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photo6.jpg Garren R. Laymon 540.343.9800 x 220

glaymon@mglspc.com

Focus: Mr. Laymon is an associate in the Bankruptcy and Reorganization Group, focusing on all phases of insolvency issues, including chapters 7, 11, 12, and 13 of the code. He also litigates clients’ rights in federal and state courts.

Admitted: Mr. Laymon is admitted to practice in the Commonwealth of Virginia and in the following courts: United States District Court for the Western District of Virginia, United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, United States Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of Virginia; and United States Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Virginia.

Expertise: Since joining us in 2008, Mr. Laymon has represented clients in bankruptcy litigation, commercial and consumer bankruptcy cases, workouts, commercial collections, and general litigation. He has become the firm’s expert in the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act and has handled several Fair Debt Collection Practices Act cases. Prior to joining MGLS, he served as a full-time law clerk to the Honorable Norman A. Thomas and Charles D. Griffith (4th Judicial Circuit Court of Virginia), providing him with deep insight into the inner workings of Virginia’s state court system. Mr. Laymon is a member of the Virginia State Bar, Virginia Bar Association, and Roanoke Bar Association.

Recognition and community: Mr. Laymon has authored or co-authored several articles published by the VTLA Examiner and Environmental Law News. He also serves as an Assistant Professor at Virginia Western Community College, teaching a bankruptcy law course, volunteers his time with the Boy Scouts of America, and serves in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

Education: Mr. Laymon graduated cum laude from Washington and Lee University School of Law in 2007, where he was awarded the Roy L. Steinheimer Award for Excellence in Commercial Law. He was also editor-in-chief of the Environmental Law Digest, which produced the Environmental Law News for the Virginia State Bar. Mr. Laymon earned his Bachelor of Science degree from Brigham Young University in 2003.

Personal: Mr. Laymon resides in Roanoke, Virginia, with his wife and children.