Paige Holden Montgomery is a senior associate in the firm’s Litigation Department and its Complex Commercial Litigation practice group. Ms. Montgomery’s practice covers all aspects of complex commercial litigation in state and federal courts throughout the country. She has litigated a wide range of disputes, including: breach of contract, misrepresentation, and fraud disputes; fiduciary duty obligations; securities class actions; actions under federal and state securities laws; bankruptcy-related matters; fraudulent transfer cases; multi-jurisdictional disputes; copyright disputes; and investigatory proceedings by the National Association of Securities Dealers, the Securities and Exchange Commission, and the Commodity Futures & Trading Commission. Ms. Montgomery has also represented companies and board committees in internal investigations and reviews, including accounting and executive issues. She achieves outstanding results for her clients through creative application of the law and cost-effective strategies aimed at client-driven resolutions.
Ms. Montgomery has served as counsel in a number of high profile cases, including, most recently, representing a Fortune 50 company in a suit alleging that it fraudulently spun off a subsidiary to its shareholders. She has also represented large debtors in bankruptcy confirmation proceedings, adversary proceedings and claim litigation as well as in connection with inquiries by governmental entities. Ms. Montgomery’s pro bono activities, while diverse, have centered on human rights issues, including asylum representation.
Ms. Montgomery is a magna cum laude graduate of Southern Methodist University School of Law where she was a recipient of the Hutchinson Scholarship. She served as an articles editor for the SMU Law Review and was a member of the Order of the Coif. Ms. Montgomery was also a student member of the John C. Ford Inn of Court. Following law school, Ms. Montgomery clerked for the Honorable H. Barefoot Sanders of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas.
Ms. Montgomery is also actively involved in public service and professional activities. Specifically, she is involved with Downtown Dallas, where she has served on several committees. She was a founding member, Vice-President, and President of the Young Leaders Board of the YWCA of Metropolitan Dallas (2007-2009), chaired the Wish Night Fundraising Committee of Make-A-Wish Foundation of North Texas (2007-2009), and served as Junior League of Dallas Project Chair for Promise House (2007-2008). She also co-chaired Elan Circle’s “Deck the Hall,” an annual event benefiting the Dallas Symphony Orchestra. Ms. Montgomery has been a member or sustainer of Attorneys Serving the Community since 2004. Ms. Montgomery participated in the Business Committee for the Arts’ Leadership Arts Program in 2006 and has been a member of the Judge Patrick E. Higginbotham American Inn of Court. Ms. Montgomery is involved in committees of both the Dallas and American Bar Associations and has been selected as a Texas Rising Star by the Texas Lawyer for several years (2009-2012).