Gentry Locke Ranked in 2025 Edition of Best Law Firms®

ROANOKE, Va. (November 7, 2024) – The Virginia law firm Gentry Locke is pleased to announce its inclusion in the 2025 edition of Best Law Firms^®. The firm received 29 metropolitan rankings, including 17 Tier 1 rankings.

The firm’s full list of metropolitan rankings can be found below.

Metropolitan Tier 1 – Roanoke

• Appellate Practice
• Banking and Finance Law
• Commercial Litigation
• Construction Law
• Corporate Law
• Criminal Defense: White-Collar
• Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
• Employment Law – Management
• Financial Services Regulation Law
• Labor Law – Management
• Litigation – Construction
• Litigation – Intellectual Property
• Litigation – Labor & Employment
• Litigation – Municipal
• Real Estate Law
• Tax Law
• Trusts & Estates Law

Metropolitan Tier 2 – Roanoke

• Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
• Bet-the-Company Litigation
• Employment Law – Individuals
• Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants
• Personal Injury Litigation – Plaintiffs
• Product Liability Litigation – Plaintiffs

Metropolitan Tier 2 – Richmond

• Land Use and Zoning Law
• Real Estate Law

Metropolitan Tier 2 – Norfolk

• Corporate Law

Metropolitan Tier 3 – Roanoke

• Insurance Law
• Litigation – Bankruptcy
• Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants

The Best Law Firms rankings are based on an evaluation process that includes the collection of clients and professional reference evaluations, peer review from leading attorneys, industry leader interviews and review of additional highlights provided by law firms as part of the formal research submission process. Practice area rankings are produced both nationally and within 188 metropolitan areas across the United States, with the 15^th edition of Best Law Firms covering 75 national practice areas and 127 practice areas on the metropolitan lists.

The full methodology is available on the Best Law Firms website.

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.