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30 Gentry Locke Attorneys Recognized in Best Lawyers® 2024 Lists

Gust, Marston and Paxton Receive Best Lawyers “Lawyer of the Year” Awards

ROANOKE, Va. (August 17, 2023) – The Virginia law firm Gentry Locke is pleased to announce that 30 of the firm’s attorneys are included in the 2024 Best Lawyers® lists, including 25 attorneys recognized in the 2024 edition of The Best Lawyers in America® and five attorneys recognized in the 2024 edition of Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America.

Of the 25 attorneys recognized in The Best Lawyers in America, three attorneys were also recognized with a 2024 Best Lawyers® “Lawyer of the Year” award, which is given annually to only one lawyer per practice area in each region. The Gentry Locke attorneys recognized with this award are:

  • William Gust was named the Best Lawyers 2024 Tax Law “Lawyer of the Year” in Roanoke.
  • Brett Marston was named the Best Lawyers 2024 Construction Law “Lawyer of the Year” in Roanoke.
  • David Paxton was named the Best Lawyers 2024 Litigation – Labor and Employment “Lawyer of the Year” in Roanoke.

The 25 Gentry Locke attorneys and the areas of practice and which they were recognized in the 2024 edition of The Best Lawyers in America list are:

The five Gentry Locke attorneys and the areas of practice and which they were recognized in the 2024 edition of Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America are:

Best Lawyers lists are compiled based on an exhaustive peer-review evaluation. Attorneys are nominated by their peers and recognized for their outstanding professional achievements across numerous practice areas. For the 2024 edition of The Best Lawyers in America, more than 13.7 million votes were analyzed, resulting in more than 77,000 leading lawyers recognized in the new edition and for the 2024 edition of Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America, more than 2.4 million votes were analyzed, resulting in more than 25,000 lawyers recognized in the new edition. Lawyers are not allowed to pay a fee to be recognized by Best Lawyers.

About Gentry Locke

With 79 lawyers practicing across a range of disciplines, Gentry Locke brings uncommon thinking and deep experience to the legal and business challenges of companies, institutions, organizations, and individuals — a commitment the firm has met since 1923. Operating from offices in Roanoke, Lynchburg, Richmond, and Norfolk, Virginia, Gentry Locke serves clients in Virginia and across the United States. Meet the firm’s dynamic attorneys and learn more about its fierce drive to achieve success for its clients by exploring our website.

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