Anne Sampson
Kevin Holt
DEFEND THE PLAN DESERVE THE WIN By Anne Sampson Valley Business FRONT welcomes Kevin Holt as a 2022 Patron Advisory Board member representing the region’s legal sector. Kevin Holt is a partner at Gentry Locke’s Roanoke office where he has worked since 1998. His specialty/practice area is commercial, real estate, intellectual property, and ERISA (Employee Retirement Income Security Act) litigation. Gentry Locke has served the Roanoke Valley for almost a century. The firm has evolved over the years along with the region and has relied on its dynamic, innovative, and creative talents to become the second-largest law firm
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in the Roanoke/New River valleys with offices in Roanoke, Lynchburg, and Richmond. Many of Gentry Locke’s clients are small, privately-owned businesses in the regions served by the three offices. During the past 20 months of pandemicrelated instability and economic upheaval, businesses and organizations of all sizes have been affected. When asked what he saw as the biggest challenge or obstacle that regional businesses faced during this period, Holt stated
