Community Alliances

Commerce Lexington
Stoll Keenon Ogden’s relationship with Commerce Lexington and its predecessor organizations goes back many decades. The firm has been a continuing participant and significant sponsor of CLX events, including the annual leadership visit, the annual dinner and the golf tournament. Stoll Keenon Ogden is also one of the leading contributors to the Strides Ahead Foundation, which funds CLX’s economic development efforts. SKO is a trustee of Commerce Lexington and one of only a handful of “Diamond Level” supporters of the organization. In addition, Stoll Keenon Ogden attorneys have served in a variety of leadership roles with CLX, including Board and Executive Committee membership and Leadership Lexington “Day Chair” positions. One of SKO’s members is the only person to have served as Chairman of all three of the organizations that merged to form Commerce Lexington in 2002 (the Greater Lexington Chamber of Commerce, Lexington United and Lexington Partnership for Work Force Development) and has also served as General Counsel and Vice Chair for Economic Development for Commerce Lexington. SKO’s current Managing Director will begin serving a three-year term on Commerce Lexington’s Board in the upcoming year.

Greater Louisville Inc.
Greater Louisville Inc serves as the chamber of commerce for the greater Louisville and southern Indiana area, representing the business community and promoting economic development. A Top Investor in GLI, SKO has sponsored its signature business program, Business at Breakfast, for more than a decade. Currently, SKO is facilitating GLI programs with Lexington’s Bluegrass Chamber of Commerce and is proud to have attorney Kendrick Riggs serve on the GLI Board of Directors.

Henderson Chamber of Commerce
Stoll Keenon Ogden has been actively involved with the Henderson-Henderson County Chamber of Commerce for many years. Currently, SKO is represented in the Chamber by K.T. Williams, who is on the Chamber’s Board of Directors and is also the Chairperson of the Chamber’s Education Committee. The Chamber’s focus on advocacy, education and business development fits well with Stoll Keenon Ogden’s commitment to the success of its clients and the betterment of the communities it serves. The relationship between SKO and the Chamber is strengthened with each passing year and will continue to be a priority in the future.

Kentucky Chamber of Commerce
The Kentucky Chamber of Commerce strives to provide leadership as a catalyst, consensus builder and advocate uniting businesses and advancing the growth and well-being of the state of Kentucky. Bill Lear, Chair of the SKO Board of Directors, currently serves on the Board of Directors of the Kentucky Chamber of Commerce. The firm is pleased to be actively involved in programs sponsored by the Kentucky Chamber of Commerce, such as Chamber Day and the Best Places to Work award.

Leadership Louisville Center
The Leadership Louisville Center is a non-profit organization dedicated to developing a diverse group of leaders who serve as promoters of a stronger community. The Center has been in existence for more than thirty years and is recognized as one of the finest community leadership programs in the United States. Stoll Keenon Ogden is proud to be associated with the Center due to our longstanding involvement and support of its efforts, multiple attorney graduates of its leadership programs and service in leadership roles (currently satisfied by the chairman of the board of directors, SKO attorney Tom Williams).

Legal Aid Society SKO is a long-time supporter of Louisville's Legal Aid Society, whose mission is to pursue justice for people in poverty. Both members and associates of the firm have served in various leadership roles for the Legal Aid Society and continue to do so today. Many of SKO's lawyers volunteer their time to Legal Aid's Domestic Violence Advocacy Program, a project that provides free legal help at Domestic Violence Order (DVO) hearings to low-income victims of domestic violence in Jefferson County.