Saturday, September 14th, 2019
Roanoke is a community that values and supports a culture of innovation and entrepreneurship. It is a Blue Ridge Mountain city with a wide variety of people and institutions working together collaboratively to foster opportunity in a multitude of fields.
Roanoke Innovates is a partnership highlighting this collaborative effort, bringing together the academics, entrepreneurs, researchers, investors and developers that power the Roanoke Innovation Corridor.
“Virginia Tech is doing amazing things, VTC, the Fralin Biomedical Institute, there’s so much incredible work going on and this is a way to sort of harness all of that and show to the larger world, not just to the community, but to the larger world, this is what we’re about and this is what we’re doing,” Marc Nelson, Roanoke’s special projects coordinator for innovation and economic inclusion, told WSLS.
Anchored by the Virginia-Tech Carilion Research Institute, School of Medicine and Carilion Clinic, the Roanoke Innovation Corridor also includes Virginia Western Community College, the forthcoming merger of Jefferson College and Radford University, and a number of burgeoning businesses and developments in the Roanoke region.
Carilion Clinic just announced a $300 million hospital expansion, and the research institute continues to grow, attracting incredible brain power and talent. Several business incubators focused on helping entrepreneurs have opened in Blacksburg and Roanoke, including the Regional Acceleration and Mentoring Program (RAMP) in Roanoke — a joint venture of the Roanoke-Blacksburg Technology Council, Roanoke and Virginia Western and its educational foundation.
Gentry Locke is headquartered in the very heart of this Innovation Corridor, and we support innovators and entrepreneurs in a number of ways.
We have considerable experience helping clients navigate the nuances and challenges that confront businesses, including issues relating to state and federal taxes, state and federal regulations, and complex financial transactions.
Clients turn to our lawyers for guidance through complex transactions and litigation involving the full range of intellectual property law, including: copyrights, employment agreements, IP audits and portfolio analysis, licensing agreements, nondisclosure agreements, and trademarks and service marks.
We can help with mundane business matters such as negotiating leases for commercial real estate and properly registering your business. We can help develop employment procedures that protect both you and your employees.
We can help you navigate the complexities of governmental regulatory affairs before the Real Estate Board, the State Corporation Commission, the ABC Board the Board of Contractors, and the Fair Housing Board.
We regularly work with VDOT and various branches of state government including the Governor’s Office, Cabinet secretaries, and department agency directors.
At Gentry Locke, we believe in identifying problems before they become problems.
The Roanoke region is staking its future on innovation and entrepreneurship. Gentry Locke fully supports that approach, and we look forward to doing our part to help the region and its people prosper.
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Wednesday, September 4th, 2019
ROANOKE, Va. (September 4, 2019) – The Virginia law firm of Gentry Locke is pleased to announce that William “Bill” Edward Callahan, Jr. has joined the Roanoke office as a partner in the Business Litigation group.
“We are very happy to welcome Bill to our Roanoke office,” said Gentry Locke Managing Partner Monica Monday. “Bill is a distinguished and talented litigator. His experience with complex bankruptcy and creditors’ rights’ matters adds bench strength and depth to the services we provide to our business clients.
Bill’s practice primarily involves bankruptcy and creditors’ rights work for clients in various industries, including the financial services sector. He assists creditors with loan workouts and modifications and he represents businesses, financial institutions, and investment firms navigating matters of debt, bankruptcy and insolvency. Bill also represents financial institutions outside of bankruptcy proceedings in a wide variety of matters, including foreclosures, collection proceedings, and the development of non-judicial liquidation strategies.
The majority of Bill’s practice has been in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of Virginia, but he has also appeared before the United States Bankruptcy Courts for the Eastern District of Virginia, the Western District of North Carolina, and the District of Delaware. Bill has served on the Panel of Chapter 7 Trustees in the Western District of Virginia since 1999. During this time, he has liquidated many businesses and property, including a grocery store chain, two heavy equipment contractors, a plywood manufacturing plant, numerous coal mining operators, a textile manufacturer, a metal machining facility and real estate, both residential and commercial, in excess of $10 million.
Bill earned his J.D. (magna cum laude) from Washington and Lee University School of Law, and his B.A. from the University of Virginia. He has served as an adjunct professor at Washington and Lee University School of Law and is a regular lecturer at continuing legal education seminars. Bill is a co-author of the chapter of “Ethics Violations, Fraud, and Crime” in the current edition of Bankruptcy Practice in Virginia.
