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On December 5, 2013, the U.S. Department of Labor announced the launching of a new online form to make it easier for workers to file a whistleblower complaint with OSHA. OSHA is the federal agency that enforces the whistleblower provisions designed to protect employees who report alleged violations of 22 different federal statutes that regulate securities, trucking, airline, nuclear power, pipeline, environmental, rail, public transport, workplace safety and health, and consumer protection. Detailed information on the rights of whistleblowers, including Fact Sheets and instructions on how to submit the new complaint form, are available on the new OSHA site, www.whistleblowers.gov. […]

Virginia Business magazine asked lawyers throughout the commonwealth to nominate and select the best in their profession in 16 categories of practice. Elected to the list for 2013 are these Gentry Locke attorneys: J. Rudy Austin – Construction Thomas J. Bondurant, Jr. – Criminal Law G. Franklin Flippin – Business Law K. Brett Marston – Construction Monica T. Monday – Appellate Law James J. O’Keeffe – Appellate Law W. David Paxton – Labor/Employment G. Michael Pace, Jr. – Real Estate/Land Use J. Scott Sexton – Civil Litigation

Super Lawyers Business Edition US has named thirteen Gentry Locke attorneys to its United States 2013 edition: J. Rudy Austin – Civil Litigation Defense  Thomas J. Bondurant, Jr. – Criminal Defense/White Collar G. Franklin Flippin – Business/Corporate Gregory J. Haley – Business Litigation Guy M. Harbert, III – Plaintiff Defense/General Paul G. Klockenbrink – Employment & Labor K. Brett Marston – Construction Litigation Monica T. Monday – Appellate (Top listed in Virginia in 2013) G. Michael Pace, Jr. – Real Estate W. David Paxton – Employment & Labor William R. Rakes – Business Litigation J. Scott Sexton – Business Litigation Bruce C. Stockburger […]

The Virginia law firm of Gentry Locke Rakes & Moore, LLP is pleased to announce that attorney Chris Kozlowski has joined the firm’s Business Law group, which handles a wide range of general corporate matters, including tax matters, securities and banking regulation and compliance, and commercial transactions. Chris recently moved to Roanoke and is licensed in both Virginia and Connecticut. Prior to joining Gentry Locke, he practiced with a firm in Stamford, Connecticut. His experience includes representing corporate and individual clients in asset and real property purchases and transfers of entity ownership. He has also represented placement agents in exempt […]

Gentry Locke employment law partner Todd Leeson recently spoke to three different human resource associations. On September 19, 2013, Todd presented an ADA and FMLA update at the New River Valley SHRM’s Fourth Annual Legal Update.  On September 25, 2013, Todd provided a talk entitled “Legal Issues Arising Out of Social Media Use By Employees” to the Shenandoah Valley SHRM for its Virginia Legal Forum. On October 1, 2013, Todd spoke about “Recent Employment Law Trends and Advice for HR Professionals” to the Franklin County Human Resource Association. In late October, Todd also served as a moderator for a panel on “Retaliation […]

RVLSA…the association for legal professionals held their 48th Annual Bosses’ Night at Metamorphosis, where Benjamin Byrd, an Associate at Gentry Locke Rakes & Moore, was named the 2013 Boss of the Year, and Melinda C. Childress-Dearing, PP, PLS, a legal assistant at Gentry Locke Rakes & Moore, was named 2013 Member of the Year.  Congratulations to Ben and Melinda!

The 7th Annual Legal Food Frenzy competition, which challenges law firms, law schools, and government offices to donate food and raise money to stock Virginia’s food banks, resulted in almost 1.5 million pounds of food. The statewide, two-week drive in April of 2013 was a great success. In Southwest Virginia, 47,000 pounds of food was raised, through donations of nonperishable goods and monetary donations. Together, the donations of Gentry Locke attorneys and staff added up to more than one third of all donations for our region – leading all other area participants. The 2013 food drive was spearheaded at the firm by attorneys Cate Huff, Abigail Murchison, and Spencer […]

As a result of the fungal meningitis outbreak that was caused by tainted injections of medicine compounded by NECC, a Massachusetts compounding facility, the industry that compounds medicines is still in the news. Channel 10 News reporter Aaron Martin interviewed Gentry Locke partner Scott Sexton for a news report that seeks to better understand how such problems can occur. According to the article online at the WSLS Channel 10 website, “Compound pharmacies like the NECC tend to fall between the cracks when it comes to regulations. Pharmacies are regulated by the state and drug manufacturers are regulated by the FDA. But […]

Twenty-two attorneys at Gentry Locke Rakes & Moore, LLP are named “2014 Best Lawyers in America” by U.S. News & World Report and Best Lawyers. The firm itself received metropolitan tier one rankings in more than 20 practice areas, including antitrust; banking and finance; commercial; construction; corporate; employment & labor; land use; litigation; medical malpractice; personal injury; real estate; tax; and trusts and estates. Attorneys who were top-rated by their peers: J. Rudy Austin