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Daniel E. "Dan" Monnat represents clients in Wichita, Kansas across the following areas of law. Each area links to other verified attorneys with the same focus.
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About Daniel E. "Dan" Monnat
Whether by obtaining an acquittal of his white-collar client at the conclusion of the prosecutor's opening statement, or proving that the drug dog's sensitive nose has been kicked by a horse, during the past 45 years, Dan Monnat has been recognized as a creative trial and appellate criminal defense lawyer. He co-founded Monnat & Spurrier, Chartered, a criminal defense trial and appellate firm in Wichita, Kansas, in 1985.
A graduate of the Creighton University School of Law and Gerry Spence's Trial Lawyer's College, Mr. Monnat is a two-term past President of the Kansas Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers. He served eight years on the Board of Directors of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, and is a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers, the International Academy of Trial Lawyers, the American Board of Criminal Lawyers, the Litigation Counsel of America, the American Bar Foundation and the Kansas Bar Foundation.
In 2007, then-Kansas Gov. Kathleen Sebelius appointed Mr. Monnat to the Kansas Sentencing Commission, acknowledging his lifelong career as a trial and appellate litigator and legal scholar. Mr. Monnat has been listed as one of the “Top 100" lawyers in the Missouri & Kansas edition of Super Lawyers for nearly 20 years and named to Super Lawyers' “Top 10” list in Missouri & Kansas from 2018 - 2022. He has been listed in Best Lawyers in America® for 37 consecutive years.
Mr. Monnat is frequently published and lectures throughout the United States on a variety of criminal defense topics. He is licensed to practice before the United States Supreme Court, the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit, and the Federal and State Courts in Kansas.
Credentials
Education
Creighton University
J.D. · 1976
Jurisdictions
Bar admissions
Kansas, Kansas Bar A
1976 · ACTIVE
Recognition
Awards & honors
Lawyer of the Year — Criminal Defense: General Practice (Wichita)
2014
Lawyer of the Year — Criminal Defense: White-Collar (Wichita)
2012
Best Lawyers in America — Appellate Practice
2026
Best Lawyers in America — Bet-the-Company Litigation
2026
Best Lawyers in America — Criminal Defense: General Practice
2026
Best Lawyers in America — Criminal Defense: White-Collar
2026
Best Lawyers in America — Special Focus:
2026
Best Lawyers in America — Appellate
2026
Best Lawyers in America — Civil and Criminal
2026
Best Lawyers in America — Criminal Defense
2026
Best Lawyers in America — DNA
2026
Best Lawyers in America — Drug Offenses
2026
Best Lawyers in America — Federal
2026
Best Lawyers in America — Fraud
2026
Best Lawyers in America — Government Investigations
2026
Best Lawyers in America — Juvenile Criminal Defense
2026
Best Lawyers in America — Litigation
2026
Best Lawyers in America — Sex Abuse
2026
Best Lawyers in America — State
2026
Best Lawyers in America — Violent and Nonviolent Crimes
2026
Best Lawyers in America — Awards:
2026
Best Lawyers in America — Top 10 of Missouri & Kansas Super Lawyers - 2018 - 2022
2026
Best Lawyers in America — Top 100 of Missouri & Kansas Super Lawyers 2005 - 2014, 2016 - 2024
2026
Best Lawyers in America — Chambers USA Ranked Lawyer in Litigation: White-Collar Crime and Government Investigations - 2011 - 2024
2026
Best Lawyers in America — Who's Who Legal: Government Investigations, 2017-present
2026
Best Lawyers in America — America's Top 100 Attorneys Lifetime Achievement, 2017
2026
Best Lawyers in America — National Directory of Criminal Defense Lawyers Editions 1 - 3
2026
Best Lawyers in America — Martindale-Hubble AV Rating
2026
Best Lawyers in America — Fellow - Litigation Counsel of America
2026
Best Lawyers in America — Fellow - Kansas Bar Foundation
2026
Best Lawyers in America — Fellow - International Academy of Trial Lawyers
2026
Best Lawyers in America — Fellow - American College of Trial Lawyers
2026
Best Lawyers in America — Fellow - American Board of Criminal Lawyers
2026
Best Lawyers in America — American Trial Lawyers Association Top 100 Trial Lawyers
2026
Best Lawyers in America — Who's Who Legal: Business Crime Defense, 2014-present
2026
Best Lawyers in America — Panelist - Merit Committee to select Magistrate for United States District Court for the District of Kansas
2026
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Monnat & Spurrier Chartered
200 West Douglas Avenue, Suite 830
Wichita, Kansas 67202
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What areas of law does Daniel E. "Dan" Monnat practice?
Daniel E. "Dan" Monnat focuses on Appellate, Criminal Defense, Litigation, and White Collar.
Where is Daniel E. "Dan" Monnat located?
Daniel E. "Dan" Monnat primarily serves clients in Wichita, Kansas, with an office at 200 West Douglas Avenue, Suite 830.
How experienced is Daniel E. "Dan" Monnat?
Daniel E. "Dan" Monnat has 50 years of legal practice, having been licensed since 1976.
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