Gentry Locke Named to 2025 Best Places to Work in Virginia List
ROANOKE, Va. (April 1, 2025) – The Virginia law firm Gentry Locke is proud to announce its recognition as one of the 2025 Best Places to Work in Virginia by Virginia Business. This prestigious honor underscores the firm’s steadfast dedication to cultivating an exceptional workplace culture and delivering outstanding legal services to its clients.
Now in its 15th year, the Virginia Business Best Places to Work in Virginia list is compiled in collaboration with Pennsylvania-based Best Companies Group. The program evaluates employers through a comprehensive process, including anonymous employee surveys and an analysis of workplace policies and practices. This recognition highlights organizations that prioritize employee satisfaction, engagement, and a healthy work-life balance—values that are fundamental to Gentry Locke’s success. The full list of honorees is available here.
“Being named among the Best Places to Work in Virginia is a reflection of our incredible team and the collaborative, supportive environment we’ve built together,” said Gentry Locke Managing Partner Brett Marston. “We believe that empowering our employees directly enhances the level of service we provide to our clients. Our core values—professional, teamwork, skillful, innovative, and committed—guide everything we do.”
Gentry Locke has a longstanding history of excellence. In November 2024, the firm was included in the 2025 edition of Best Law Firms®, earning 29 metropolitan rankings, including 17 Tier 1 rankings. Additionally, 35 of the firm’s attorneys were recognized in the Best Lawyers® 2025 lists. Gentry Locke was also named to the inaugural 2023 Best Places to Work: Law Firms list, published by the Business of Law Digest in partnership with Best Companies Group, recognizing 28 law firms nationwide for prioritizing employee well-being and fostering positive work environments.
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.