About Gentry Locke
With more than 55 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.
Thursday, August 15th, 2019
ROANOKE, Va. (August 15, 2019) – The Virginia law firm of Gentry Locke is pleased to announce that 21 of the firm’s attorneys were recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2020, a national legal ranking. Attorneys were nominated by their peers and recognized for their outstanding professional achievement in numerous legal practice areas, including appellate, banking and finance law, bet-the-company litigation, commercial litigation, criminal defense, employment law, insurance law, medical malpractice law, real estate law, tax law, trusts and estates, and others.
In addition, Monica T. Monday (Appellate Practice), W. William Gust (Benefits (ERISA) Law), and W. David Paxton (Employment Law – Individuals) were recognized with Best Lawyers 2020 “Lawyer of the Year” awards in Roanoke.
Of the Gentry Locke attorneys listed in The Best Lawyers in America, G. Franklin Flippin, William R. Rakes, and Bruce C. Stockburger have been on the list for 25 or more years. This year marks Michael J. Finney’s first year of Best Lawyers recognition.
Best Lawyers lists are compiled based on an exhaustive peer-review evaluation in which tens of thousands of leading lawyers confidentially evaluate their professional peers. If the votes for an attorney are positive enough for recognition in Best Lawyers, that attorney must maintain those votes in subsequent polls to remain in each edition. Lawyers are not permitted to pay any fee to participate in or be recognized by Best Lawyers.
Gentry Locke attorneys listed for 2020 include:
- Thomas J. Bondurant, Jr.: Corporate Compliance Law, Criminal Defense: White-Collar
- Matthew W. Broughton: Personal Injury Litigation – Plaintiffs, Product Liability Litigation – Plaintiffs
- Michael J. Finney: Commercial Litigation
- Franklin Flippin: Banking and Finance Law, Corporate Law, Financial Services Regulation Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law
- William Gust: Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law, Tax Law
- Gregory J. Haley: Commercial Litigation, Eminent Domain and Condemnation Law, Government Relations Practice, Litigation – Land Use and Zoning, Litigation – Municipal
- Guy M. Harbert, III: Insurance Law
- Kevin Walker Holt: Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Intellectual Property
- Paul G. Klockenbrink: Employment Law – Management, Litigation – Labor and Employment
- Todd A. Leeson: Employment Law – Management, Labor Law – Management, Litigation – Labor and Employment
- Powell M. (Nick) Leitch, III: Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants
- Brett Marston: Construction Law, Litigation – Construction
- Monica Taylor Monday: Appellate Practice
- David Paxton: Employment Law – Individuals, Employment Law – Management, Labor Law – Management, Litigation – Labor and Employment
- Glenn W. Pulley: Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
- William R. Rakes: Antitrust Law, Appellate Practice, Banking and Finance Law, Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Corporate Law, Financial Services Regulation Law, Litigation – Banking and Finance, Litigation – Mergers and Acquisitions
- Scott Sexton: Commercial Litigation, Oil and Gas Law
- Bruce C. Stockburger: Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law, Tax Law, Trusts and Estates
- Charles L. William: Environmental Law
- Clark H. Worthy: Real Estate Law
- Kathleen L. Wright: Litigation – Municipal
About Gentry Locke
With more than 55 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, as well as worldwide as a member firm of the ALFA International Legal Network. Meet the firm’s dynamic attorneys and learn more about its fierce drive to achieve success for its clients by exploring this website.
Friday, July 5th, 2019
Jon assists businesses, business owners, lenders, and governmental entities with corporate matters, commercial transactions, employee benefits, tax, and real estate matters. Before attending law school, Jon gained corporate and real estate development experience by working with NVR Inc., one of the nation’s largest homebuilders. He earned his B.A. from Bridgewater College and his J.D. from the College of William and Mary, Marshall-Wythe School of Law.
About Gentry Locke
With more than 55 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, as well as worldwide as a member firm of the ALFA International Legal Network. Meet the firm’s dynamic attorneys and learn more about its fierce drive to achieve success for its clients by exploring this website.
Tuesday, July 2nd, 2019
ROANOKE, Va. (July 2, 2019) – The Virginia law firm of Gentry Locke is pleased to announce that Partner Charles (Trey) H. Smith, III has been named president of the Ted Dalton American Inn of Court.
