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Young Heroes Awards Banquet tickets are $400 for a table seating ten or $45 for individual tickets. Be sure your organization or business is represented in this important community event. Success is a Journey, NOT a Destination Dominique Dawes won Olympic gold. But, for her, success is so much more than medals and accolades: it’s something she worked hard to achieve everyday en route to Olympic glory. Today she shares her personal and professional philosophy with audiences across the country. Called “D-3” – Determination, Dedication, Desire – it’s what gave her the strength and confidence to handle the professional and personal challenges […]

On February 24, 25 and 26, 2004 a total of 125 attendees participated in Gentry Locke Rakes & Moore’s first set of morning briefings in Lynchburg, Roanoke and Blacksburg.  In a series of two-hour briefings, Gentry Locke attorneys supplied attendees with information critical to employer sponsored healthcare plans.  Attendees were provided with a key checklist to assist with HIPAA compliance, received an overview of the key provisions of the new Health Savings Act to help determine whether they could be an effective means of reducing employer’s healthcare costs and were provided with a detailed review of the new COBRA regulations […]

Nine Gentry Locke Lawyers Named to Best in America List   ROANOKE (March 1, 2004) — Gentry Locke Rakes & Moore, LLP is pleased to announce that nine of its lawyers have been named to The Best Lawyers in America list for 2003-2004.  They include:   W. William Gust, Tax Law Bruce C. Stockburger, Tax Law, Trust and Estates Howard J. Beck, Jr., Bankruptcy/Creditors’ Rights Eugene Derryberry, Bankruptcy and Creditors’ Rights, Financial Institutions and Transactions Law Guy M. Harbert, III, Criminal Law William R. Rakes, Antitrust Law, Business Litigation, Corporate/Securities Law S.D. Roberts Moore, Personal Injury Litigation W. David Paxton, Labor/Employment Law […]

Paul Klockenbrink and Todd Leeson are scheduled to speak at the Virginia Employment Commission’s 2004 Employer Advisory Committee Conference on September 23, 2004 at the Hotel Roanoke & Conference Center. Paul Klockenbrink will present a workshop entitled Avoiding Litigation When Downsizing the Workforce.  Paul’s presentation will address the risks that employers encounter and provide practical approaches to reducing or eliminating those risks when implementing a reduction in force. Todd Leeson will present a workshop entitled Technology in the Workplace:  Employment Law Issues, Trends and Advice.  In this workshop Todd will discuss the legal issues raised by the new technologies in […]

Gentry Locke Rakes & Moore is pleased to announce that ten of its lawyers have been named to Virginia’s Legal Elite 2003 by Virginia Business magazine. Top lawyers from across the state are recognized in 12 separate practice categories. Winners from Gentry Locke include: W. William Gust, Business Law and Taxes/Estates/Trusts Bruce C. Stockburger, Health Law and Taxes/Estates/Trusts Howard J. Beck, Jr., Bankruptcy/Creditors’ Rights Matthew W. Broughton, Civil Litigation Guy M. Harbert, III, Criminal Law Charles L. Williams, Jr., Environmental Law J. Scott Sexton, Intellectual Property Gregory J. Haley, Legislative/Regulatory Law W. David Paxton, Labor/Employment Law G. Michael Pace, Jr., Real […]