Mekesha H. Montgomery

Legal Work Highlights

Obtained jury verdict for employer in sexual harassment, gender discrimination, age discrimination and retaliation case.

Enforced individual employee arbitration agreement resulting in prompt settlement of previously highly contested case.

Settled on the eve of trial for nuisance value case where plaintiff had previously demanded a six-figure settlement after winning several key pre-trial motions.

Obtained preliminary injunction against two former employees violating covenants not to compete.

Defeated conditional certification motion for putative FLSA collective action.

Obtained summary judgment for employer in case of first impression in Kentucky state court construing wage statute.

Obtained dismissal of case after successfully enforcing arbitration agreement in age discrimination case.

Obtained summary judgment in favor of employer in intentional infliction of emotional distress case.

Obtained order from United States District Court for D.C. Circuit vacating NLRB order reinstating employee who published newsletter critical to management.

Obtained orders in two different cases denying class certification based on alleged FMLA violations.

Obtained summary judgment in favor of employer in age, gender and disability discrimination case.

Obtained defense verdict in favor of employer at trial in whistleblower action.

Law School

University of Kentucky College of Law, J.D., 1999
Kentucky Law Journal; Associate Editor, 1997-1999
University of Kentucky Moot Court, 1997-1998; Secretary/Treasurer, 1998-1999

Undergraduate School

University of Kentucky, B.A., 1996, cum laude
Departmental honors
Phi Beta Kappa

Mekesha is licensed to practice in the following state(s):

Kentucky, 1999

Ohio, 2001

Tennessee, 2007

Mekesha is admitted to practice before the following court(s):

Kentucky Supreme Court

Ohio Supreme Court

Tennessee Supreme Court

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit

U.S. District Court for the Eastern and Western Districts of Kentucky

U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio

U.S. District Court for the Eastern, Middle and Western Districts of Tennessee

Local & National Recognition

The Best Lawyers in America®, Employment Law – Management, 2013-2026

Selected for inclusion in “In Charge List – Legal,” Nashville Post, 2021

Selected for inclusion in Mid-South Super Lawyers®, 2012-2014, 2020

Selected for inclusion in “Women of Influence” List, Nashville Business Journal, 2019

Selected for inclusion in “Most Powerful Women” List, Nashville Post, 2019

Selected as Nashville ATHENA Award Nominee, Cable, 2017

Professional Affiliations & Memberships

American Bar Association

Tennessee, Kentucky and Ohio Bar Associations

Nashville Bar Association

Lawyers’ Association for Women, Marion Griffin Chapter

Women Presidents’ Organization

Civic & Charitable Organizations

Greater Nashville Habitat for Humanity, Board of Directors, Administration Committee

Thistle Farms, Board of Directors

Advancing Women in Nashville, Co-Founder

Women’s Business Collaborative Leadership Circle

Mekesha serves or has served in the following leadership role(s) at Frost Brown Todd:

Labor & Employment Practice Group, Leader

Partner Personnel Committee, former Chair

Associate Personnel Committee, former Member