The Inn of Court serves to improve the skills, professionalism and ethics of the bar, and to foster greater interaction between the bench and bar. The Ted Dalton American Inn of Court consists of members from the cities of Roanoke and Salem, the counties of Bedford, Botetourt, Franklin and Montgomery, and the Washington & Lee University Law School.
Trey focuses his practice on the representation of plaintiffs in personal injury and wrongful death cases. Over his 29 years with Gentry Locke, Trey has handled trial cases involving medical malpractice, products liability, premises liability, private and commercial motor vehicle accidents, defamation, malicious prosecution, and toxic exposure, among others. He earned his B.A. from the University of Virginia and his J.D. from the College of William and Mary, Marshall-Wythe School of Law.
About Gentry Locke
With more than 55 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, as well as worldwide as a member firm of the ALFA International Legal Network. Meet the firm’s dynamic attorneys and learn more about its fierce drive to achieve success for its clients by exploring this website.
Friday, May 24th, 2019
ROANOKE, Va. (May 22, 2019) – The Virginia law firm of Gentry Locke is pleased to announce that retired Senior Counsel S.D. Roberts Moore has been selected as a member of the Class of 2019 Virginia Lawyers Hall of Fame, a Virginia Lawyers Weekly award designed to recognize Virginia’s most significant senior lawyers. Roberts was formally recognized at the Hall of Fame event on May 21.
Roberts Moore, second from right. Photo: Alan Cooper
“This recognition is the capstone of a remarkable legal career,” said Gentry Locke Managing Partner Monica Taylor Monday. “Roberts exemplifies the best of what it means to be a Virginia lawyer, adhering to the highest levels of professionalism, ethics, and courtesy. A skilled litigator who tried more than 200 jury trials, Roberts has played a tremendous personal role in the development of Virginia’s law, particularly in the field of medical negligence. He has also been a mentor to countless young lawyers, and has devoted hundreds if not thousands of hours to the professional development of lawyers in our firm. Our legal system has benefited immeasurably from his contributions.”
Membership in the Hall of Fame is reserved for Virginia lawyers who are 60 years of age and older. Inclusion is determined by career accomplishments, contributions to the development of the law in Virginia, to the bar, to the Commonwealth of Virginia, and efforts to improve the quality of justice in Virginia.
“It’s always seemed a credit to me when someone asked me to be his or her lawyer,” Roberts said. “It demands that I be available, that I look out for the interest of the client, that I do everything I can to perform my job perfectly, and that I conduct myself with honor. Inside the firm, I have tried to set an example of hard work and respect. I believe that we’ve earned a reputation as a firm with truly great lawyers, and I am very proud of that.”
After more than 50 years of practice with Gentry Locke, Roberts has retired from the active practice of law, but remains closely associated with the firm. He regularly consults with other members of the firm, plays an important role in mentoring young lawyers, and continues to be a role model for all firm attorneys. Roberts has participated in more than 200 trials. He received the Roanoke Bar Association’s Bo Rogers Lifetime Achievement Award, is a Fellow in the American College of Trial Lawyers, and has been consistently recognized as one of the leading trial lawyers in the Commonwealth of Virginia by Benchmark Litigation, Best Lawyers in America, and Virginia Super Lawyers.
About Gentry Locke
With more than 55 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, as well as worldwide as a member firm of the ALFA International Legal Network. Meet the firm’s dynamic attorneys and learn more about its fierce drive to achieve success for its clients by exploring this website.
Friday, May 10th, 2019
ROANOKE, Va. (May 10, 2019) – The Virginia law firm of Gentry Locke is pleased to announce that it has been awarded “Best Law Firm – Platinum” in The Roanoker magazine’s 2019 “Best of Roanoke” reader poll. The platinum award is the highest honor bestowed in a category. Gentry Locke was also named “Best Law Firm – Platinum” in the 2017 and 2018 editions of “Best of Roanoke.”
The Roanoker’s “Best of Roanoke” poll tabulates reader votes in the designated categories to determine a silver, gold and platinum winner. The 2019 “Best of” issue, which marks the 33rd annual poll, published on April 29, 2019. The full list can be found here.
The Roanoker is the longest continuously published city magazine in Virginia. It is issued by LeisureMedia360, an award-winning publisher of state, regional, and local travel guides; city and regional magazines; and quality-of-life publications.
