You deserve an experienced Family Law attorney who can help you with all your divorce, child support, child custody and visitation, relocation and other legal needs involving domestic relations.

You need a lawyer who knows the law, knows the courts, knows the judges, and knows the opposing counsel.  And one who is well respected by his or her fellow members of the Bench and the Bar for honesty, integrity and trustworthiness.  Bravado is no substitute for genuine experience!

Attorney William L. Hoge, III has been practicing law in Louisville, KY for more than three decades.  You can rely on his years of experience and knowledge as a divorce lawyer to help you solve complex legal disputes in Family Law, whether in Louisville and Jefferson County and in LaGrange and Oldham County.

Bill was at the forefront in the introduction of alternative dispute resolution methods such as Family Law mediation, arbitration and particularly collaborative law in Louisville and Kentucky.

A native Louisvillian, Bill Hoge attended the University of Louisville and graduated from the University of Louisville Brandeis School of Law.

Attorney Forrest S. Kuhn, III joined The Law Offices of William L. Hoge, III in 2010.  He brings to the practice of law the added benefit of his nine years as a mental health professional, child and family counselor and crisis stabilization counselor.

Forrest graduated from the University of Louisville Brandeis School of Law and was the recipient of the American Law Institute/American Bar Association Scholarship and Leadership Award.  He was also a founding member and Notes Editor on the Journal of Animal and Environmental Law.  Forrest continues to work with the Writing Mentor Program at the Central High School Law and Government Magnet Program.

A member of the Louisville Bar Association, the Kentucky Bar Association and the American Bar Association, Forrest is also a native Louisvillian and attended St. Xavier High School.

Bill Hoge and Forrest Kuhn look forward to helping clients address their Family Law issues with a balanced knowledge of the law, compassion and professionalism.

Contact us today to schedule an appointment to discuss your divorce or other Family Law issues.

Bill Hoge's Credentials, Special Recognition,
Professional Affiliations and Activities

• Fellow of the prestigious American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers since 1998 and former President of the AAML's Kentucky Chapter

• Long-time, active member of the Kentucky Bar Association and Louisville Bar Association

• Past Chair of Family Law Sections for both the KBA and the LBA

• Past recipient of LBA's Judge Richard A. Revell Family Law Practitioner of the Year Award

• Long-time member of the Kentucky Justice Association (formerly the Kentucky Academy of Trial Attorneys and has been a frequent contributor to KJA's quarterly publication, Advocate

• Career-long member of American Bar Association

• Founding member of ABA Commission on Impaired Lawyers (later renamed the ABA Commission on Lawyer Assistance Programs) in 1987, addressing issues of alcoholism, chemical dependency, stress, depression and other emotional health issues among members of the nationwide legal community

  • First ever recipient of the John W. "Jack" Keegan Award in 2007 from the ABA Commission on Lawyer Assistance Programs for his important role in starting this nationwide effort twenty years earlier.

• Member of International Academy of Collaborative Professionals

• Member of International Association of Holistic Lawyers

• Founding member of the KBA Lawyers Helping Lawyers committee (now known as KYLAP, Kentucky Lawyer Assistance Program) to aid attorneys impaired by drugs, alcohol and other addictions or issues

• Speaks regularly to bar associations, community organizations and recovery groups across the country on alcoholism, substance abuse and family dysfunction, including co-dependency.  He has substantial personal and professional experience in overcoming alcoholism, substance abuse and family dysfunction.  Please see our pages on the effects of drugs, alcohol and addiction in Family Law.

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OUR MISSION:
To provide honest, caring and affordable
legal services of the highest possible quality.

Bill Hoge's law practice has been devoted for many years to handling divorce, domestic relations, parental rights, child visitation, child support, child custody, advocating for fathers' rights, domestic violence, EPOs, DVOs, maintenance and alimony, division of marital property, restoration of non-marital property, establishment of paternity, parenting plans, co-parenting, property settlement agreements, post-divorce actions, international and domestic parental abductions or kidnapping, annulments, QDROs (Qualified Domestic Relations Orders) for the division of pension and retirement benefits, as well as prenuptial agreements, cohabitation agreements, business valuations and adoptions.

We cannot offer free legal advice!  The act of contacting this office through e-mail or this website does NOT constitute the creation of an attorney-client relationship.

INITIAL CONSULTATION

Mr. Hoge charges $300 for an initial extended consultation.  Upon conclusion of an initial consultation, potential clients usually have the opportunity to engage us as legal counsel.  That engagement will require the execution of a binding agreement between attorney and client as well as the payment of an initial retainer based on the number of hours of our time we feel will be necessary to resolve the client's Family Law issue.