Gentry Locke’s Brett Marston appointed to American Arbitration Association Construction Panel
ROANOKE, Va. (January 9, 2020) – The Virginia law firm of Gentry Locke is pleased to announce that Partner K. Brett Marston has been selected by the American Arbitration Association (AAA) to serve as an arbitrator on its Construction Panel. In addition to his role at the firm, Marston will handle AAA arbitration on construction-industry disputes. “Brett has deep experience in construction law and he will be a thoughtful and efficient arbitrator,” said Gentry Locke Managing Partner Monica Taylor Monday. The not-for-profit American Arbitration Association® (AAA®)-International Centre for Dispute Resolution® (ICDR®) is the largest private global provider of alternative dispute resolution (ADR) services […]
Gentry Locke Elevates Five Lawyers to Partner
ROANOKE, Va. (January 7, 2020) – The Virginia law firm of Gentry Locke is pleased to announce the promotions of Andrew M. Bowman, Jennifer S. DeGraw, Evans G. Edwards, Andrew D. Finnicum and Amanda M. Morgan to the partnership, effective January 1, 2020. “Each of them has unique talents that make us stronger as a firm,” said Gentry Locke Managing Partner Monica Monday. “We congratulate them on this important achievement.” Bowman is a member of the firm’s litigation practice. He focuses on complex cases, including whistleblower and qui tam litigation, commercial disputes, catastrophic injury cases, and medical malpractice. In 2019, […]
Starting off the New Year with a ‘Bang!’: Virginia Landowners quietly file constitutional case against FERC
ROANOKE, Va. (January 3, 2020) — As the rest of the country rang in the new year, Landowners in Virginia who own property on the route of the Mountain Valley Pipeline were hard at work, quietly filing a constitutional case in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. The lawsuit was filed against the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) and the Mountain Valley Pipeline (MVP). The case centers around three constitutional principles involving delegations of Congressional power: A broad delegation of power is unconstitutional Delegating delegated power is unconstitutional Delegating legislative power to a private entity is unconstitutional “When it […]
Employer Alert: New Overtime Rule Effective January 15, 2020
As 2019 comes to a close and the promise of a brand new year is before us, so are the U.S. Department of Labor’s (“DOL”) newest rules on overtime. As we recently addressed here, the DOL released its final rule addressing the new salary thresholds employers are required to pay in order to satisfy the “salaried basis” requirement for the “white collar” overtime exemptions. These thresholds become effective January 1, 2020. This article focuses on another overtime rule the DOL recently finalized clarifying which benefits should be included in workers’ “regular rate of pay” used to calculate overtime premiums. Under […]
Issues to watch for when negotiating a solar lease
Originally published on valawyersweekly.com on December 16, 2019.
Gentry Locke Human Resources Manager Named a Virginia Lawyers Weekly “Unsung Legal Hero”
ROANOKE, Va. (December 16, 2019) – The Virginia law firm of Gentry Locke is pleased to announce that Human Resources Manager Kelly Stimart has been selected as one of Virginia Lawyers Weekly’s 2019 Unsung Legal Heroes. The award recognizes talented and dedicated legal support professionals who consistently go above and beyond the call of duty, often behind the scenes. Stimart was named a “Hero” in the firm administrator category. Other categories included: IT/operations, legal secretary, paralegal and receptionist. Honorees will be formally recognized in a special section of Virginia Lawyers Weekly on December 23. “Kelly brings the highest level of […]
Gentry Locke Welcomes Abby Broughton and Christina Hubbard as Associates
ROANOKE, Va. (December 10, 2019) – The Virginia law firm of Gentry Locke is pleased to announce that Abby Broughton and Christina Hubbard have joined the firm’s Roanoke office as associates. They will join the plaintiff’s and business litigation practices respectfully. Prior to joining the firm full-time, both were summer associates at Gentry Locke. In addition to Broughton’s work as a summer associate at Gentry Locke, she also gained valuable experience working at another Virginia law firm throughout law school. Broughton has experience conducting research and drafting memoranda on legal issues related to medical malpractice, personal injuries, product liability claims, […]
Twenty Four Gentry Locke Attorneys Named to 20th Annual Legal Elite List
ROANOKE, Va. (December 1, 2019) – The Virginia law firm of Gentry Locke is pleased to announce that 24 attorneys have been named to the 20th annual report, “2019 Legal Elite” by Virginia Business magazine. The list is determined by peer votes and is divided into 18 specialties. The Gentry Locke attorneys listed as “Legal Elite” for 2019 are: Thomas Bondurant: Criminal Law Matthew Broughton: Civil Litigation Christen Church: Health Law Chip (John G.) Dicks: Administrative Government Michael Finney: Civil Litigation Alicha Grubb: Young Lawyer W. William Gust: Taxes Estates Trusts Gregory Habeeb: Administrative Government Gregory Haley: Administrative Government Kevin […]
