Teddy B. Paisley

Teddy Paisley is a member of the firm’s Commercial Litigation group where he focuses his practice on commercial and construction litigation. Teddy’s practice concentrates on construction-related matters, including claims, defects and warranties, breach of contract, mechanic’s liens, bond and payment disputes, DPOR complaints, and small collections in Virginia’s general district courts. Prior to joining the firm as an attorney, Teddy was a Summer Associate with Gentry Locke.

Teddy earned his J.D. magna cum laude from Liberty University School of Law, where he was the Notes and Comments Editor for the Liberty University Law Review, a competing member of the Liberty Moot Court Board, and a Research Assistant to the Dean of the School of Law. He is a Roanoke native and graduated from the University of Virginia with his B.A., where he was also a pitcher on the University’s varsity baseball team for the 2017 season.

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•How do you spend your time when you're not in the office?

I love spending time outdoors hiking, kayaking, fishing, or hunting. My wife and I enjoy exploring the Appalachian Trail and other beautiful areas in the mountains of central and southwest Virginia. I also love reading the work of great authors like Fyodor Dostoevsky, Cormac McCarthy, Norman Maclean, Ernest Hemingway, and C.S. Lewis.

•What made you decide to become an attorney?

I love to write, and I love shaping words to convey a precise message. Every day, I get an opportunity to put that skill to work for someone in need. At Gentry Locke, I appreciate the relationships we are able to build with our incredible clients as we help them navigate their legal matters.

•People would be surprised to know...

Most of my life, I wanted to be a scientist or engineer. Only late in my undergraduate studies did I realize how my passion for writing could be applied through a career in the law. However, I have kept my love for fixing things and understanding how they work-and even for math!

Experience

•Researched and drafted pleadings, briefs, and memoranda for complex commercial litigation, construction, employment, and pro bono matters

Published Work

•Author, Something to Hold On To: Judicial Independence as an Antidote to the Dissent’s Institutional Integrity Concerns in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, Liberty University Law Review, Vol. 18, Issue 3 (2024)

Library

•Is That Indemnification Provision Enforceable? Lessons From Fifteen Years of Case Law Applying Va. Code 11-4.1
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Feb 2026
•The Complaint Giveth, but the Amended Complaint Taketh Away: Supreme Court Rules on Federal Jurisdiction
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Jan 2025
•Gentry Locke Adds Two New Associates to the Firm
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Dec 2024
•When Can a Virginia Circuit Court Narrow Discovery?
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Oct 2024
•Gentry Locke Welcomes 2023 Summer Associates
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Jun 2023