanistan, John advised the commander on rules of engagement, operational law, fiscal law, and military […]

ROANOKE, VA (December 30, 2015) – The Virginia law firm of Gentry Locke and three of its attorneys are noted in the 2015 edition of Benchmark Litigation, a Euromoney publication. Benchmark ranks leading local firms and star attorneys in the U.S. commercial litigation and plaintiff markets. Gentry Locke ranks among the Recommended firms for the commonwealth of Virginia, with three attorneys named 2015 Local Litigation Stars: J. Rudy Austin – General Commercial, Insurance W. David Paxton – General Commercial, Insurance, Labor and Employment S.D. Roberts Moore – Personal Injury, Product Liability Each of these attorneys received this recognition in 2013 […]

Reedy Wrongfully Convicted in Roanoke City Virginia Circuit Court on Discredited Fire Science Evidence Roanoke, Va. — On August 10, 1987, a fire erupted at Davey Reedy’s home in southeast Roanoke, Virginia. As a result Mr. Reedy’s two children were killed and Mr. Reedy was severely injured. Mr. Reedy was later convicted on First Degree Murder and Arson charges, receiving two Life Sentences plus 10 years’ incarceration from a Roanoke City Circuit Court jury. His appeal was unsuccessful and, after serving over 20 years of incarceration, he was released on parole in 2009. Mr. Reedy has always maintained his innocence. […]

Ten attorneys in the Virginia law firm of Gentry Locke have earned recognition among the 2015 Legal Elite in Virginia. Each year, Virginia Business magazine asks all in-state members of the Virginia Bar to nominate and select attorneys whom they hold in the highest regard or would recommend to others across 16 practice areas. The following Gentry Locke attorneys are among a prestigious roster chosen by their peers: J. Rudy Austin: Construction Thomas J. Bondurant, Jr.: Criminal Law Michael J. Finney: Young Lawyer (under 40) W. William Gust: Taxes/Estates/Trusts/Elder Law K. Brett Marston: Construction Monica T. Monday: Appellate Law W. […]

ROANOKE, VA (November 9, 2015) – In a ceremony held on November 9, 2015 at the Supreme Court of the United States, Gentry Locke Managing Partner Monica T. Monday was inducted as a Fellow of the American Academy of Appellate Lawyers (AAAL). Monday is also a Fellow of the American Bar Association, Roanoke Law Foundation, and the Virginia Law Foundation. She is rated “AV/Preeminent” by Martindale-Hubbell and in 2006 was named a “Leaders in the Law” by Virginia Lawyers Weekly. Monday has been recognized among Virginia’s Top 50 Women Lawyers and Virginia’s Top 100 Lawyers by Thomson Reuters’ Super Lawyers, […]

ROANOKE, VA (November 2, 2015) – Gentry Locke is pleased to announce that Best Lawyers in America has ranked 26 of the firm’s practices on their 2016 Best Law Firms award list. Gentry Locke practice areas that merited “2016 Best Law Firms” honors are: Metropolitan Tier 1 for Roanoke: Antitrust Law; Appellate Practice; Banking and Finance Law; Commercial Litigation; Construction Law; Corporate Law; Employment Law – Individuals; Employment Law – Management; Financial Services Regulation Law; Labor Law – Management; Litigation – Construction; Litigation – Labor & Employment; Medical Malpractice Law – Plaintiffs; Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants; Personal Injury Litigation […]

Since 2008, Gentry Locke attorneys have been at the center of the nation’s first, and largest, food safety criminal case (United States v. Stewart Parnell). From Congressional Hearings in 2009 to Indictment in 2013, Gentry Locke’s Criminal and Government Investigations (“CGI”) group, anchored by E. Scott Austin, Thomas J. Bondurant, Jr., and Justin M. Lugar, have led Stewart Parnell’s defense. Leading up to trial, our CGI group poured through over 5 million documents and prepared a vigorous and thorough defense culminating in a two-month-long trial in the Middle District of Georgia in the summer of 2014, resulting in a partial […]

Managing Partner Monica Monday is quoted in a recent Virginia Business magazine article entitled “Lawyer or Boss?”  The article details the challenges managing partners face in their dual roles of serving clients in legal matters and managing the needs of an entire law firm. The article was written by Richard Foster. In the article, Monday offers “I wouldn’t have taken the job if it had meant giving up my practice for management. I love to practice law … That’s just an important part of who I am.” Monday headed the firm’s Appellate practice for many years prior to being named Managing Partner […]

ROANOKE, VA (August 17, 2015) – Gentry Locke is pleased to announce that twenty-three of its attorneys have been named 2016 “Best Lawyers in America” by Best Lawyers. The “Best Lawyers in America” honor reflects exceptionally high marks – for talent, accomplishments and integrity – and is the product of a rigorous peer-review evaluation process conducted by Best Lawyers each year. The “Best Lawyers in America” commendation testifies to the respect earned by these practitioners from leading lawyers in that same practice within each community. In addition to the honors listed below, a special honor was given to Anthony M. Russell, who received […]