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Maria Varnas v. Conner Thompson

Kansas City, Kansas civil rights lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued the Defendants on civil rights violation theories.

Maria Varnas sued Conner Thompson claiming he used excessive force when he shot and killed Brandon Lynch, age 27, in 2022.

Following the tragic death of her son, Plaintiff Maria Varnas filed this lawsuit, pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983, as Special Administr... More...    $0 (11-05-2024 - KS)

STATE OF KANSAS v. CHARITY BLACKMON

Topeka, KS criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant with challenging the district court's denial of her presentence motion to withdraw her plea and her motion for a durational or dispositional
sentencing departure. .



The State charged Blackmon on March 30, 2... More...    $0 (04-19-2024 - KS)

STATE OF KANSAS v. CHARITY BLACKMON

Topeka, Kansas criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with first-degree, premeditated murder and criminal possession of a firearm by a felon



The State charged Blackmon on March 30, 2021, with first-degree, premeditated
murder and crimina... More...    $0 (04-19-2024 - KS)

State of Kansas v. Merardo Garza, Jr.

1.A district court is justified in denying a defendant's request for new counsel if there is a reasonable basis for believing the attorney-client relationship has not deteriorated to a point that appointed counsel could not give effective aid in the presentation of the client's defense.

        2. K.S.A. 60-401(b) defines relevant evidence as "evidence having any tendency in reaso... More...    $0 (06-30-2010 - KS)

STATE OF KANSAS v. TY R. ZEINER

Topeka, KS – Criminal Defense lawyer represented defendant with a driving while under the influence (DUI) charge.



Ty Zeiner was convicted of driving while under the influence (DUI)
after he was found by Deputy Starkey asleep in the driver's seat of his SUV and parked
alongside a gravel road. Because the district cour... More...    $0 (09-09-2022 - KS)

United States of America v. Jovanny Medina

Kansas City, Kansas criminal defense lawyer represented defendant charged with international drug trafficking ring.

Back in April 2022, Jovanny Medina, 24, of Kansas City, Kansas, pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute 50 grams or more of methamphetamine. According to court documents, Medina took part in a conspiracy to traffic illegal narcotics s... More...    $0 (07-11-2022 - KS)

STATE OF KANSAS v. CASS WAYNE MCDONALD

Topeka, KS - Criminal Defense lawyer represented defendant with
sexual assault allegations.



In September 2011, four-year-old P.S.E. and her father (Father) went to the
Topeka Police Department and reported that sometime during the previous few months
Cass Wayne McDonald had inserted... More...    $0 (05-26-2022 - KS)

Herington v. City of Wichita

Topeka, KS - Plaintiff personal injury wrongful death lawyer sued defendants on federal civil rights violation theories.



Wichita Police Officer Randy Williamson fatally shot Troy Lanning II following a
high-speed car chase and foot pursuit. Herington, Lanning's mother, sued the defendants
i... More...    $0 (02-02-2022 - KS)

STATE OF KANSAS v. CARLOS ANTONIO GALLEGOS

Topeka, KS - Criminal defense attorney represented Carlos Antonio Gallegos with challenging his conviction for first-degree premeditated murder charge



In July 2016, M.C. was staying with her boyfriend, Andr'a Jones, and his cousin,
Lakieva Rowe, at the Oak Tree Inn in Kansas City, Kansas. On July 5, Jones and Rowe
left ... More...    $0 (04-24-2021 - KS)

STATE OF KANSAS v. LUIS ANTONIO AGUIRRE

Topeka, KS - Criminal defense attorney represented Luis Antonio Aguirre with a voluntary
manslaughter and a first-degree premeditated murder charge



In September 2007, T.M. and her one-year-old son, J.M., left a homeless shelter in
Chicago. A month later, their bodies were discovered in a shallow grave near Ogden,
K... More...    $0 (04-23-2021 - KS)

STATE OF KANSAS v. DANIEL EARL GENSON III

Topeka, KS - Criminal defense attorney represented Daniel Earl Genson III with appealing his conviction for failing to register under the Kansas Offender Registration Act (KORA).



The State charged Genson with failing to register under KORA after he did not
register in November 2017. In response, Genson notified the distr... More...    $0 (03-11-2021 - KS)

STATE OF KANSAS v. DAMEON V. BAUMGARNER

Topeka, KS - Criminal defense attorney represented Dameon V. Baumgarner with a civil action in the district court to have Baumgarner adjudicated as a mentally ill person.



