Practice Areas - Local Government Law
- Local Government Defense
- Local Government Relations
- State Government Law
- Zoning, Planning and Land Use
- Land Use and Zoning
- Building and Public Safety Codes
- Land Use Litigation
| - Rezoning
- Subdivisions
- Zoning Variances
- Commercial and Business
- Administrative Law
- Administrative Adjudications
- Administrative Hearings and Appeals
- Administrative Litigation
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| Contact Info | Telephone: 540-983-9370
Fax: 540-983-9400
http://www.gentrylocke.com/dibling
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| University | College of William and Mary, B.A., 1966 |
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| Law School | University of Richmond, J.D., 1969 |
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| Admitted | 1969, Virginia |
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| Memberships | Roanoke Bar Association (President, 1999-2000); Roanoke Bar Foundation (Chair, 2000-2001); Virginia State Bar (Chair, Local Government Law Section, 1985-1986); Local Government Attorneys Association of Virginia (President, 1979-1980); Virginia Bar Association; American Bar Association; International Municipal Lawyers Association. |
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| Military | Captain, U.S. Army, 1969-1971 |
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| Born | Hopewell, Virginia |
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| Biography | Assistant Attorney General, Virginia, 1971-1977. City Attorney, City of Roanoke, Virginia, 1977-1999. Partner, Gentry Locke Rakes & Moore, 1999-2010, Of Counsel, 2010—. President, Roanoke Valley Speech & Hearing Center, 2003-2004. Recipient, Edward J. Finnegan Award for Distinguished Service, Local Government Attorneys of Virginia, 1995. Awarded Bronze Star Medal for Meritorious Service and Army Commendation Medal for Meritorious Achievement, U.S. Army. Member, Governor's Advisory Commission on Dillon Rule and Local Government, 1991-1992. President, Roanoke Alumni Chapter, Society of Alumni, College of William and Mary, 1982-1983. Member, Kiwanis Club of Roanoke Board of Directors, Kiwanis Club of Roanoke Foundation, 2010—. Elder, Covenant Presbyterian Church. |
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| ISLN | 907869816 |
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