Tuesday, June 13th, 2023
RICHMOND, Va. (June 13, 2023) – The Virginia law firm Gentry Locke is pleased to announce that T. Tyler Moses has joined the firm’s Richmond office as an associate.
“Tyler has shown a great deal of initiative as a young attorney and we are pleased to welcome him to the firm and know that his commitment to exceptional service will extend to our clients. His experience in taxation matters adds to our growing commercial team in our Richmond office.” said Gentry Locke Managing Partner Brett Marston.
Moses joins as a member of the firm’s general commercial group, focusing his practice on estate planning, and corporate and individual taxation matters.
Prior to joining Gentry Locke, Moses worked as an associate in Charlottesville at a firm specializing in estate planning, real estate, taxation, and business law. He earned his J.D. from the University of Richmond School of Law where he was admitted to the Order of the Barristers and received the Virginia Bar Association Tax Award. While attending law school, Moses interned with The Community Tax Law Project and served as the executive editor of the University of Richmond Public Interest Law Review. Moses received his B.A. from the University of Virginia and is currently working towards his LL.M. in Tax from the Georgetown University Law Center.
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.
Monday, June 12th, 2023
RICHMOND, Va. (June 12, 2023) – The Virginia law firm Gentry Locke is pleased to announce that Patricia B. “PJ” Turner has joined the firm’s Richmond office as a partner in the Commercial Litigation and Construction practice groups.
“As Gentry Locke aims to be Virginia’s leading law firm, PJ’s addition adds to our litigation and construction-industry strengths in central and eastern Virginia. PJ is a highly regarded litigator and we are pleased to welcome her to our team,” said Gentry Locke Managing Partner Brett Marston. “As we grow in the Richmond and Hampton Roads areas, we look forward to PJ being involved in guiding our clients in those parts of the state through complex projects and disputes.”
Turner will continue her focus on construction and products liability claims, both at the trial and appellate levels. Turner also brings years of experience litigating contract breaches, business torts, employment matters, personal injury and wrongful death claims, collection matters, and insurance coverage disputes, among other commercial litigation matters.
Prior to joining the firm, Turner was a partner with a business law firm based in Virginia. Turner earned her J.D. from Loyola University New Orleans School of Law and her B.A. from Davidson College.
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.
Friday, June 2nd, 2023
Gentry Locke is happy to welcome our 2023 Summer Associates. Our summer associates will be working out of our Roanoke, Lynchburg, and Richmond offices, collaborating on a multitude of different projects + having some fun while they’re at it! Meet our summer associates, below.
Where we’re located and what we’re into!
Roanoke
Kiara Anguiano is a 1L at the University of Richmond School of Law. She is based in our Roanoke office. Kiara is fluent in Spanish and is also a member of the University of Richmond water polo club team.
Nicholas Beck is a 2L at the University of Richmond School of Law. This is Nicholas’s second summer with Gentry Locke. Nicholas enjoys trail-running with his Portuguese water dog in his free time.
Joshua Justus is a 2L at Washington and Lee University School of Law. He is based in our Roanoke office. Joshua’s interests include the old-time fiddle, baking, golfing, reading, and camping.
Lynchburg
Teddy Paisley is a 2L at Liberty University School of Law. He is working in our Lynchburg office. Teddy enjoys fly fishing, hiking, and kayaking in his free time.
Richmond
Alex Liubinskas is a 2L at George Mason University Antonin Scalia Law School. He is based in our Richmond office. Alex was a Young Life Leader and enjoys playing club baseball.
Callie Loveland is a 2L at the University of Richmond School of Law. She is working in our Richmond office. Last summer Callie worked in London, England in a clinical placement.
Cleo Scott is a 2L at the University of Richmond School of Law. She is based in our Richmond office. This is Cleo’s second summer with Gentry Locke. She has vast experience in journalism.
We are excited to have this dynamic group of individuals join us this summer!
Thursday, June 1st, 2023
ROANOKE, Va. (June 1, 2023) – The Virginia law firm Gentry Locke has been recognized as a leading Virginia firm for general commercial, white collar crime, and employment law by Chambers USA 2023. In its 2023 prestigious ranking of law firms and attorneys, Chambers USA ranked three Gentry Locke practices and four attorneys.
The firm’s Criminal & Government Investigations practice is one of only two in Virginia ranked by Chambers USA in Band 1, making specific mention of Partners Thomas J. Bondurant, Jr. (Band 1) and Erin M. Harrigan (Band 2).
Commentators describe Bondurant as “well known in the white-collar space and highly regarded. He has extensive experience and credibility with the Bench.” And others note that Harrigan is “knowledgeable about the law and is passionate about her clients.”
Gentry Locke Chairperson Monica Monday was recognized in the top tier (Band 1) in the areas of Litigation: Appellate and Litigation: General Commercial. Commentators describe Monday as “…a leading appellate specialist and is the dean of Virginia Supreme Court litigation.”
Gentry Locke Managing Partner Brett Marston was recognized in Band 4 in the area of Construction. Commentators describe Marston as “always exceeding expectations and delivering high-quality work.”
