Gentry Locke Attorneys

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Providing innovative solutions to increasingly complex environmental issues

Businesses in Virginia have come to trust in the specialized experience of Gentry Locke for increasingly complex environmental issues.

There is probably no greater “hot button” in the business world today than environmental issues and the legal disputes they create. Climate change, the green movement, and changing enforcement attitudes have created unprecedented pressures on transactional aspects of business, and these pressures will only increase as businesses are forced to comply with an ever-increasing volume of regulation. Very few firms in the region have meaningful experience with environmental law, which requires keeping a watchful eye on evolving state and federal laws and regulations.

All the more reason to rely on Gentry Locke for innovative solutions and sometimes uncommon approaches to solving your environmental issues. Over the years, we have developed productive relationships with federal, state, and local agencies and decision-makers. These relationships, and the credibility that we’ve earned with the agencies, helps us to navigate the controlling regulations and more efficiently represent our clients.

Businesses and referring attorneys alike seek Gentry Locke’s counsel and representation based on our experience with various issues:

  • Voluntary clean-ups
  • Landowner reclamation of previously contaminated land for productive reuse
  • Business transactions involving the purchase and sale of brownfield real estate and its development and renewal
  • Civil and criminal enforcement proceedings related to actual or potential contamination of water, soil, or air. These may involve the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ), and other federal, state, and local agencies
  • Exposure to certain chemical constituents that result in personal injury and property damages, frequently referred to as “toxic torts.” We provide legal services to those associated with the cause of such damages or injuries. We also represent those suffering from its effects

When adverse environmental conditions result from catastrophic and otherwise unexpected circumstances, environmental laws frequently require immediate response.

We are adept at advising clients in the midst of a crisis regarding their obligations and the most beneficial ways of complying with environmental rules.

Gentry Locke has relationships with qualified technical professionals and contractors, who can form an emergency response team that provides comprehensive emergency on-site services to our clients.

We encourage you to review our Environmental Practice Group attorneys’ personal pages for additional information and then contact us to discuss your company’s legal needs

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  • 5.0/5.0 Review for Mr. Noah P. Sullivan by a Attorney on 08/11/23 in Government

    Noah Sullivan was one of the best attorneys I've worked with in my +20+ years of assisting the Virginia Governor's Office with the regulatory review process. He understands the law and regulations and how to get things done. Very high emo... Read more

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  • 5.0/5.0 Review for Mr. Noah P. Sullivan by a Partner on 07/31/23 in Litigation

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Diversity

Diversity is and will always be a focus of our law firm. Gentry Locke understands that each person has unique attributes and backgrounds, and we benefit from these diverse qualities. We value differences, including life and work experiences, personal and religious values, work practice, family responsibilities, age, race, gender, ethnicity, disability and cultural backgrounds. We strive to recruit attorneys and staff with outstanding legal skills and ethics, as well as diverse backgrounds, to allow us to better serve our clients.

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY IS THE LAW

Gentry Locke Rakes & Moore, LLP is an equal opportunity employer. We embrace diversity and offer employment opportunities regardless of race, gender, age, national origin, religion or disability. We are committed to promoting a diverse workplace that represents the rich and varied perspectives reflected in our community.

Gentry Locke Rakes & Moore recruits, hires, promotes, pays and retains its employees solely on the basis of their qualification and performance without regard to race, color, sex, age, religion, disability, national origin, and any other characteristic protected by law. Further, Gentry Locke Rakes & Moore does not discriminate against any individual (other than an unauthorized alien) with respect to recruitment, hiring or discharging of the individual from employment because of such individual's citizenship status. This provision applies with respect to "citizens" and "intending citizens" as those terms have been defined in the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986.

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    • Does the firm establish formal budgets for client engagements? Yes
    • Are bills submitted electronically? Yes
  2. Quality Management

    • Does the firm conduct end of matter reviews? Yes
  3. Litigation General Best Practices

    • Does the firm have a formalized new associate litigation training/mentoring program? Yes
    • Does the firm's litigation department have a structured approach to early case assessment? For example: Does your firm implement a standard approach to determine risks and strengths early in a case to assess trial or settlement options? Yes
    • Does the firm have an established records management team to assist clients with records retention, compliance and litigation preparedness? Yes
  4. Litigation eDiscovery Best Practices

    • Does the firm have an established eDiscovery Committee? Yes
    • Does your firm have any educational programs designed to address the changing federal rules of civil procedure? Yes
    • Does the firm have a standardized litigation hold program in place for its clients? Yes
    • Does your firm have a standardized protocol to guide client data collection? (i.e. Maintaining chain of custody, utilizing forensically sound procedures) Yes
    • Does the firm have a standardized protocol to guide processing clients' edata? (i.e. all data produced in PDF, meta data preserved?) Yes
    • Does the firm have a standardized approach for document reviews across practice groups (i.e. established protocol for eDiscovery review depending on the needs of the case) No
  5. Vendor Management

    • Does the firm have preferred vendor relationships? Yes
  6. Knowledge Management

    • Does the firm have a knowledge management program? No
  7. Disaster Recovery

    • Does the firm have a disaster recovery plan in place? Yes

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