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Martinsville Phone:
276-638-2455
Martinsville Fax:
276-638-2458

Danville Phone:
434-799-1111
Danville Fax:
434-799-1422

1994 Journal, Virginia Trial Lawyers Association,
“Medical Bills Presumed Reasonable at Last”

Continuing Legal Education presentations include voir dire, depositions, premarital agreements, overview of custody law, proof of medical expenses, and various personal injury topics including pleadings, discovery and trial
Reported Cases:
Gruettner v. Gruetter, November 6, 2004, Court of Appeals of Virginia, Case #0916043
Tudor and Harmon v. Allstate Insurance Company, 216 Va 918, 224 S.E.2d, 156 (1990)
Kilby v. Scruggs and Pickurel, 240 Va 271, 396 S.E.2d, 666 (1990)
Reynolds v. Riggs, 234 Va 653, 363 S.E.2d, 713 (1988)
Bergman v. Bergman, 25 Va.App. 590 S.E.2d 264 (1997)
Fowlkes v. Fowlkes, 42 Va.App. 1, 590 S.E.2d, 53 (2003)
Nationwide v. Hylton, 260 Va 56, 530 S.E.2d, 421 (2000)
McGhee v. Commonwealth, 221 Va 422, 270 S.E.2d,729 (1980)
Stockton v. Commonwealth, 227 Va 124, 314 S.E.2d 371 (1984)
Commonwealth v. Sands, 262 Va 724, 553, S.E.2d, 733 (2001 33 Va.App. 669, 536 S.E.2d, 461 (2000)
Commonwealth v. Dickerson, 226 Va 14, 581 S.E.2d, 195 (2003)  35 Va.App. 172 (2001)
Nature of Practice:
General practice with an emphasis on trial practice.
Approximately 400 jury trials, about half civil and half criminal.  Most of the civil trials have been plaintiff’s personal injury but have included RICO, trade secret, patent, tax fraud, anti-trust, med-mal defense, cable TV rights, and constitution and commercial cases.  Criminal cases have included everything from speeding to capital murder.
Personal Information, Activities, Hobbies:
Phil is a life-long member of Christ Episcopal Church in Martinsville, Virginia where he has served on the vestry, taught Youth and Adult Sunday School, is a Lay Reader and has served on many committees.  Phil’s wife of 34 years, Lynn, is an accomplished musician and is retired from over 20 years as organist and choir director at Christ Episcopal Church. Phil and Lynn have 4 sons. Their oldest son, John, is an Episcopal priest in Milwaukee. Jason is a Deputy District Attorney for the City of Portland, Oregon. Thomas is an aspiring jazz musician in Richmond, Virginia. Michael graduates from Hampton Sydney College in May of 2005.
Phil does not have much spare time, but when he has it, he is either on his John Deere  tractor working the 100-acre family farm, or on his Harley Davidson, and occasionally goes fly fishing and grouse hunting. 
Phil is a strong believer and advocate of the obligation of lawyers to serve the community and do pro bono work. During his entire career, he has handled many court appointed and pro bono cases. For the last several years, Phil has appeared on a weekly public information television call in show, which is a public service to the community providing free information to callers who have legal questions.

Hoyett L. “Len” Barrow, Jr.
Email:  len@ggbslawfirm.com
Born:
September 15, 1951, Martinsville, Virginia
Education:
Drewry Mason High School, 1969
East Tennessee State University, B.S. in Business Management, 1973
University of Richmond, J.D., 1976
Admitted:
Virginia, 1976
U.S. District Court, Western District of Virginia, 1978
Practice Areas:
Family law, including separation, divorce, custody, visitation, and child support; personal injury, Social Security disability; real estate law; foreclosures; criminal and civil litigation
Member:
Martinsville-Henry County Bar Association
(Secretary-Treasurer, 1978-1979; President, 1990)
Virginia Trial Lawyers Association
Virginia State Bar
Personal Information, Activities, Hobbies:
Len and his wife, Bonnie, who are life-long residents of Martinsville & Henry County, have two children.  Bonnie, a full-time mom and volunteer, holds a B.S. degree in psychology from Averett University and has taught Exceptional children for the last four years in the Pittsylvania County School System. Britney, their oldest child, was Co-Valedictorian of the Martinsville High School Class of 2000.  She received a B.A. degree in both economics and English in 2004 from the University of Virginia and is presently employed as a financial analyst with Pacific Alternative Asset Management Company in Irvine, California. Their son, Cabell, also a graduate of Martinsville High School, is presently finishing up his 2^nd year at Hampden-Sydney College.  Cabell was recently elected to the Student Court and admitted to The Society of 1791, as well as the Wilson Center Public Service Certificate Program.
Len’s greatest enjoyment has always been spending time with his wife and kids. In his spare time, Len especially enjoys fishing and duck hunting.  Duck hunting in Stuttgart, Arkansas with his son, Cabell, has been an annual event for many years now.   This has become a valued tradition for Len, and is much like experiences that Len shared with his own dad.  Also, periodic jaunts to California allow Len and Bonnie to catch up with their daughter, Britney, and have a little fun in the sun.
Since childhood, Len has been a member of Starling Avenue Baptist Church, and he continues to be active in that congregation.