STEPHANIE COOK

Stephanie Gacek Cook, a graduate of the University of Virginia, received her law degree from the Norman Adrian Wiggins School of Law at Campbell University. There she received Honors in Legal Research and Writing, wrote for the Campbell Law Observer, and worked as a research assistant. Stephanie was a member of her law school’s moot court team, competing up to the semi-finals in the national competition and earning an award for best brief. Also during her tenure at Campbell, Stephanie interned at the Roanoke County Commonwealth Attorney’s Office, worked for a general practice law firm in Dunn, N.C., and was a summer associate at an insurance defense firm in Charleston.

After earning her law degree, Stephanie practiced in Charlotte, North Carolina, focusing on insurance defense and litigation. She then returned to her hometown of Roanoke, Virginia where she practiced criminal defense with a focus on white collar crimes and prescription fraud. Stephanie joined Kalbaugh, Pfund & Messersmith in 2003 and has worked with clients in products liability, automobile liability, premises liability, coverage issues and construction litigation. Her successful results have garnered attention within the industry; in 2011 Stephanie was recognized as a Virginia Super Lawyers Rising Star, and named to the list of Virginia Super Lawyers in 2021.

Stephanie has also been active in her community, serving as a Barristers Book Buddy, and on committees of the Roanoke Bar Association, the Junior League, and at her church. She has been a member of the American Inns of Court and written articles for the Roanoke Bar Review and the Journal of Civil Litigation