Gentry Locke Managing Partner K. Brett Marston Sworn in as President of the Virginia State Bar
ROANOKE, Va. (July 1, 2025) – The Virginia law firm Gentry Locke is proud to announce that its Managing Partner K. Brett Marston was officially sworn in on Friday evening June 13, 2025, as the 87th President of the Virginia State Bar. Brett’s term will run from July 1, 2025 to June 30, 2026.
“We are proud of the dedication Brett has shown serving the legal profession and upholding the highest standards of professionalism, and are confident that his leadership will be a benefit to the Virginia State Bar and the public,” said Monica Taylor Monday, Chair of Gentry Locke’s Executive Board.
In addition to his legal practice and leadership role at Gentry Locke, Brett has been involved in Virginia State Bar and Roanoke Bar Association programs and leadership for many years. In addition to serving previously as the President of the Roanoke Bar Association, Brett has been a member and leader of many committees and sections within the Virginia State Bar.
As of June 30, he concludes his year as VSB President-Elect, and a 6-year run as member and then Chair of the VSB Standing Committee on Legal Ethics. He also is concluding six years of membership on the VSB Professionalism Committee. Before that he has served on the VSB Budget and Finance Committee (2020-2022), as a Member of VSB Bar Council representing the 23rd Judicial Circuit (2016–2022), as a member of the VSB Executive Committee (2021-22), as Chair of the VSB Construction and Public Contracts Section (2012–2013), and multiple roles on the Section’s Board of Governors, including Treasurer (2009–2010) and Secretary (2010–2011).
Marston is currently the Managing Partner of Gentry Locke, and maintains his active practice in the firm’s Construction Contracting & Litigation group, along with a practice defending employers against OSHA citations. He has extensive experience in construction contract litigation and alternative dispute resolution, serving as a mediator and arbitrator in construction-related disputes.
About Gentry Locke
With over 80 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, 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.
