Kansas City, Kansas, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with failing to register as a sex as offender as required in the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act (“SORNA”), 18 U.S.C. § 2250(a).

He admitted that after he relocated from Kansas to Oklahoma, he failed to update his registration between
May 4, 2020, and June 6, 2021.

During this ... More...    $0 (02-19-2025 - kS)

Hays, Kansas criminal defense lawyer represented the defendant on assault and battery charges.

This case arises from the State's interlocutory appeal in Christopher Adams' criminal case. Adams faces multiple counts of battery based on allegations that he punched two men and pushed his girlfriend, Stephanie Lang, outside a bar. When questioned at the scene, Lang identified Adams as the att... More...    $0 (02-15-2025 - KS)

Garden City, Kansas criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with felony theft.

A jury convicted Tommy Lee Yardley of felony theft of property that was worth at least $25,000, but less than $100,000. The property consisted of a truck and trailer containing tools. On appeal, Yardley argues the district court erred by not instructing the jury to be unanimous about which ite... More...    $0 (02-15-2025 - KS)

Kingman, Kansas criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with DUI.

After a bench trial on stipulated facts, the Kingman County District Court found Patrick Nolan Schwartz guilty of driving under the influence of alcohol. Before trial, Schwartz moved to suppress evidence from the stop, arguing that the officers lacked reasonable suspicion to stop him. The district court de... More...    $0 (02-15-2025 - KS)

Olathe, Kansas criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with DUI.

Defendant Kevin Wakaba Mwaura appeals the decision of the Johnson County District Court to revoke his probation in this felony driving under the influence case. The district court originally granted Mwaura a downward dispositional departure to probation, despite his previous convictions. The district court ... More...    $0 (02-15-2025 - KS)

Columbus, Kansas, civil litigation lawyers represented the parties in a dispute between homeowners Aaron and Nichole Conard and Norman Houston. The Conards hired Houston to drill two water wells. After he was unable to complete the work, the Conards prevailed in a lawsuit they filed against Houston asserting claims for quiet title, breach of contract, negligence, and fraudulent misrepresentation.... More...    $0 (02-20-2025 - KS)

Kansas City, Kansas personal injury lawyer represented the Plaintiff on a dental malpractice claim.

This is an action for dental malpractice. In a previous suit, Curtis Rodina sued Timothy T. Taylor, D.D.S., P.A.-the dental practice-and Sonya Cummings-an owner of the practice. He was awarded a default judgment for economic and noneconomic damages in the total amount of $285,000. Rodina th... More...    $0 (02-20-2025 - KS)

Topeka, Kansas criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with possession of meth.

Schmidt was charged with possession of methamphetamine and possession of drug paraphernalia. Schmidt entered into a diversion agreement with the State, which was later revoked due to Schmidt's failure to fulfill certain terms of the agreement.

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Legal issue Was there suffic... More...    $0 (02-20-2025 - KS)

Hoxie, Kansas criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charge with possession of meth.

Defendant pleaded guilty and was sentenced to 40 months in prison, but was placed on probation.

He was also ordered to reimburse the Board of Indigents' Defense Serivces.

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Legal issue Did the district court fail to adequately assess the defendant's financial con... More...    $0 (02-20-2025 - KS)

Wichita, Kansas pro se Plaintiff seught a writ of habeas corpus.

In 1993, a Kansas court sentenced Brent L. Alford to prison, and he remains confined under that judgment. In 2011, he unsuccessfully challenged the judgment in a 28 U.S.C. § 2254 habeas application. In 2024, he filed another habeas application. Concluding the latest application was an unauthorized second or successive one, ... More...    $0 (02-11-2025 - KS)

Topeka, Kansas criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant who entered into a plead agreement and appealed.

The government moves to enforce Clifton Ray Weatherspoon’s appeal waiver. See United States v. Hahn, 359 F.3d 1315, 1328 (10th Cir. 2004) (en banc).

