News, Events, Seminars & Articles by Gentry Locke Attorneys

Presentation on School Modernization Legislation Passed by the 2019 General Assembly

Events April 2019

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 […]

25 Gentry Locke attorneys named 2019 Virginia Super Lawyers or Rising Stars

News April 2019

ROANOKE, Va. (April 10, 2019) – The Virginia law firm of Gentry Locke is pleased to announce that 26 of the firm’s attorneys were selected for inclusion in the 2019 Virginia Super Lawyers® lists. Attorneys were nominated by their peers and recognized for their outstanding professional achievement in several legal practice areas including appellate law, business/corporate law, business litigation, construction litigation, criminal defense, employment law and litigation, health care, land use and zoning, mergers and acquisitions, personal injury, professional liability, and tax law. Seven of the 26 were elected Virginia Super Lawyers Rising Stars—attorneys who are 40 years old or younger, or […]

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Gentry Locke Announces $112.5 Million Settlement in Landmark FCA case against Duke University

News April 2019

March 25, 2019 The law firms of: Gentry Locke, P.O. Box 40013, Roanoke, Virginia, 24022; Attn. Matt Broughton, Esq., 540-520-8510; Broughton@gentrylocke.com; Healy Hafemann Magee & Thomas, P.O. Box 8877, Roanoke, Virginia, 24014; Attn. John R. Thomas, Esq., 540-759-1660; jt@hhm.law; and Brooks Pierce, P.O. Box 26000, Greensboro, N.C., 27420; Attn. D.J. O’Brien, Esq., 336-271-3194; Dobrien@brookspierce.com, are pleased to announce a settlement in the landmark False Claims Act case of : United States ex rel. Thomas v. Duke University, Case No.: 1:17-cv-276-CCE-JLW, United States District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina. On Monday, March 25, 2019, Mr. Thomas, Duke and […]

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Gentry Locke personal injury team earns $2.1M settlement in death cases

News April 2019

ROANOKE, Va. (April 2, 2019) – Gentry Locke attorneys Gregory D. Habeeb, Andrew D. Finnicum, and Travis J. Graham recently obtained a $2.1 million settlement in a commercial vehicle crash that took the lives of two siblings in Scott County, Virginia. Gentry Locke represented the estates of Regina Spivey, 39, and Doug Clark, 47. The victims were killed instantly in a March 2017 crash involving their vehicle and a Kingsport Heating and Air Conditioning van driven by Robert S. Taylor, who entered an Alford plea to two counts of DUI involuntary manslaughter last summer. Kingsport Heating and Air Conditioning, a […]

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Tips Not Subject to Garnishment

Articles March 2019

What seemed like a small garnishment matter in Roanoke City General District Court could have had drastic implications to Virginia’s restaurant industry, but Gentry Locke was able to successfully defend a national restaurant chain from having to garnish its employee’s tips. The facts started out in a typical fashion: the Restaurant received a garnishment summons for one of its tipped employees and responded to the summons, indicating that the employee did not earn enough wages to be garnished. As is the required minimum, and standard in Virginia, the tipped employee made $2.13/hour, well below the statutory limits on garnishment. The […]

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Managing Partner Monica Monday named VBA Appellate Practice Section Chair

News March 2019

ROANOKE, Va. (March 30, 2019) – The Virginia law firm of Gentry Locke is pleased to announce that Managing Partner Monica Taylor Monday has been named chair of The Virginia Bar Association’s (VBA) Appellate Practice Section. Monica’s two-year term commenced in January 2019. The VBA’s Appellate Practice Section is one of 19 sections established to connect practitioners in specific areas of law. The Appellate Practice Section sponsors CLE programs designed to improve the level of appellate advocacy in the Commonwealth, and compiles On Appeal, a newsletter containing matters of interest to lawyers who practice in the appellate courts. The Section also considers […]

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Virginia Workers’ Compensation Fee Schedule: Prompt Payment Traps for the Unwary

Articles March 2019

Virginia law regarding prompt payment under the Fee Schedule seems simple enough. In essence, the workers’ compensation carrier/employer has 45 days after receipt of a medical bill itemization to: Contest the bill; Deny the bill; Notify the healthcare provider that the bill is considered incomplete. If the employer/carrier does not contest, deny, or consider the bill incomplete, it must pay the healthcare provider in full within 60 days after receipt of the medical bill itemization. (§65.2-601(A) and (B)). In those instances where the employer/carrier issues a notification to the healthcare provider, then notification must include the following information: “The reasons […]

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Show Me the Money: Recent Developments Concerning Attorneys’ Fees in Virginia & Practical Tips

Articles March 2019

This article, co-authored by Kirk M. Sosebee and Alicha M. Grubb, appeared in the Spring 2019 issue of the VBA Journal. Click here to read the formatted publication version in PDF. Attorneys’ Fees in Virginia Attorneys’ fees are a topic near and dear to lawyers’ hearts. After all, what could be more important than getting paid for the work we do? And what could be better than forcing the other party to pay our fees? In construction cases, as in all litigation, attorneys should keep the prospect of attorneys’ fees in mind, and should pay close attention to recent developments […]

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City of Roanoke Prevails; Railroad Must Pay Stormwater Management Fee

Articles March 2019

On February 15, 2019, the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals held that the City of Roanoke’s Stormwater Management Utility charge was a regulatory fee and not a tax. The Court, therefore, affirmed the dismissal of Norfolk Southern’s Complaint asserting that the City’s Stormwater Management Utility charge was a tax that discriminated against railroads in violation of federal law. The decision forecloses federal court challenges to local government charges for stormwater management services as unlawful discrimination against railroads. The Court’s decision included three separate opinions; each of the three judges on the panel wrote an opinion. The opinion joined by all […]

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Gentry Locke welcomes new Richmond Partner Ashley W. Winsky

News March 2019

ROANOKE, Va. (March 8, 2019) – The Virginia law firm of Gentry Locke is pleased to announce that Ashley W. Winsky has joined the Richmond office as a partner in the Transportation, Insurance, Plaintiff Personal Injury, and Civil Litigation practices. Ashley will expand the Richmond office’s already significant litigation practice. “We are happy to welcome Ashley to our Richmond office,” said Gentry Locke Managing Partner Monica T. Monday. “Ashley is an experienced litigator. With her contagious energy and knowledge of the trucking industry, she is a wonderful addition to our growing presence in Richmond.” Ashley brings nearly a decade of experience in […]

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