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ROANOKE, VA (May 21, 2015) – The Judicial Council of Virginia has named Gentry Locke’s Senior Counsel, Justice Cynthia D. Kinser, as the recipient of the 2014 Harry L. Carrico Outstanding Career Service Award. The Harry L. Carrico Outstanding Career Service Award is presented annually by the Judicial Council of Virginia to a Virginia judge who, over an extended career, has demonstrated exceptional leadership in the administration of the courts while exhibiting the traits of integrity, courtesy, impartiality, wisdom and humility. All appellate, circuit and district court judges are eligible for nomination. “Justice Kinser is recognized not only for her […]

ROANOKE, VA (May 1, 2015) – Gentry Locke is delighted to announce the addition of the former Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Virginia, Cynthia D. Kinser, who will serve as Senior Counsel to the firm beginning May 5, 2015. Justice Kinser will focus on appeals, criminal matters, and government investigations. As Virginia’s first woman chief justice, Kinser spent 17 years on the Supreme Court of Virginia, with more than three of those years as Chief Justice. Prior to her service on the Supreme Court of Virginia, she worked in private practice in southwest Virginia, served a term as […]

“The VOICE of HR” – Gentry Locke’s 2015 Labor & Employment Law Symposium, was a big hit this year. Almost 200 HR professionals and business executives from Virginia and North Carolina attended the Lynchburg or Roanoke events. Gentry Locke attorneys presented updates and practical recommendations on topics including the NLRB, the Pregnancy Discrimination Act, OSHA inspections, whistleblower & retaliation claims, key employee departure best practices, employee benefit data security, sexual harassment in the workplace. Here are some representative comments from attendees: This is the most beneficial HR-related training that I attend. As busy as our days are, it is not […]

Twenty-eight Gentry Locke attorneys have earned recognition as 2015 Virginia Super Lawyers and Virginia Super Lawyers Rising Stars. Each year, no more than 5 percent of the lawyers in the state are selected by the research team at Super Lawyers to receive this honor. For the second year in a row, Partner Brett Marston was included on the Top 100 list in Virginia, and for the third year in a row, Managing Partner Monica Monday was included among Virginia’s Top 50 Women. Monica was interviewed in an article in Super Lawyers Magazine, which was published in April of 2015. Attorneys named to the […]