Gary Mitchell Coates

Gary M. Coates has been providing comprehensive legal services in the Central Virginia area since 1987. He was born in Lynchburg, VA in 1956 and was raised in Campbell County graduating from Rustburg High School. His family owned and operated a restaurant, motel, and cattle farm. Gary has been married since 1980 to artist and legal assistant Ayn F. Coates. Together, they have two daughters. He is active in the Lynchburg Community having served on the Boards of a number of local organizations. He has served as President of the Lynchburg Bar Association and was elected as the Central VA representative to the Virginia State Bar Association. In 2005, he was awarded the Lynchburg Pro Bono Award by the Virginia Legal Aid Society. Awards and Honors Honors Lynchburg Pro-Bono Award, 2005

• McGuino Woods, Associate, 1987 - 1988
• Fralin, Feinman, Coates & Kinnier, P.C., Partner, 1988 - 2006
• Gary M. Coates, 2006 - 2013
• Freeman Dunn Alexander Gay Lucy & Coates, PC, 2013 - Present

• Employment Law, VA CLE, 1997
• Doss v. Jamco, VA Trial Lawyer Association, 1996

• Virginia Legal Aid Society, 1988 - Present

• Virginia, 1987
• U.S. Court of Appeals 4th Circuit, 1989
• U.S. District Court Western District of Virginia, 1989
• U.S. Supreme Court, 1992

• State Bar Council, 2001 - 2007
• Lynchburg Bar Association, 2001 - Present (President)
• Virginia State Bar
• Virginia State Bar Association (Representative)
• Fraternities and Sororities
• Sigma Chi