Given the comparatively narrow statutory issue on which we decide this case, the
salient facts are few.
In 2015, the State filed a civil action i... More...    $0 (03-11-2021 - KS)

STATE OF KANSAS v. TRENTON MICHAEL HEIM

Topeka, KS - Criminal defense attorney represented Trenton Michael Heim with arguing a warrantless blood test obtained under the implied consent statute was unconstitutional.



In April 2015, a law enforcement officer investigating a vehicle crash involving
Heim arrested Heim for driving under the influence (DUI). The offi... More...    $0 (01-11-2021 - KS)

CITY OF KINGMAN v. RONALD S. ARY

Topeka, KS - Criminal defense attorney represented Ronald S. Ary with seeking to reverse a Court of Appeals panel's holding that the good-faith exception applies.



A law enforcement officer responded to a crash in May 2014 involving a vehicle
driven by Ary. The officer investigating the crash noticed that Ary showed sign... More...    $0 (01-11-2021 - KS)

STATE OF KANSAS v. ZACHARY BUCK-SCHRAG

Topeka, KS - Criminal defense attorney represented Zachary Buck-Schrag with first-degree felony murder, criminal discharge of a firearm at an occupied vehicle, aggravated assault, and criminal
possession of a firearm charges.




On January 13, 2018, Buck-Schrag, Carissa Williams, and Michael Raines stopped
at a s... More...    $0 (01-10-2021 - KS)

STATE OF KANSAS, v. TRENTON MICHAEL HEIM

Topeka, KS - Criminal defense lawyer represented defendant charged with DUI



In April 2015, a law enforcement officer investigating a vehicle crash involving
Heim arrested Heim for driving under the influence (DUI). The officer gave Heim the
statutorily required implied consent advisories, both orally and through the writte... More...    $0 (11-27-2020 - KS)

L. RUTH FAWCETT TRUST, CINDY K. PAGE-COLMER, TRUSTEE, on Behalf of Itself and All Others Similarly Situated, v. OIL PRODUCERS, INC. OF KANSAS

Liberal, KS - class action lawyer, recovery of underpaid gas royalties


This class action seeks recovery of underpaid gas royalties. It is brought by about
2,300 royalty owners against the operator, Oil Producers, Inc. of Kansas, known as OPIK
in this litigation. OPIK sells the raw natural gas at the wellhead to third parties, who, in
turn, make the gas fit to enter our... More...    $0 (10-02-2020 - KS)

STATE OF KANSAS v. JASON W. HACHMEISTER















In September 2011, Hachmeister was in his mid-30s and ... More...    $0 (09-03-2020 - KS)

STATE OF KANSAS v. ANDREW LYNN GIBSON















S.N.R., a three-month-old baby girl, died in 2016, fro... More...    $0 (09-01-2020 - KS)

STATE OF KANSAS v. GRADY ALLEN KORNELSON






As a result of a traffic stop, the State charged Kornelson with felony driving under
the influence under alternative theories of driving with excessive blood or breath alcohol
concentration and driving while incapable of safely operating a vehicle because... More...    $0 (09-01-2020 - KS)

STATE OF KANSAS v. ROBBIE A. THOMAS
















Thomas was watching his children and his girlfr... More...    $0 (08-31-2020 - KS)

STATE OF KANSAS v. JASON W. HACHMEISTER










Premeditated murder







In September 2011, Hachmeiste... More...    $0 (06-22-2020 - KS)

STATE OF KANSAS v. LONDRO EMANUEL PATTERSON III,

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STATE OF KANSAS v. CRYSTAL DAWN GALLOWAY

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As of May 2015, the State of Kansas had assumed custody of five of Galloway's
children. Al... More...    $0 (03-23-2020 - KS)

United States of America v. George Bush, Jr.

Kansas City, MO - The United States of America charged George Bush, Jr. with conspiracy to distribute heroin.

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STATE OF KANSAS v. JEREMY CLAERHOUT


Need help finding a lawyer for representation to appeal convictions for reckless driving and second- degree murder for unintentional but reckless homicide in Kansas?

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On the afternoon and evening of January 11, 2015, Claerhout and two friends visited several bars in Olathe, K... More...    $0 (02-06-2020 - KS)

STATE OF KANSAS v. LONDRO EMANUEL PATTERSON III


Need help finding a lawyer for representation to appeal convictions for armed robbery in which a victim was killed by an accomplice in Kansas?