Entering into plea agreements with the DOJ might not be a good idea in some instances.... More...    $0 (02-11-2025 - KS)

Wichita, Kansas criminal defense lawyer represented the defendant charged with aggravated kidnapping, aggravated burglary, and domestic battery.

The Defendant represented himself at trial and was convicted.


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Emporia, Kansas criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with felony use of a weapon to commit and crime.

The defendant was accused of violating the terms and conditions of parole and an application to revoke his parole and that he be sentenced to serve the underlying sentence of 10 months is prison.

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CRIMINAL LAW. PROBATION REVOCATION. The case add... More...    $0 (01-24-2025 - KS)

Wichita, Kansas real property lawyers represented the parties in a mortgage foreclosure action.

Dispute over the disposition of surplus proceeds after a mortgage foreclosure. Parallel proceedings in civil court involving the foreclosure and in probate court involving the administration of the estate of the deceased homeowner, combined with various delays by the parties' attorneys, caused ... More...    $0 (01-17-2025 - KS)

Topeka, Kansas worekers compensation lawyer represented the Plaintiff for compensation for a work place injury.

After suffering a back injury at work in 2014, Justin Rumbaugh received treatment through his employer's workers compensation insurer in accordance with the Workers Compensation Act. In 2016, about eight months after Rumbaugh was released to return to work and two years after hi... More...    $0 (01-17-2025 - KS)

Kansas City, Kansas criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with possession of ammunition by a prohibited person.

What is the government’s obligation to fulfill a promise made in a plea agreement. Pascual A. Ruiz Jr. was convicted after pleading guilty to one count of possession of ammunition by a prohibited person in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1). In his written... More...    $0 (01-14-2025 - KS)

Wichita, Kansas civil rights lawyer represented the Plaintiffs who sued the Defendants for age discrimination.

Spirit AeroSystems, Inc. adopted a reduction-in-force that led to 271 firings. Many of the fired employees brought suit, including a collective action against Spirit for age discrimination. To prevail on the collective action, the former employees needed to prove a pattern or pra... More...    $0 (01-07-2025 - KS)

Topeka, Kansas criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant seeking compassionate relief under 18 U.S.C. § 3582(c)(1)(A)(i).

The relief requested in themotion was “[a] reduction of sentence to time served, with imposition of the original
conditions of supervised release.” Aplt. App. Vol. 1 at 96; see Aplt. Br. at 46 (using
the same language to describe the relief sought)... More...    $0 (12-16-2024 - KS)

Wichita, Kansas employment law lawyer represented the Plaintiff.

This case stems from the termination of the independent contractor
relationship between Plaintiff-Appellant, Dr. Kolette Smith, and Defendants-
Appellees, Brian Williams and Labette County Medical Center (“Labette Health”)
(collectively “Defendants”). Dr. Smith appeals from the district court’s grant of... More...    $0 (12-18-2024 - KS)

Manhattan, Kansas criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with aggravated battery, aggravated burglary, and theft.


CRIMINAL LAW. JURY INSTRUCTIONS. The case addresses whether the district court erred by not providing unrequested jury instructions that the State must disprove self-defense beyond a reasonable doubt, and whether this omission constituted... More...    $0 (12-06-2024 - KS)

The State simultaneously filed separate child in need of care cases in November 2020 for M.C., then barely 2 years old, and J.M., then 10 months old, when Mother stabbed the children's father in their presence. The record indicates Father has chronically

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abused... More...    $0 (12-06-2024 - KS)

Wichita, Kansas civil litigation lawyers represented the parties in an alleged violation of the Lanham Act and Kansas law in connection with certain advertisements for legal services.

Brace agreed to dismiss the lawsuit if Pistrotnik produced proof that a large settlement touted in some of its advertisments actually occurred.

Pistotnik produce the proof and dismissed th... More...    $0 (12-05-2024 - ks)

Wichita, Kansas criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with a drug offense.... More...    $0 (11-19-2024 - KS)