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Three Gentry Locke Attorneys Named “2013 Roanoke Lawyer of the Year”

Three attorneys at the Roanoke, Virginia law firm of Gentry Locke Rakes & Moore, LLP have been named “2013 Roanoke Lawyer of the Year” by Best Lawyers. Only a single lawyer in each practice area in each community is honored by Best Lawyers as “Lawyer of the Year”.

K. Brett Marston: Best Lawyers Roanoke Lawyer of the Year for Construction Law (2013)
G. Michael Pace, Jr.: Best Lawyers Roanoke Lawyer of the Year for Real Estate Law (2013) and Corporate Law (2013)
William R. Rakes: Best Lawyers Roanoke Lawyer of the Year for Banking and Finance Law (2013)

Previous honorees and their year for receiving this honor include:

Thomas J. Bondurant, Jr.: Best Lawyers Roanoke Lawyer of the Year for Criminal Defense/White Collar (2012)
Matthew W. Broughton: Best Lawyers Roanoke Lawyer of the Year for Product Liability Litigation (2012)
W. William Gust: Best Lawyers Roanoke Lawyer of the Year for Tax Law (2012)
G. Franklin Flippin: Best Lawyers Roanoke Lawyer of the Year for Corporate Law (2011)

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October 2012

K. Brett Marston

Brett Marston serves as Gentry Locke’s Managing Partner and is a member of the firm’s Construction Law practice group. Brett has extensive experience in construction contract negotiations and preparation, payment disputes, mechanic’s liens, bond claims, construction defects, delay claims, insurance and OSHA matters.

William R. Rakes

William Rakes is Senior Counsel with Gentry Locke. During Bill’s more than 50 years of service at Gentry Locke, with more than 20 serving as Managing Partner, the firm grew from nine attorneys to its current scale of more than fifty-five. Bill’s practice largely consists of advising banks and other financial entities on governance, regulatory and securities matters, and handling commercial litigation matters for a wide range of businesses. Bill is a Fellow in The American College of Trial Lawyers and in The American Academy of Appellate Lawyers. He has served as President of the Virginia State Bar and on the Board of Governors of the American Bar Association. Bill is consistently noted as a Virginia Super Lawyer in Business Litigation and is recognized among the Best Lawyers in America in several categories, including Antitrust Law, Appellate Practice, Banking and Finance Law, Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Corporate Law, Financial Services Regulation Law, Litigation – Banking and Finance, and Litigation – Mergers and Acquisitions.

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