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On April 10, 2019 Gentry Locke Partner Chip Dicks presented information to attendees of the Tom Tom Conference on using solar energy and the creativity of the private sector to enable localities to better address public school building needs. Below are Chip’s comments. Delegate Nick Rush and Senator Bill Stanley sponsored transformative legislation to create a new paradigm for building public schools and facilities, using solar energy and the creativity of the private sector. The private sector has come forward with a tool in the toolbox for localities to help address public school building needs. The private sector has showed […]

Master the brackets and score for your company by attending our 2019 Employment Law Symposium. It’s March Madness, HR style! Gentry Locke’s Employment Law attorneys will help you fill out your employment law brackets so you can successfully advance and WIN for your company. Register now to get a courtside seat for this full day of action! Professional Credits: As a SHRM Recertification Provider, Gentry Locke is recognized by SHRM to offer 5.5 hours of Professional Development Credits (PDCs) for the SHRM-CPSM or SHRM-SCPSM for this day of programming. Additionally, this activity has met HR Certification Institute’s® (HRCI®) criteria for […]

Gentry Locke Partner Herschel Keller moderated a panel of presenters for attendees of the Associated General Contractors (AGC) of Virginia’s 2019 Annual Convention. The convention took place at the Greenbrier in White Sulphur Springs. Herschel is a past president of the Central District Committee for the AGC of Virginia, and services clients in our Lynchburg and Richmond offices.

On October 18, 2018, Gentry Locke Managing Partner Monica Monday and The Honorable Glen A. Huff, Chief Judge of the Court of Appeals of Virginia, presented a CLE session to attendees of the Solo & Small-Firm Practitioner Forum held in Wytheville, Virginia. “The Life of an Appeal in the Court of Appeals of Virginia” focused on some of the essentials lawyers need to know to effectively practice in the Court of Appeals of Virginia, including preserving error, filing the appeal, briefing and oral argument, and post-appeal filings and proceedings. The event was presented by the Virginia State Bar’s Conference of Local and Specialty Bar Associations, in […]

On September 27, 2018, Gentry Locke Partner David Paxton was a panelist for attendees of the 2018 Media Law Resource Center (MLRC) Media Law Conference in Reston, Virginia. David joined two additional panel members, providing analysis of the Eramo v. Rolling Stone case, which was a complex and highly publicized defamation case he handled that concluded in 2017. The MLRC is a non-profit membership association for content providers in all media, and for their defense lawyers. It provides a wide range of resources on media and content law and policy issues.  These include news and analysis of legal, legislative and […]

On September 20, 2018, Gentry Locke partner Todd Leeson spoke at the Legal Update event sponsored and attended by the New River Valley SHRM chapter. Todd’s session focused on how sexual harassment continues to be a significant problem in the workplace, and management training has proven to be largely ineffective in preventing inappropriate conduct at work. Todd updated attendees on the legal and practical steps their companies must take to make real progress.

On August 1, Gentry Locke Partner Nick Leitch and Partner Christen Church presented an informative look at the importance of medical documentation to health care providers at Johnson Health Center in Lynchburg, Virginia.

On June 15, 2018, Gentry Locke partner Paul Klockenbrink co-presented a program that covered the ethical and potential liability issues involved in representing multiple defendants. The program was presented at ALFA International’s conference for members of ALFA International’s Insurance Law, Labor & Employment and Professional Liability Practice Groups. The conference took place in New York City from June 13-15, 2018.

On June 7, 2018, Gentry Locke attorney Andrew Gay will co-present a session on Risk Management to attendees at the Association of General Contractors of Virginia (AGCVA) Young Construction Leaders Program. Andrew will present with members of the Marsh & McLennan Agency in Richmond, Virginia. For more information or to register, contact Courtney Baker at (540) 323-0311.