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Patterson and three accomplices—De'Anthony Wiley, Hakeem Malik, and Nicquan Midgyett—tried to rob a Shawnee gun store, She's A Pistol,... More...    $0 (02-06-2020 - KS)

In the Matter of N.N.


Need help finding a lawyer for representation for a juvenile case of sexual exploitation of a child and breach of privacy in Kansas?

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N.N. and S.R. were students at Olathe Northwest High School (ONW). Between November 2015 and January 2016, they engaged in a consensual sexu... More...    $0 (12-31-2019 - KS)

DENZEL DURRELL JONES v. STATE OF KANSAS


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In April 2010, Jones waived his right to a jury trial before Judge Robert P. Burns. Later that month, after a bench trial, Judge Burns found Jones guilty of second-degree murder. Prior to sentencing, Jones fi... More...    $0 (12-09-2019 - KS)

STATE OF KANSAS v. PARIS A. FOLLMAN


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At 1:11 a.m. on May 19, 2018, Deputy Mikel Bohringer of the Reno County Sheriff's Department pulled over a truck for speeding. The deputy asked the driver, Paris Follman, for her license and vehicle registration. ... More...    $0 (12-09-2019 - KS)

STATE OF KANSAS v. ULYSSES WILLIAMS JR.


Call 918-582-6422 for help finding a lawyer in Kansas for representation for a burglary charge.


Shortly before 7 a.m. on August 22, 2018, a concerned neighbor called the City of Hutchinson Police Department and reported that she believed a man was trying to break into a garage across the street. The neighbor had observed t... More...    $0 (11-29-2019 - KS)

STATE OF KANSAS v. MARK ALAN BURGHART

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Sometime between 3:30 a.m. and 4:30 a.m. on June 24, 2016, someone broke into Julie Woodman's home in Manhattan, Kansas. Around this time, Woodman was awake in her office while her husband and granddaughter were sleeping. While in her office, Woodman heard footsteps ... More...    $0 (11-17-2019 - KS)

STATE OF KANSAS v. JIWU WEI

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The district court never held an evidentiary hearing on the underlying events leading to the traffic charges against Wei. So we have looked at the probable cause affidavit, recognizing that although the law enforcement officer made the statement under oath, she has n... More...    $0 (11-16-2019 - KS)

In the Interest of A.N., A Minor Child.

Call 918-582-6422 if you need a Parental Rights Attorney in Kansas.


We will review in detail the extended procedural background of this case. Father and C.W. (Mother) are the biological parents of A.N., who was born in 2011. In June 2012, the Kansas Department of Children and Family Services (DCF) received a report alleging that A.N. w... More...    $0 (11-13-2019 - KS)

STATE OF KANSAS v. MAHOGANY JALENE PAYNE

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The Leavenworth County District Court deprived Defendant Mahogany Jalene Payne of her right to a fair trial when it impermissibly terminated her lawyer's closing argument to the jury. Payne had been charged with sexually assaulting two young children for whom she pro... More...    $0 (11-10-2019 - KS)

GEORGIA A. NETHERLAND v. MIDWEST HOMESTEAD OF OLATHE OPERATIONS LLC, and TRAVELERS INDEMNITY COMPANY OF AMERICA

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The facts below largely are taken from the Board's order. On December 20, 2014, Netherland, who was 70 years old and worked for Midwest as a cook, completed her 10hour shift and was walking to clock out. Her coworker, Erlinda Ilacad, asked her about leftover foo... More...    $0 (11-09-2019 - KS)

STATE OF KANSAS v. JAMES NICHOLAS ATKINS

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EMMANUEL ELLIE v. STATE OF KANSAS












The following facts are taken mainly from W.H.'s preliminary hearing testimon... More...    $0 (09-07-2019 - KS)

STATE OF KANSAS v. BORIS TOBAR-CERRATO


In July 2015, 19-year-old S.B. moved into an apartment complex where lots of "college-aged people" lived. The apartment complex had several communal areas, including a hot tub, a pool, and a "Wi-Fi room." By the end of August 2015, S.B. had met Brittany Taylor, William Ryan Stevens, and Tommy Rhodd at the apartment complex. On September 13, 2015, while in one of the communal areas with Taylor... More...    $0 (09-01-2019 - KS)

STATE OF KANSAS v. CHACE ANTHONI JACKSON


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