If you need legal help with criminal defense matters in Kansas, understanding the local legal landscape is the first step. Kansas attorneys handle cases involving felonies, misdemeanors, drug offenses, assault, theft, and white-collar crimes, and the state's specific rules — from filing procedures in District Court to applicable deadlines — can directly shape the strategy and outcome of your case.

Criminal cases in Kansas are prosecuted through District Court, with appeals handled by the Court of Appeals. Your constitutional rights apply, but Kansas's own rules of criminal procedure determine how the case unfolds in practice. Early representation is critical — the decisions made in the first days after arrest often define the trajectory of the entire case. The Kansas Bar Association maintains standards for criminal defense practitioners in the state.

When selecting a criminal defense attorney in Kansas, consider their specific experience with cases like yours, their familiarity with District Court procedures, and their track record. The attorneys listed on this page serve clients throughout Kansas and have profiles that include their credentials, practice areas, office locations, and client reviews. Comparing multiple attorneys helps you find the right fit for your situation and budget.

For a detailed overview of how criminal defense law works in Kansas — including key statutes, deadlines, and what to expect from the legal process — Read our complete guide to criminal defense law in Kansas. If you're ready to take the next step, browse the attorney profiles below and reach out for a free consultation.

Patrick Lewis - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
 130 N. Cherry Street suite 103 Olathe KS 66061
(913) 558-3961
University of Kansas School of Law (1985)
Missouri Bar
Active License
Cannabis & Marijuana Law Criminal Law DUI & DWI
Thomas Black - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Black's Law Office, P.A.
 306 S Oak St Pratt KS 67124
(620) 672-5671
Washburn University School of Law (1986)
Colorado Bar
Active License
Agricultural Law Collections Criminal Law
John Stang - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Hulnick, Stang, Gering & Leavitt, P.A.
 310 W Central Ave Suite 111 Wichita KS 67202
(316) 665-7227
Washburn University School of Law (1985)
English
U.S. Supreme Court Bar
Active License
Business Law Cannabis & Marijuana Law Criminal Law
Brandan Davies - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Roth Davies LLC
 7500 College Boulevard Suite 700 Overland Park KS 66210
(913) 451-9500
University of Tulsa College of Law (2007)
English
Kansas Bar
Unknown Status
Criminal Law DUI & DWI
William Walker - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
William C. Walker
 112 W 5th Ave Garnett KS 66032
(785) 448-3747
Washburn University School of Law (1981)
Bar #11978
10th Circuit Bar
Active License
Verified
Bankruptcy Business Law Collections
David Miller - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
The Law Office of David L Miller, LLC
 300 W Douglas Ave 355 Wichita KS 67202
Unknown Status
Appeals & Appellate Criminal Law Domestic Violence
Gary L. Conwell - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Conwell Law, LLC
 434 S. Topeka Blvd. Topeka KS 66603-3152
(785) 633-6767
Washburn University School of Law (1978)
English
Federal Circuit Bar
Unknown Status
Business Law Construction Law Criminal Law
Tarishawn D Morton - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Lawyer T. Morton
 7500 College Blvd., Suite 500 Overland Park KS 66210
(913) 602-7288
Texas Southern University Thurgood Marshall School of Law (2012)
English
Kansas Bar
Active License
Criminal Law Family Law Personal Injury
Brian Leininger - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Leininger Law Offices
 6900 College Blvd. Suite 510 Overland Park KS 66211
(913) 648-7070
Washburn University School of Law (1986)
Spanish
Kansas Bar
Active License
Cannabis & Marijuana Law Criminal Law DUI & DWI
Levi Morris - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
 2006 Forest Ave Great Bend KS 67530
(620) 792-2000
Washburn University School of Law
Unknown Status
Appeals & Appellate Criminal Law Divorce
Adam Stolte - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Stolte Law, LLC
 6900 College Blvd Suite 525 Overland Park KS 66211
(913) 270-0497
Washburn University School of Law (2012)
English
Kansas Bar
Unknown Status
Appeals & Appellate Criminal Law DUI & DWI
John Matthew Leavitt - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Hulnick, Stang, Gering & Leavitt, P.A.
 310 W Central Avenue Suite 111 Wichita KS 67202
(316) 665-7227
University of Kansas School of Law (2006)
English
Kansas Bar
Unknown Status
Cannabis & Marijuana Law Criminal Law Domestic Violence
Stephen Atherton - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Atherton & Huth
 415 Commercial Emporia KS 66801
(620) 342-1277
University of Kansas (1989)
Bar #15616
Kansas Bar
Active License
Verified
Criminal Law DUI & DWI Elder Law
Vincent Rivera - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Rivera Law, LLC
 100 E. Park St. Suite 8 Olathe KS 66061
(913) 210-0844
Washburn University School of Law (2006)
English
Kansas Bar
Unknown Status
Cannabis & Marijuana Law Criminal Law Domestic Violence
Shane Rockey - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
J. Shane Rockey, Chtd
 748 Ann Ave Kansas City KS 66101
(913) 371-6063
University of Kansas School of Law (1989)
Kansas Bar
Active License
Criminal Law Divorce DUI & DWI
William Wright - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
