The Virginia law firm Gentry Locke is pleased to announce that thirty-one of the firm’s attorneys are included in the 2026 Best Lawyers® lists, including twenty-eight attorneys recognized in the 2026 edition of The Best Lawyers in America®and three attorneys recognized in the 2026 edition of Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America.
Of the thirty-one attorneys recognized in The Best Lawyers in America, two attorneys were also recognized with a 2026 Best Lawyers® “Lawyer of the Year” award, which is given annually to only one lawyer per practice area in each region. The Gentry Locke attorneys recognized with this award are:
- K. Brett Marston was named the Best Lawyers 2026 Construction Law “Lawyer of the Year” in Roanoke.
- P.J. Turner was named the Best Lawyers 2026 Construction Law “Lawyer of the Year” in Richmond.
The twenty-eight Gentry Locke attorneys and the cities and areas of practice in which they were recognized in the 2026 edition of The Best Lawyers in America list are:
Roanoke, VA
- Thomas J. Bondurant – Corporate Compliance Law, Criminal Defense: White-Collar
- Matthew W. Broughton – Personal Injury Litigation – Plaintiffs, Product Liability Litigation – Plaintiffs
- Michael J. Finney – Appellate Law, Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Labor and Employment, Qui Tam Law
- G. Frank Flippin – Banking and Finance Law, Corporate Law, Financial Services Regulation Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law
- W. William Gust – Employment 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 W. 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
- K. Brett Marston – Construction Law, Litigation – Construction
- Monica Taylor Monday – Appellate Practice
- W. David Paxton – Employment Law – Individuals, Employment Law – Management, Labor Law – Management, Litigation – Labor and Employment
- 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
- J. Scott Sexton – Commercial Litigation
- Kirk M. Sosebee – Commercial Litigation
- Bruce C. Stockburger – Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law, Tax Law, Trusts and Estates
- Charles L. Williams – Environmental Law
- Clark H. Worthy – Real Estate Law
- Kathleen L. Wright – Litigation – Municipal
Richmond, VA
- Karen L. Cohen – Land Use and Zoning Law, Real Estate Law
- John G. Dicks – Administrative/Regulatory Law, Government Relations Practice
- D. Scott Foster, Jr. – Energy Law, Real Estate Law
- Ryan J. Starks – Commercial Litigation
- Noah P. Sullivan – Commercial Litigation
- P.J. Turner – Construction Law, Litigation – Construction
Norfolk, VA
- John M. Scheib – Corporate Law
The three Gentry Locke attorneys and the areas of practice and which they were recognized in the 2026 edition of Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America are:
Roanoke, VA
- Benjamin R. Law – Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law, Real Estate Law
Richmond, VA
- John G. Danyluk – Criminal Defense: White-Collar
- Lindsey N. Rhoten – Environmental Law, Land Use and Zoning Law