Gentry Locke welcomes new Commercial Attorney

The Roanoke, Virginia law firm of Gentry Locke Rakes & Moore, LLP has added Lewis A. Conner to its growing General Commercial practice group, where he will focus on tax and finance issues.

Prior to joining the Firm, Mr. Conner served as the Vice-President Finance and Acting General Counsel for Professional Healthcare Resources, Inc., a provider of home healthcare services in Northern Virginia. Prior to joining Professional Healthcare in its accounting and finance department 1999, Mr. Conner worked for three years as a CPA with KPMG, LLP.

Mr. Conner earned his Juris Doctor cum laude from the George Mason University School of Law in 2003. During law school, while also employed by Professional Healthcare,  Mr. Conner served as the Associate Editor of the Federal Circuit Bar Journal. Mr. Connor received his undergraduate degree in Accounting and Finance from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, and was certified as a CPA in 1996.