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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

On July 25, 2013, The Roanoke Times reported on a case where the family of a Gentry Locke Rakes & Moore client prevailed in a wrongful death trial. The article reports that Roanoke Orthopaedic Center was found liable in the death of an 89-year-old woman in a wheelchair when she fell while standing for an X-Ray at the Roanoke, Virginia facility. The jury awarded a total of $660,000, which included $10,000 for her funeral expenses, $50,000 for her medical bills, and $200,000 each to her three family members. According to the article, “Although officials at the center had medical records indicating […]

On July 13, 2013, The Roanoke Times has reported on the confidential settlement of a case where a woman was sexually attacked by a co-worker who had a prior conviction as a sex offender. Gentry Locke attorney Les Bowers was co-counsel on the case, in which the United States District Court noted that all of the parties had “resolved and settled the claims.”

Sixteen Gentry Locke Rakes & Moore attorneys have been named Virginia Super Lawyers for 2013, and nine have been named Virginia Super Lawyers Rising Stars. Managing Partner Monica Monday earned a spot on the “Top 50 Women” list, and Partner Brett Marston was listed on “Virginia’s Top 100”. J. Rudy Austin

In The Roanoke Times article written by reporter Jeff Sturgeon, the 2012 outbreak of meningitis is revisited through the experiences of two area people who are still suffering its effects. Gentry Locke attorney Scott Sexton‘s court filings are quoted in the article. Sexton is representing numerous plaintiffs who suffered adversely from the tainted epidural injections.

The Roanoke Law Foundation has inducted Gentry Locke Partner Monica T. Monday as a Fellow. Induction as a Fellow is a special honor awarded to selected Virginia attorneys, law professors, and retired members of the judiciary who are deemed to be outstanding in their profession and in their community. The Roanoke Law Foundation serves as the public service and philanthropic arm of the Roanoke Bar Association for the purpose of supporting, improving and facilitating the administration of justice and providing and supporting law-related education. This mission is to be accomplished by raising funds to provide grants and other financial assistance to individuals and other organizations […]

In the May 23, 2013 issue of Virginia Lawyers Weekly, Gentry Locke Partner David Paxton was quoted in an article written by Correy E. Stephenson entitled “Hacked: What to do if your office computers are breached”.  So what should law firms do if they get hacked?First, stop the breach, said Roanoke lawyer W. David Paxton. Identify the access point(s) the hackers are using and the security weaknesses. If possible, preserve any relevant data to help track the hackers and determine what information was accessed – just certain client files? The entire system? Second, investigate the nature and the extent of […]