Our Founding Primary Team
Monica K. Gilroy, Esquire, A founding principal of The Gilroy Firm, Ms. Gilroy is the firm's managing partner. Her national practice is based out of Atlanta.
Named a Top 50 Woman Attorney in Georgia, the focus of Ms. Gilroy's national litigation practice includes all aspects of real estate litigation, including property management issues, title insurance defense, fair housing, foreclosure and title disputes, broker and agent liability defense, mortgage fraud-related litigation and civil and commercial contract disputes. She regularly assists closing attorneys, real estate agents, property managers, title companies and brokers when title or other contract issues arise. She practiced for several years in the areas of estate and trust litigation and serves regularly as a Special Master in Fulton County.
A seasoned litigator, Ms. Gilroy has conducted hundreds of jury trials, bench trials, arbitrations and mediations. Recently, she became licensed as an arbitrator and mediator, helping others resolve their disputes with her years of knowledge.
Ms. Gilroy is a past Chair of the Real Property Law Section ("RPLS") of the State Bar of Georgia, serving the RPLS for decades. A long-standing member of the State Bar of Georgia, she was appointed by the last nine Presidents of the State Bar to serve on the Programs Committee, which determines how State Bar dues are spent.
Since 2014, Ms. Gilroy has served on the American Land Title Association (ALTA) National Education Committee, one of only a dozen members who write the curriculum for ALTA members. Since 2020, she has served as the National Title Action Network (TAN) Chair for ALTA, promoting advocacy at the state and national level for title professionals. She is also the recipient of the prestigious National Title Professional Designation from ALTA.
Ms. Gilroy is an action member of the National Association of Residential Property Managers (NARPM), serving as outside national counsel and as the Atlanta Chapter's General Counsel. She is considered a subject-matter expert on single-family residential property management and Fair Housing laws.
A popular and frequent speaker, she speaks and teaches on a regular basis at the state and national level to attorneys, real estate professionals, property managers, and real estate brokers and agents on litigation and real estate-related topics. Ms. Gilroy holds an AV-peer review rating with Martindale Hubbell. Since 2008 she has been a peer-nominated Georgia Super Lawyer in the practice area of real estate.
For over a decade, she has served as the Attorney Coach for the Johns Creek High School Mock Trial team, assisting them to many victories and to the State competition. She was awarded the Attorney High School Mock Trial Coach of the Year by the State Bar. She is also an active volunteer educator in her church in Johns Creek, Georgia.
Robert M. Locke, RMP, MPM Robert graduated from Michigan State University in 1969 with a degree in Business and Marketing, got his real estate license in 1973 and has practiced real estate sales, investing and property management since. He and his wife Betty have bought over 100 houses for their own account and have located over 500 houses for their investor clients. Robert started managing rentals for others in 1980 as Crown Management Corporation and over 9,000 tenants have rented from Crown since then. Robert sold Crown to Coldwell Banker in 2015 with 1,000 houses under management in the north Atlanta market. Crown’s clients included private investors, real estate investment trusts, banks, government agencies, builders, lenders and many other brokers. Robert is past president and board member of the Atlanta chapter of the National Association of Residential Property Managers (NARPM). He received the Residential Management Professional (RMP) designation in 1998, his Master Property Manager (MPM) designation in 1999, and Crown received the coveted Certified Residential Management Company (CRMC) designation in 2000. Robert is a lifetime member of NARPM and a frequent speaker at local, regional and national real estate conferences.
Tony Locke is the Chief Technology Officer and Director of Operations at Rent Recovery LLC. When in high school, Tony won the Georgia Technology Award of Excellence for his game programming skills. He pursued those skills through website building and software development. He established the technology framework for Rent Recovery and programmed most of the backend website functions. He manages all our third-party vendor relationships with the credit bureaus, financial industry vendors, and payment platforms.
The first ten years of his career, he served as an Army Chaplain. He transitioned into churches in Georgia and South Carolina, serving as their pastor. Currently, he works part-time as a pastor at 12Stone Church. He holds a Bachelor's degree, a Master's degree, a Master of Divinity, and a Master of Arts in Theological Studies. He has founded more than 15 public charities and service organizations. He professionally coaches 37 chaplains who earned their board certification through Tony's online education classes. He has traveled to more than 35 countries for ministry and missions work.
Tony has significantly impacted the philosophy and methods of Rent Recovery LLC. Believing Proverbs 3:27, which says, "Do not withhold good from those to whom it is due, when it is in your power to do it," our company works to help those leaving behind a debt understand and feel the moral obligation to pay that debt when it is within their power to do so. We approach the debtor with compassion, believing that paying a little per month is better than ignoring the debt and missing out on the good feelings of living debt-free.
Tony lives in the North Atlanta area with his wife and their four children. He is an active member of his community.
Denise Dimbath graduated from the University of South Florida in 1994. She was a school teacher before joining Crown Realty & Management in 2000 as Robert Locke's assistant. With no prior legal experience, she helped Crown grow their rent recovery department recovering over 1 million dollars in her first 10 years. She frequently attends court on behalf of our rent recovery business and assists our clients around the nation in their rent recovery business. She has handled the rent recovery operations and was instrumental in perfecting the process to recover money including sending letters, negotiating payment programs, preparing documents, filing court actions, preparing for and attending court and collecting money post judgment using interrogatories, garnishment of bank accounts, garnishment of wages, and securing liens on personal property. Denise's 20 years of experience growing our rent recovery business is the foundation on which she will help you grow yours.
