The Virginia law firm of Gentry Locke Rakes & Moore is pleased to announce that top-tier ratings for 18 practice areas ranks the Firm prominently in the 2010 Best Law Firms list released by U.S. News Media Group and Best Lawyers.
Practice areas achieving tier one ranking for the Roanoke metropolitan area include Antitrust Law, Banking and Finance Law, Construction Law, Corporate Law, Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law, Employment Law – Individuals, Employment Law – Management, Environmental Law, General Commercial Litigation, Labor Law – Management, Mergers & Acquisitions Law, Municipal Law, Oil & Gas Law, Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants, Personal Injury Litigation – Plaintiffs, Private Equity Law, Tax Law, and Trusts & Estates Law.
The inaugural rankings, which are presented in tiers both nationally and by metropolitan area or by state, showcase 8,782 different law firms ranked in one or more of 81 major practice areas. Previously in 2010, 22 Gentry Locke lawyers were named to The Best Lawyers in America list.