Areas of Practice:

Lori Jones Bentley

Education

• University of Richmond, B.A., 1990
• University of Richmond, J.D., magna cum laude, 1996

Clerkships

• Court of Appeals of Virginia, Honorable Sam W. Coleman, III, Law Clerk,
  1996 - 1997

Bar & Court Admissions

• Virginia, 1996
• U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit
• U.S. District Court, Western District of Virginia
• U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Virginia

Classes & Seminars Taught

• Practical Legal Research and Analysis for Paralegals, 1999
• Workers' Compensation in Virginia, 2002

Honors, Awards & Affiliations

• McNeil Law Society, 1994 - 1996
• University of Richmond Law Review
  • Member, 1994 - 1995
  • Senior Notes and Comments Editor, 1995 – 1996
• Ted Dalton Inn of Court, 2004 - 2007
• Blue Ridge Business Journal Top 20 under 40, 2005

Professional Associations and Memberships

• Roanoke Bar Association
• Virginia Bar Association
  • Town Hall Committee, 2000 - 2005
• Virginia Association of Defense Attorneys
  • Co-chair Product Liability Section, 2002
  • Chair Product Liability Section, 2003
• Virginia State Bar
  • Co-chair Young Lawyers Conference, National Trial Competition, 2000
• Virginia Women Attorneys Association

Community Affiliations

• Big Brothers Big Sisters of Southwest Virginia
  • Board President 2001 - 2002
• Big Brothers Big Sisters of America, Region IV, Vice President, 2004 - 2005
• Junior League of the Roanoke Valley, 1997 - 2007

Publications

• Lesnick v. Hollingsworth & Vose Co. - The Pure Stream of Commerce No Longer Flows Through the Fourth Circuit, 29 University of Richmond Law Review 421 (1995)
• From McGuinn to the Present: The Development of the DeFacto Award Doctrine in Workers' Compensation, 10 Journal of Civil Litigation 351 (1998)