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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 […]

ROANOKE, VA (August 13, 2015) – Gentry Locke Partner W. David Paxton has been named the Chair of the Labor and Employment Law Group for ALFA International. This appointment occurred at the conclusion of an international labor and employment conference held in Park City, Utah on July 24, 2015. ALFA International, a global network of more than 150 independent law firms, exists to provide high-quality, cost-efficient legal services to clients which enables them to use local expertise to deliver highly effective legal solutions. ALFA International’s 80 US firms maintain offices in 95 of the top 100 largest metropolitan areas, and […]

(July 23, 2015) The U.S. Probation Office, which prepares pre-sentencing reports to help guide federal judges, has recommended a life sentence for former Peanut Corporation of America executive Stewart Parnell, according to documents filed in United States District Court by prosecutors. In an article published by The New York Times on July 23, 2015, both prosecutors and defense attorneys in the case have characterized such a recommendation as “unprecedented.” Parnell, 61, is scheduled to be sentenced by a federal judge in Albany, Georgia on September 21, 2015. According to the article, “Federal judges are required to consider recommendations based on […]

June 30, 2015 (Roanoke, Va.) — Gentry Locke is very proud of attorney John Reed Thomas, Jr., who today took the oath and was promoted to the rank of Major in the United States Marine Corps. John is Gentry Locke’s point person for qui tam litigation, where whistleblowers uncover and report fraud against the government. John is also a U.S. Marine Corps judge advocate, with significant experience in prosecuting and defending courts-martial and advising commanders on the laws of war. Prior to joining Gentry Locke in 2012, John served as Marine Corps defense counsel, representing Marines and sailors at General and special […]