General Info

The Law Firm of Montgomery Hollie & Associates is located in the Central West End of the City of St. Louis, Missouri at 3920 Lindell, Suite 100. The principals of the Firm are Ms. Rita Montgomery Hollie, Esq., and Thad Hollie, Jr. Esq. The esteemed Ms. Frankie Muse Freeman, Esq. is Of Counsel to the firm. Ms. Rita Montgomery Hollie was licensed as an attorney in Missouri in 1973 and has practiced in the state every since. Her education includes degrees from Washington University, BA '69, MSW '73, JD '73, and St. Louis University's Aquinas Institute of Theology, MA-Pastoral Studies, 2002. Ms. Montgomery Hollie is an attorney who specializes in family law. Her practice includes such family law matters as adoptions and guardianships and practice as Guardian Ad Litem whereby she serves as the attorney for children who are involved in, or may be impacted by, a pending legal proceeding. Ms. Montgomery Hollie's Career has included experiences as a Professor of Business Law at the University of Missouri -St. Louis, one four year term as a full time Municipal Judge for the City of St. Louis and several shorter terms as a provisional Municipal Judge for the City of St. Louis, MO. Ms. Montgomery Hollie also served as an Assistant Attorney General for the State of Missouri from 1973 to 1974. Mrs. Frankie Muse Freeman, Esq. is Of Council to the Montgomery Hollie firm. She was originally licensed as an attorney in Missouri in 1948. She is a nationally known veteran of the Civil Rights Movement and the Civil Rights Litigation that occurred during the late 1950's through the early 1970's. She has a very deep well of experience on a national level and is a nationally known icon of the Civil Rights struggles. Ms. Freeman is a former member of the United States Commission on Civil Rights, having been originally appointed in 1964 by President Lyndon Baines Johnson. She now concentrates her practice in the area of probate matters. She is by any measure, a national treasure. Thad Hollie, Jr. has been licensed as an attorney in Missouri since 1974 and has also practiced law in the state every since his initial licensure. His education includes degrees from Harvard University, BA '71 and Washington University, JD '74. Mr. Hollie spent his first twenty six years of practice as a corporate staff attorney for AT&T (formerly Southwestern Bell Corporation ). During his career with AT&T, Mr. Hollie handled not only specialized telecommunications issues, but also oversaw numerous business transactions including real estate purchases, and sales, urban redevelopment and construction projects and litigation. At various times during his career, Mr. Hollie held the titles of Staff Attorney, Senior Attorney Litigation, and Vice President, General Attorney, and Secretary of Southwestern Bell Telecom. During the last six years of his career with AT&T, Mr. Hollie held the title General Attorney Missouri whereby he supervised the staff of attorneys who had state-wide responsibility for handling the general litigation filed by and against the company in Missouri. In 2000, Mr. Hollie left his position as General Attorney-Missouri for AT&T Corp to join Mrs. Montgomery Hollie and Mrs. Freeman in the private practice of law. Mr. Hollie currently handles business organization and real estate matters and some select litigation and probate matters. In October of 2002, the Supreme Court of Missouri appointed Mr. Hollie to a six (6 ) year term as a member of the Board of Law Examiners of the State of Missouri. Mr. Hollie completed his term as a Law Examiner on October15, 2008. PLEASE NOTE: Use of this website does not create an Attorney-Client relationship with The Firm of Montgomery Hollie and Associates, or with any Attorney within The Firm.