About Douglas T.
Douglas T. Kans builds a career around one subject: defending people accused of impaired driving. He began his professional path with an undergraduate degree from the University of Maryland, College Park, where he earned a B.S. in Business Administration and Marketing in 1989. He later studied law at Gonzaga University School of Law and completed his J.D. at William Mitchell College of Law.
Kans moved into private practice in Minneapolis and has handled DWI and DUI cases since the mid-1990s. Records show he established Kans Law Office, LLC and by 1996 was identified as a Minneapolis DWI/DUI defense lawyer. Over the years he has developed courtroom experience in state and federal settings. He is admitted to practice in Minnesota and is authorized to appear before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit.
His work centers on pretrial motions, evidentiary challenges and trials related to impaired driving. He represents clients at police station hearings, misdemeanor proceedings and felony-level matters where driving under the influence is an element. In many cases he confronts breath and blood test reports, field sobriety testing and issues of probable cause. Kans often weighs investigative records and lab reports against statutory and constitutional defenses.
Kans maintains professional ties that reflect an ongoing engagement with the niche of DUI defense. He has been a member of the National College of DUI Defense since 2005. He also joined the DUI Defense Lawyers Association in 2019 and lists that membership as current. Those affiliations indicate regular exposure to developments in forensic testing, case law and trial technique affecting impaired-driving litigation.
Colleagues and clients describe an attorney who spends substantial time preparing for hearings and trials. He combines hands-on courtroom work with case preparation that includes expert consultations when appropriate. Over decades in practice he has handled matters in Minneapolis and throughout Minnesota and has litigated issues that reach appellate review in the Eighth Circuit.
Kans Law Office, LLC remains his base of operations in Minneapolis. He continues to accept cases involving DWI and DUI, representing individuals at all stages of the criminal process and in related administrative matters such as drivers’ license actions.
