Dan Monnat Named to the International Who’s Who of Business Crime Lawyers 2011

The International Who’s Who of Business Crime Lawyers 2011 has named Dan Monnat one of the world’s leading practitioners in business crime defense. The publication is a strategic research partner of the American Bar Association’s Section of International Law. Monnat has practiced in Wichita for nearly 35 years, handling criminal and white-collar criminal cases attracting…

International Academy of Trial Lawyers Names Monnat Fellow

Dan Monnat has been named a Fellow of the International Academy of Trial Lawyers, a prestigious invitation-only organization. Membership in IATL is by peer and judicial review, and limited to only 500 active trial lawyers in the United States, plus 100 Fellows from more than 30 countries worldwide. The Academy honors only those who have…

Kansas Defenders

Paige Nichols and Dan Monnat won in State v. Bunyard, reversing a Sedgwick County rape conviction and remanding for a new trial. This case is notable just for the delay between argument (January 26, 2004) and the decision from the KSC (April 28, 2006). The appeal was docketed more than four years ago! Click here…

Jury Finds George Tiller Not Guilty

George Tiller was acquitted Friday of misdemeanor charges stemming from late-term abortions he performed, but moments after the verdict was announced the state’s medical board announced it was investigating similar allegations against him.

NY Times: Jurors Acquit Kansas Doctor in a Late-Term Abortion Case

After years of investigations and four days of testimony, jurors here took just 45 minutes on Friday to acquit a controversial abortion doctor. “It’s been a long ordeal for his patients, Dr. Tiller and his family,” the lead defense lawyer, Dan Monnat said…