Gentry Locke’s Litigation team is ranked Band 3 as well as the firm’s Labor & Employment practice.
Chambers USA ranks the leading firms and lawyers in a variety of practice areas. Its rankings are based on a rigorous and thorough process that includes peer and client research. The Chambers rankings are used by companies and firms throughout the world.
Chambers ranks individual lawyers in their practice area based on their legal knowledge and experience, ability, effectiveness, and client service. Law firms and their departments are ranked based on their technical legal ability, expertise, and experience specific to the practice area and jurisdiction, client service, the depth of the team, commercial vision and business understanding, diligence and value for the money.
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.
Tuesday, May 23rd, 2023
The Wildlife Foundation of Virginia is a non-profit dedicated to conserving land, providing public access and outdoor recreation for America’s wounded, ill and injured veterans on properties throughout Virginia. This year, the WFV is raising funds for an 18’x20’ four-post pavilion with a concrete floor at the main meeting area at Fulfillment Farms. The pavilion will provide cover for outside group events including lunches for youth and wounded warrior hunts, and a place to host meetings. Their estimated budget is $15,000 and they plan to construct it with volunteer labor.
Gentry Locke has been a proud supporter of The Wildlife Foundation of Virginia for over 13 years.
Please join us in helping them reach their goal by donating on their donation page at Donate — Wildlife Foundation of Virginia (vawildlife.org).
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Friday, April 28th, 2023
ROANOKE, Va. (April 28, 2023) – The Virginia law firm Gentry Locke is pleased to announce that 12 of the firm’s attorneys have been named to the 2023 Virginia Super Lawyers® list and five attorneys have been named to the 2023 Virginia Rising Stars list.
Additionally, for the fifth consecutive year, Monica Monday, Chairperson of Gentry Locke’s Executive Board, has been named to all three of the publication’s “Top Lists,” including the “Top 100 in Virginia,” the “Top 50 Women in Virginia,” and the “Top 10 in Virginia.” Gentry Locke’s Managing Partner Brett Marston has also been named to the “Top 100 in Virginia” list for the 10th consecutive year.
The 12 Gentry Locke attorneys included in the 2023 edition of Virginia Super Lawyers are:
The five Gentry Locke attorneys selected to the 2023 edition of Virginia Rising Stars are:
Only the top 5% of lawyers in Virginia are named to the Virginia Super Lawyers list. No more than 2.5% of lawyers in these states are selected to the Virginia Rising Stars list and must be 40 years old or younger or have been in practice for 10 or fewer years. Published by Thomson Reuters, Super Lawyers determines its rankings through independent research, peer nominations and peer evaluations. The full methodology is available here.
About Gentry Locke
With more than 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, 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.
Friday, March 31st, 2023
NORFOLK, Va. (March 31, 2023) – The Virginia law firm Gentry Locke is pleased to announce that the firm has opened an office in Norfolk, Virginia. The new office is located in the World Trade Center building in downtown Norfolk. It is Gentry Locke’s fourth office in the Commonwealth.
“At Gentry Locke, we have always prided ourselves in the deep roots we have in Virginia. Our new Norfolk office allows us to continue to serve as Virginia’s leading law firm providing extraordinary legal service throughout Virginia,” said Gentry Locke Managing Partner Brett Marston. “We identified Hampton Roads as an area for development and in the past year we have added two exceptional attorneys who have strong ties to the community, and we look forward to their leadership in growing our presence in Norfolk for the benefit of our clients.”
The new office is anchored by John M. Scheib, who joined Gentry Locke as a partner in July 2022, and Melissa O’Boyle, who joined the firm as a partner in January 2023. Scheib is a member of the General Commercial Practice Group and former Chief Legal Officer and senior executive of Norfolk Southern Corporation, with extensive deal-making, legislative, regulatory and business experience and a nationwide reputation in the railroad industry. O’Boyle is a member of Gentry Locke’s Criminal & Government Investigations Group and is a former federal prosecutor, spending more than 15 years as an Assistant United States Attorney in the Eastern District of Virginia, most recently serving as the chief of criminal prosecutions for Norfolk’s Criminal Division.
“We are excited that Gentry Locke has entered into our region, enhancing our capabilities to serve our clients from an expanded footprint within the Commonwealth,” noted Scheib. “This new office is an integral part of the firm’s strategic plan to provide quality legal service to support the needs of clients with interests and operations in the Hampton Roads business community.”
Gentry Locke traces its history back to 1923 in Roanoke, growing throughout the 1950s and 1960s and establishing an office during the downtown revitalization effort of the 1970s in what is now the Gentry Locke/Truist building. The firm continued to expand, opening a new office in downtown Lynchburg in 2015 and a new Richmond office in 2018. With more than 80 attorneys now in the firm’s 100th year, Gentry Locke has consistently adapted and expanded its areas of practice to focus on emerging industries to match client demand.
“The firm has such a rich history in Virginia and has built a reputation over the past century for placing a value on client relationships,” said O’Boyle. “I am proud to be a part of Gentry Locke’s expansion into Norfolk and look forward to helping further the objective of strategic growth as we help clients achieve their business goals.”