William Wright Law Office
 206 West Pine Street Garden City KS 67846
(620) 260-9000
University of Kansas School of Law (1981)
English
Kansas Bar
Disbarred License
Business Law Collections Criminal Law
Rand Simmons - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Simmons Law Office
 701 Commercial, Suite 200 Emporia KS 66801
(620) 340-0043
Spanish
Kansas Bar
Active License
Criminal Law Divorce Family Law
Jay Norton - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Norton Hare, LLC
 9200 Indian Creek Parkway Suite 450 Overland Park KS 66210
(913) 906-9633
University of Kansas School of Law (1992)
English
Kansas Bar
Unknown Status
Criminal Law DUI & DWI
Michael McVay - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Law Office of Michael J. McVay, P.A
 753 State Ave, Suite 388 Kansas City KS 66101
(913) 281-6605
Unknown Status
Bankruptcy Criminal Law Personal Injury
Shane Rockey - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
J. Shane Rockey, Chtd
 748 Ann Avenue Kansas City KS 66101
(913) 371-6063
University of Kansas School of Law (1989)
Missouri Bar
Active License
Criminal Law Divorce Domestic Violence
Carol Park - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
 1401 Main Street, Suite A P.O. Box 1144 Hays KS 67601
(785) 625-0024
Washburn University School of Law (2003)
Kansas Bar
Unknown Status
Bankruptcy Criminal Law Divorce
J. Joseph Weber - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
 727 N Waco St, Ste 585 Wichita KS 67203
(316) 265-7802
Washburn University School of Law (1984)
English
Kansas Bar
Active License
Criminal Law Divorce Environmental Law
Reginald Davis - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Law Offices of Reginald Keith Davis
 753 State Ave Kansas City KS 66101
(913) 299-8789
Bar #19865
Kansas Bar
Active License
Verified
Criminal Law Divorce DUI & DWI
Chase L. Miller - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
 702 Commercial St., Ste. II-B Emporia KS 66801
(620) 343-2650
Washburn University School of Law (2012)
Kansas Bar
Unknown Status
Appeals & Appellate Criminal Law Employment Law
Kate Zigtema - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
 8700 Monrovia Ste 310 Lenexa KS 66215
(913) 647-7567
University of Kansas School of Law
Federal Circuit Bar
Unknown Status
Appeals & Appellate Criminal Law Domestic Violence
Darren Patterson - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Darren K. Patterson, Attorney at Law
 118 W. Pine Ave. El Dorado KS 67042
(316) 322-7700
Washburn University School of Law (1986)
Kansas Bar
Active License
Criminal Law Divorce DUI & DWI
Bryce Haverkamp - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
 P.O. Box 2429 1111 Kansas Plaza Garden City KS 67846
(620) 272-0611
The University of Denver Sturm College of Law (1992)
English
10th Circuit Bar
Active License
Criminal Law Divorce
Carrie E Parker - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Joseph Hollander & Craft LLC
 5200 Bob Billings Pkwy Lawrence KS 66049
(785) 856-0143
University of Oklahoma College of Law
English
Kansas Bar
Unknown Status
Appeals & Appellate Business Law Criminal Law
Lindsey Erickson - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Joseph, Hollander & Craft LLC
 10104 W 105th St Overland Park KS 66212
(913) 948-9490
University of Kansas School of Law (1994)
English
Bar #16530
Kansas Bar
Active License
Verified
Criminal Law DUI & DWI Juvenile Law
Gary Denning - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
 200 S SANTA FE AVE STE 6 SALINA KS 67401
(785) 833-5450
University of Kansas (1976)
Kansas Bar
Active License
Criminal Law Divorce DUI & DWI
Gregory Allen Schwartz - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Schwartz & Park, L.L.P.
 1401 Main Street Suite A Hays KS 67601
(785) 625-0024
Washburn University School of Law (1997)
10th Circuit Bar
Active License
Collections Criminal Law Divorce
Julia A. Leth-Perez - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
LAW OFFICES OF O HARA & O HARA
 1223 East First Street Wichita KS 67214
(316) 263-5601
University of Kansas School of Law (2013)
Kansas Bar
Unknown Status
Criminal Law Divorce Domestic Violence
Paul Darrell Cramm - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Paul D. Cramm, Chtd.
 7450 West 130th Street Suite #305 Overland Park KS 66213
(913) 322-3265
University of Kansas School of Law (1997)
English
Missouri Bar
Unknown Status
Appeals & Appellate Criminal Law Domestic Violence
Jerry L. Wallentine Jr. - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Martin & Wallentine
 130 N. Cherry St. Ste. 100 Olathe KS 66061
(913) 764-9700
Mid-America Nazarene College (1995)
English
Kansas Bar
Active License
Criminal Law Family Law Personal Injury
Christopher Ryan Gering - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Hulnick, Stang, Gering & Leavitt, P.A.
 310 W Central Avenue Suite 111 Wichita KS 67202
(316) 665-7227
Washburn University School of Law (2006)
English
Kansas Bar
Active License
Criminal Law Domestic Violence DUI & DWI
Craig E. Cole - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
 114 E 5th Ave P.O. Box 371 Garnett KS 66032-371
(785) 448-3515
Washburn University School of Law (1980)
English
Kansas Bar
Active License
Criminal Law Divorce DUI & DWI
Joshua Brunkhorst - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Brunkhorst Law, LLC
 7300 W. 110th Street Suite 747 Overland Park KS 66210
(913) 787-2360
University of Missouri - Kansas City School of Law (2007)
Kansas Bar
Active License
Criminal Law Domestic Violence DUI & DWI
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