WICHITA, Kan. – Monnat & Spurrier, Chartered attorneys Dan Monnat and Sal Intagliata have been honored among the region’s most distinguished criminal defense attorneys by Missouri & Kansas Super Lawyers 2015. Only 5 percent of all attorneys are included in the Super Lawyers list.
Dan Monnat has practiced in Wichita for more than 38 years. A graduate of California State University, Monnat earned a Juris Doctorate from Creighton University School of Law and is a graduate of Gerry Spence’s Trial Lawyer’s College.
Monnat currently sits on the Kansas Association for Justice’ Board of Editors and is the Criminal Law Chair. He is a Fellow of the Kansas Bar Foundation, the American College of Trial Lawyers, the Litigation Counsel of America, the International Academy of Trial Lawyers and the American Board of Criminal Lawyers. He is a Life Member and past Board Member of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, as well as a two-term past president of the Kansas Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers.
Sal Intagliata returned to the firm in 2010. His 20 years in practice include 16 years in private practice and 4 years as Sedgwick County Assistant District Attorney prosecuting crimes in the Gangs/Violent Crimes Division. His practice remains focused on criminal, white-collar criminal and DUI offenses and appeals in federal, state and municipal courts throughout Kansas.
Intagliata serves on the Kansas Judicial Council Criminal Law Subcommittee and the Board of Governors of the Kansas Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers. He is a past vice president of the Wichita Bar Association, a past member of its Board of Governors, and past Chair of its Criminal Practice Division.
Intagliata earned his bachelor’s degree, with distinction, from the University of Kansas, graduating with dual majors in political science and Spanish. He earned his Juris Doctorate from the University of Kansas School of Law. He is also a graduate of the National Criminal Defense College.