About Gentry Locke
With more than 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, 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.
Monday, February 27th, 2023
RICHMOND, Va. (February 27, 2023) – The Virginia law firm Gentry Locke is pleased to announce that Emily S. Mordecai has joined the firm’s Richmond office as a member of its Commercial Litigation team. Mordecai previously worked as a litigation associate in the Richmond office of an AmLaw100 firm. Her subject-matter experience ranges from complex commercial disputes to products liability and personal injury cases to nationwide employment class actions. As a part of the Commercial Litigation team, Emily will work with Gentry Locke’s clients across the Commonwealth through all phases of business litigation and alternative dispute resolution.
“We are pleased to welcome Emily to the firm and know that her impressive litigation experience across a variety of practice areas and commitment to client service will be an asset to our team,” said Gentry Locke Managing Partner.
Emily’s litigation experience spans from pre-litigation counseling through trial and appeal. Prior to joining Gentry Locke, she successfully argued a prisoners’ rights case before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit and achieved a favorable outcome for her client. Mordecai received her undergraduate and law degrees from the University of Virginia.
About Gentry Locke
With more than 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, 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.
Thursday, January 19th, 2023
RICHMOND, Va. (January 19, 2023) – The Virginia law firm Gentry Locke is pleased to announce that former federal prosecutor Melissa E. O’Boyle has joined the firm’s Criminal & Government Investigations practice group as a partner.
“Melissa has established herself as a leading federal prosecutor in Virginia and is well-known in the Eastern District for her exceptional work on matters involving public corruption and financial fraud,” said Gentry Locke Managing Partner Brett Marston. “We are thrilled to welcome her to the firm and know that her experience in handling complex criminal cases and in leading investigations will make her an asset to our team and our clients.”
Prior to joining Gentry Locke, O’Boyle worked for more than 15 years as an Assistant United States Attorney in the Eastern District of Virginia, investigating and prosecuting a broad array of criminal matters and coordinating relationships with law enforcement and regulatory partners. Most recently, she served as the chief of criminal prosecutions for Norfolk’s Criminal Division, where she oversaw 19 federal prosecutors and managed the white-collar unit responsible for authorizing and managing fraud, public corruption, securities, national security, and civil rights investigations and prosecutions. As an AUSA, O’Boyle successfully litigated some of the district’s highest-profile public corruption trials, including cases against former Norfolk Sheriff Robert McCabe, former Norfolk Vice Mayor Anthony Burfoot, former Norfolk Police Detective Robert Glenn Ford, and the case against community activist and congressional candidate Shaun Brown. She also led the investigation and prosecution of numerous complex criminal fraud cases, such as the case against executives responsible for the financial collapse of the Bank of the Commonwealth, a $25 million securities fraud case against the Chief Executive Officer of an investment firm, and a $7 million real estate Ponzi scheme involving former Virginia attorney Troy Titus.
As a member of the firm’s Criminal & Government Investigations practice, O’Boyle will work with clients to ensure compliance with increased regulatory oversight across a variety of industries including insurance, healthcare, government contracting, natural resources, banking, securities and financial institutions. She will draw on her vast experience as a federal white-collar prosecutor to advise individual and corporate clients facing criminal and civil enforcement actions and conduct internal investigations to provide strategic counsel to businesses to minimize legal risk.
O’Boyle received her J.D. from the Washington and Lee University School of Law and her B.A. from Capital University in Ohio. In 2022, she was recognized with a Top Prosecutor Award by the Women in Federal Law Enforcement (WIFLE) for exemplary achievements in prosecutions of federal crimes. O’Boyle also was recognized with the EOUSA Director’s Award for Superior Performance as an Assistant United States Attorney in 2011 and 2016 and was a recipient of the FBI Director’s Citation for Excellence in Prosecution in 2014.
About Gentry Locke
With more than 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, and Richmond, 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.
Monday, January 9th, 2023
ROANOKE, Va. (January 9, 2023) – The Virginia law firm Gentry Locke is pleased to announce that Harrison E. Richards has joined the firm’s Roanoke office as an associate.
“Harrison is an exceptional attorney with experience at the intersection of employment law and litigation, making him a tremendous addition to our team,” said Gentry Locke Managing Partner Brett Marston. “We are pleased to welcome him to the firm and know that his practice will enhance our capabilities in serving our clients.”
Richards is a member of the firm’s Employment & Labor Practice Group. In this role, he will handle a wide variety of employment disputes and litigation, and will provide important depth and skills to the firm’s growing employment law practice.
Prior to joining Gentry Locke, Richards was an associate with a boutique litigation firm in Washington, D.C. He has experience in state and federal courts as well as with arbitrations and administrative evidentiary hearings before the American Arbitration Association. Richards earned his J.D. from The Catholic University of America’s Columbus School of Law and received his B.A. from Roanoke College. He is licensed to practice in Virginia and in the District of Columbia. He is a native of Roanoke, Virginia.
About Gentry Locke
With more than 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, and Richmond, 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.
