Will Montague
(859) 423-1100
Will Montague has represented businesses and individuals in a variety of industries for over twenty-five years, providing legal advice on a wide range of intellectual property and technology law matters. At the end of 2010 he left one of the region’s largest law firms and opened his own solo law practice in a local tech hub. Will continues today to work in the same vibrant entrepreneurial space surrounded by software developers, video game creators, and other creative individuals, experiencing the same risks and rewards as the entrepreneurs and other business owners he represents. He also is able to provide the benefit of years of sophisticated, large firm experience at more flexible and reasonable fees. Select any of the following links to learn more about Will’s experience in intellectual property litigation, business litigation, and contracts and transactions.
Will graduated from Vanderbilt University in 1988 and from the University of Kentucky College of Law in 1992, where he was an associate editor of the Kentucky Law Journal. After law school, he spent a year in Virginia clerking for the Honorable Samuel G. Wilson, United States District Judge for the Western District of Virginia. Will then joined Stoll, Keenon & Park (now Stoll Keenon Ogden PLLC) as an associate. He became a partner in the firm, ultimately co-founding and chairing the firm’s seven-lawyer Intellectual Property & Technology Department. In 2005, Will left Stoll Keenon to join AmLaw 200 firm Dinsmore & Shohl LLP as a partner, continuing to practice intellectual property and computer/tech law. Will formed Montague Law PLLC at the beginning of 2011 to provide his clients with more personal and cost-effective legal counsel.
HONORS AND AWARDS
Order of the Coif (honorary awarded to top ten percent of law school graduating class)
Martindale-Hubbell Peer Review Rating: 5.0 out of 5 (“AV® Preeminent“). AV® Preeminent is a certification mark of Reed Elsevier Properties Inc., used in accordance with the Martindale-Hubbell certification procedures, standards and policies.
SuperLawyers, Intellectual Property
Litigation Counsel of America, Fellow (invitation-only honorary society limited less than one-half of one percent of U.S. lawyers)
EDUCATION
J.D., University of Kentucky (with high distinction, Order of the Coif, 1992)
B.A., Vanderbilt University (cum laude, 1988)
BAR AND COURT ADMISSIONS
Kentucky (all Kentucky state courts)
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky
U.S. District Court for the Western District of Kentucky
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
PROFESSIONAL & CIVIC ORGANIZATIONS
American Bar Association (Intellectual Property and Business Law Sections)
American Bar Association eLawyering Task Force appointee (2011 to 2015)
International Trademark Association (2012 to present)
International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP) (2014 to 2018)
Isaiah House, Inc. (Board Member, 2018 to present)
Kentucky Lawyers for the Arts (2012 to present)
Kentucky Film Association (2018)
Kentucky Bar Association (1993 to present)
Litigation Counsel of America, Fellow (2010 to present)
Fayette County Bar Association (Chair of Intellectual Property & Computer Law Section, 1999-2001)
Junior Achievement of the Bluegrass (Board Member, 2001-2003)
University of Kentucky Natural Products Alliance (Industry Participant, 2002-2003)
Lexington Vanderbilt Alumni Club (President, 1998-2002)
Kentucky Technology Council (Steering Committee, 2002)
Leadership Bluegrass (Graduate, Class of 1994-95)