About Gentry Locke
With more than 55 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 and Lynchburg, Va., Gentry Locke serves clients in Virginia and across the U.S., as well as worldwide as a member firm of the ALFA International Legal Network. Meet the firm’s dynamic attorneys and learn more about its fierce drive to achieve success for its clients by exploring this website.
Thursday, May 9th, 2019
ROANOKE, Va. (May 9, 2019) – The Virginia law firm of Gentry Locke is pleased to announce its recognition as a leading Virginia firm for commercial litigation by Chambers USA 2019: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business, a prestigious annual ranking of law firms and attorneys. The complete 2019 Chambers USA guide is available here.
Chambers USA recognized Gentry Locke Managing Partner Monica Monday as a notable Virginia litigator. Her peers described Monday as the “top appellate lawyer in Virginia.” Chambers further noted that Monday is a “go-to lawyer with extensive experience in appellate court cases, her practice covers business, healthcare and personal injury disputes.”
In addition, Chambers USA recognized Richmond office Partner Ashley Winsky, who was again recognized in the category of nationwide transportation law. Chambers singled out Winsky for her personal injury work on behalf of companies operating in the trucking industry and noted that sources describe Winsky as “a very good lawyer who rapidly grasps the details of what needs to be done.”
In the 2019 guide, Chambers USA also praised Gentry Locke’s “renowned expertise” in civil dispute resolution and personal injury plaintiff cases. The commentary notes that Gentry Locke is “well-versed in representing a diverse set of clients in both the trial and appellate courts,” quoting sources who describe the firm as “one of the preeminent Roanoke firms.”
About Chambers USA
Chambers USA annually ranks leading law firms and lawyers in a wide range of practice areas across the nation. The rankings and accompanying editorial commentary are based on in-depth, client-focused research. Chambers’ findings are used widely for referral purposes.
About Gentry Locke
With more than 55 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 and Lynchburg, Va., Gentry Locke serves clients in Virginia and across the U.S., as well as worldwide as a member firm of the ALFA International Legal Network. Meet the firm’s dynamic attorneys and learn more about its fierce drive to achieve success for its clients by exploring this website.
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Thursday, May 9th, 2019
Feeding America Southwest Virginia recently wrapped up its participation in the 13th annual statewide “Legal Food Frenzy.” Fifteen local law offices and organizations joined in the friendly competition, hosting a variety of creative activities designed to raise food and funds for the local food bank.
Gentry Locke won the Large Office (25+ employees) category, raising the equivalent of 253 lbs. of food per employee.
Attorneys Charlie Calton, Kirk Sosebee, Lauren Coleman, Alicha Grubb, Court Shipman, Dave Berry, and Ben Law worked to ensure the competition between Gentry Locke floors and office locations was lively and engaging. They were ably assisted by some stuper staff: Stephanie Copes, Anita Mattox and Bernadine Huff in our Roanoke office, Donna Jones in our Richmond office, and Jennifer Ezell in our Lynchburg office.
The winning Large Office and Small Office will be recognized at a reception in Richmond honoring the top Large and Small office teams from each of the seven regional food banks comprising the Federation of Virginia Food Banks.
Legal Food Frenzy is a statewide, two-week food and fund drive taking place in April of each year with support from the Office of the Attorney General of Virginia, the Virginia Bar Association and the Federation of Virginia Food Banks. Law schools, legal departments, and government and public service legal organizations are invited to participate.
Wednesday, May 8th, 2019
ROANOKE, Va. (May 8, 2019) – The Virginia law firm of Gentry Locke is pleased to announce that Partner Travis J. Graham has been named the recipient of the firm’s 2018 Pro Bono Promise Award. The award recognizes pro bono work that exceeds the 2% yearly aspirational goal set by the Supreme Court of Virginia, either quantitatively or qualitatively. Travis logged more than 200 hours of pro bono time in 2018.
“This is important work, and we thank Travis for his time and unwavering commitment to serving those within our community,” said Gentry Locke Managing Partner Monica Taylor Monday.
In addition to recognition from Gentry Locke, Travis was named to the Tennessee Supreme Court’s Pro Bono Honor Roll based on his 2018 pro bono contributions. The Honor Roll program was established as part of an effort to increase the number of pro bono service providers. Attorneys who serve at least 50 hours of service annually are recognized.
About Gentry Locke
With more than 55 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, as well as worldwide as a member firm of the ALFA International Legal Network. Meet the firm’s dynamic attorneys and learn more about its fierce drive to achieve success for its clients by exploring this website.
