LAW, REDEFINED

Who We Are.

In a world that demands constant change,
innovation is essential to success.

This is what makes the SKO team exceptional.

LAW, REDEFINED

Who We Are.

In a world that demands constant change,
innovation is essential to success.

This is what makes the SKO team exceptional.

AWARDS & RECOGNITION

Making Our Case

Who we are is largely defined by the clients we’ve helped. Each client and case is unique, providing us with valuable opportunities to develop new solutions to solve problems and secure success.

Stoll Keenon Ogden recognizes that a viable firm for tomorrow cannot rest only on its track record. Through creative engagement, interpretation, application of knowledge – and paying attention to every detail – SKO works to win for its clients.

CULTURE

Representation
That Matters

Service above and beyond the practice of law, including to the public, the community, and the legal profession, has always been a hallmark of our culture.

We have embraced these responsibilities in the past and will continue to do so in the future

CAREERS

At SKO, Everyday
Is A Team Effort

Our firm is regularly recognized for its hard work and dedication to the legal field — both individually and as a whole.

We are dynamic and forward-thinking with inspired, passionate attorneys who operate at the highest levels of their profession.

AWARDS & RECOGNITION

Making Our Case

Who we are is largely defined by the clients we’ve helped. Each client and case is unique, providing us with valuable opportunities to develop new solutions to solve problems and secure success.

Stoll Keenon Ogden recognizes that a viable firm for tomorrow cannot rest only on its track record. Through creative engagement, interpretation, application of knowledge – and paying attention to every detail – SKO works to win for its clients.

CULTURE

Representation
That Matters

Service above and beyond the practice of law, including to the public, the community, and the legal profession, has always been a hallmark of our culture.

We have embraced these responsibilities in the past and will continue to do so in the future

CAREERS

At SKO, Everyday
Is A Team Effort

Our firm is regularly recognized for its hard work and dedication to the legal field — both individually and as a whole.

We are dynamic and forward-thinking with inspired, passionate attorneys who operate at the highest levels of their profession.

128 YEARS OF EXCELLENCE

A Proud & Storied History

We’re proud of our legendary past and invite you to join us on our journey through history.

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1890
1897
Stoll Joins Firm and Secures Key Client
Stoll Joins Firm and Secures Key Client

Richard Stoll graduates from Yale Law, joins the Kentucky Bar, and expands the firm’s relationship with First National Bank and Trust Company of Lexington.

1900

Stoll Appointed to
UK Board of Trustees Reappointed by seven governors to serve for 50 years on the University of Kentucky Board.

1910
1920
1921

1921
Richard Stoll is appointed
Fayette Circuit Court Judge
for the 22nd Judicial District.

1923
Ogden Begins Legal Career
Ogden Begins Legal Career

Samuel R. Ogden graduates from Harvard Law School and begins practicing law in Lexington.

1928

1928
Judge Richard Stoll
is elected president of the Circuit Judges of Kentucky.

1930
Stoll, Muir, Townsend & Park Is Founded
Stoll, Muir, Townsend & Park Is Founded

Richard Stoll, Wallace Muir, William Townsend, & James Park establish the Lexington firm.

1931

1931
Gayle Mohney Joins Early Stoll Team

1935
Stoll and Muir Help Launch Keeneland
Stoll and Muir Help Launch Keeneland

Their representation of thoroughbred farm clients creates Keeneland Association and the “Keeneland tradition” respected and used globally as the model of a leading thoroughbred auction company.

1940
1948

1948
Firm merges with Keenon, Huguelet & Odear; adopts the name Stoll, Keenon & Park.

1980
1982

1982
Stoll, Kennon & Park acquires the firm
Johnson & Judy, based in FRANKFORT, KY

1985

1985
William M. Lear Jr.
is appointed as the firm's first official Managing Partner.

1990

1990
William L. Montague is elected Managing Partner, continuing firm leadership.

1992

1992
Squire Ogden's Louisville firm is reorganized and renamed Ogden Newell & Welch.

1993

1993
Stoll, Keenon & Park
opens office in LOUISVILLE,
KY

1995

1995
Bill Lear is re-elected Managing Partner after serving four terms in the Kentucky General Assembly.

2000
2006
Stoll Keenon Ogden Is Formed
Stoll Keenon Ogden Is Formed

Stoll, Keenon & Park merges with Ogden Newell & Welch of Louisville, forming Stoll Keenon Ogden PLLC.

2008

2008
J. David Smith Jr. is elected to serve as the firm's Managing Director.

2010
2013

2013
The firm relocates Henderson office to EVANSVILLE, IN

2016

2016
P. Douglas Barr is elevated as Managing Director.

2017

2017
Merge with Bamberger, Foreman, Oswald & Hahn, expanding an office to INDIANAPOLIS, IN

2018

2018
Douglas C. Ballantine is inducted as President of the Kentucky Bar Association.

2019
2019 <br> Stoll Keenon Ogden is named "Kentucky Firm of the Year" by Benchmark Litigation.
2019
Stoll Keenon Ogden is named "Kentucky Firm of the Year" by Benchmark Litigation.
2020
2022
Benchmark Litigation Ranks Firm #1 in KY
Benchmark Litigation Ranks Firm #1 in KY

2022

  • McMasters Keith Butler Inc., an all-woman law firm, joins SKO.
  •  Gene Vance was nominated to serve as Chair of the ABA's
    House of Delegates.
  • The firm merged with an Indianapolis-based, Katz Korin Cunningham.
2024
Benchmark Litigation Ranks Firm #1 in KY
Benchmark Litigation Ranks Firm #1 in KY

2024
The firm acquires Applegate Fifer Pulliam, a boutique firm based in JEFFERSONVILLE, IN

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of Directors

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