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The Virginia law firm of Gentry Locke Rakes & Moore, LLP is pleased to announce that thirteen attorneys have earned recognition in the2014 Super Lawyers Business Edition—an annual resource that serves as the go-to guide for more than 50,000 general counsel and executives in charge of making legal hiring decisions. This publication recognizes top lawyers from firms of all sizes across the country that handle Business and Transactions; Construction, Real Estate and Environmental; Employment; Intellectual Property; and Litigation. Super Lawyers, a Thomson Reuters business, is a research-driven, peer-influenced rating service of outstanding lawyers who have attained a high degree of peer […]

The Virginia law firm of Gentry Locke has received top Roanoke area rankings from “Best Lawyers 2015 Best Law Firms,” which is awarded each year by U.S. News & World Report and Best Lawyers. The firm received Roanoke Metropolitan Tier 1 rankings in 18 distinct practice areas, and Roanoke Metropolitan Tier 2 rankings in an additional service 8 categories. 2015 Best Law Firms Metropolitan Tier 1 Rankings for Roanoke: Antitrust Law Appellate Practice Banking Law Commercial Litigation Construction Law Corporate & Closely Held Business Law Employment Law – Individuals Employment Law – Management Financial Services Regulation Law Labor Law – Management Litigation – Construction Litigation […]

The Virginia firm of Gentry Locke Attorneys, headquartered in Roanoke, is expanding its footprint and opening a law office in Lynchburg, Va. The office will be launched with Gentry Locke’s newest partner, Herschel V. Keller. “We are growing our firm and enhancing services to clients in the business communities both in Lynchburg and along the Route 29 and 460 corridors. At Gentry Locke, we travel and use technology to reach clients in many states, but sometimes it’s important to have a permanent presence where a significant segment of our clients work and live,” said Monica Monday, Gentry Locke’s Managing Partner.  […]

David Paxton, chair of the Labor and Employment practice at Gentry Locke Rakes & Moore, LLP, recently was elected to serve as a member of the ALFA International Board of Directors. Paxton also serves as the Program Chair for the 2015 ALFA International Client Seminar. This program—which will take place in March in Scottsdale, Arizona—will be attended by nearly 500 individuals from around the world. Paxton is a frequent guest speaker at national and regional employment law seminars, and has been noted as one of the Best Lawyers in America® for Labor & Employment for the past 16 years. He […]

Benchmark ranks leading local firms and star attorneys in the U.S. commercial litigation and plaintiff markets. Gentry Locke is a Highly Recommended Firm for Plaintiff cases and ranks among the Recommended Firms in the state of Virginia. Gentry Locke attorneys also named 2014 Local Litigation Stars list are: J. Rudy Austin General Commercial, Insurance W. David Paxton General Commercial, Insurance, Labor and Employment S.D. Roberts Moore Labor and Employment, Personal Injury, Product Liability Also recognized as a 2014 Local Litigation Star – Plaintiff are: W. David Paxton General Commercial, Insurance, Labor and Employment S.D. Roberts Moore Labor and Employment, Personal […]

File an EEO-1 Report by September 30, 2014 As a reminder, if your company (i) has 100 or more employees, or (ii) is a federal government contractor or first tier subcontractor with 50 or more employees and has a contract/subcontract of $50,000 or more, you are required to file the EEO-1 Report by September 30, 2014. The EEO-1 Report requires these employers to provide a count of their employees according to job category, race/ethnicity and gender.  Please note that there is a new EEO-1 Job Classification Guide this year. New Self-Identification Forms Also, government contractors are required to use new Self-Identification […]

ROANOKE, VA – The Virginia law firm of Gentry Locke Rakes & Moore is pleased to announce have the recognition of twenty-one attorneys on the 2015 Best Lawyers in America® list, with one attorney in particular being named Roanoke Lawyer of the Year. K. Brett Marston, a Gentry Locke attorney who specializes in Construction Law, has earned Roanoke Lawyer of the Year for Construction Law  for the second time—the first being in 2013. Gentry Locke attorneys named to the 2015 Best Lawyers in America® list are: J. Rudy Austin Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants Thomas J. Bondurant, Jr. Corporate Compliance […]

Gentry Locke employment law partner Todd Leeson was quoted in an article published by the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) discussing the “ban the box” movement. The article, titled “Ban-the-Box Movement Goes Viral”, updates SHRM members across the country on cities and states that have passed laws to ban the check box on employment applications asking whether the candidate has ever been convicted of a crime. Under the section subtitled Impact on Employers, author Roy Maurer notes Leeson’s observations on the risks and dangers of employers unknowingly hiring persons who could pose a real threat to their business, employees, and […]

Albany, Georgia – As the third week winds to a close in the trial against three individuals who were targeted for prosecution in the first-ever case of salmonella contamination to go to trial, national and international news providers are weighing in with coverage. The Guardian, a newspaper based in the United Kingdom, published an Associated Press wire report entitled Salmonella trial reveals US food safety relies on self-reporting. Much of the article focuses on the voluntary nature of food testing in the industry, which was previously noted in the opening arguments offered by Gentry Locke attorney Thomas J. Bondurant, who is representing former executive Stewart Parnell. Following are […]