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Recent Successes

21Nov 2018

Dan Monnat Named to Missouri & Kansas Top 10 and Top 100 Super Lawyers List; Sal Intagliata and Matt Gorney Also Recognized

Firm President Dan Monnat earned a ranking on both of Super Lawyers’ elite “Top 10” and “Top 100” lawyers in Kansas and Missouri. It is Monnat’s first appearance on the Top 10 list and his 13th appearance on the Top 100 list. Firm Shareholder Sal Intagliata was honored by Super Lawyers for the fifth consecutive year, while Associate Matt Gorney earned first-time recognition as one of Super Lawyers’ “Rising Stars”.

24May 2018

Former Wichita elementary school teacher who dealt cocaine out of home gets probation

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A former Wichita third-grade teacher caught dealing cocaine out of her kitchen won't go to prison for now — but she will have to serve a 60-day jail sanction as a condition of her probation. In her mind, she was providing drugs to men so they would like her,… and defense attorney Trevor Riddle told the court she "…truly believed the only way to keep these men in her life was to do what they asked — which was to obtain cocaine…."

19Mar 2018

Former Victoria teacher sentenced to probation for sex offense

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A former teacher and coach at Victoria Junior/Senior High School was sentenced in Ellis County District Court to three years of probation for sexual battery of a 14-year-old student. Defense attorney Sal Intagliata said Jordan Ottley did not know he had bipolar disorder and had been given medication for anxiety. This led to him having a manic episode, during which the crime occurred. Intagliata called Ottley’s behavior as uncharacteristic.

21Feb 2017

Man gets just under six years in prison for 2015 double killing

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A Sedgwick County judge last week sent a 23-year-old man to prison for just under six years for shooting three people he thought were trying to collect drug money from him. Ray’s defense attorney, Sal Intagliata…said Ray fired at the three men because he feared they were after him for money, drugs, revenge or his life… Prosecutors had asked the judge to order Ray serve about 4 1/2 years more time than he was given…

24Aug 2015

Dan Monnat and Trevor Riddle Win “Not Guilty on All Counts” Verdict for Western Kansas Man Accused in Accidental Death of Natalie Pickle

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DODGE CITY, Kan. -- A jury of 12 Ford County citizens concluded that Brock Cunningham is not guilty of any crime in connection with young Natalie Pickle's accidental death, said Cunningham’s defense attorneys Dan Monnat and Trevor Riddle. “Their verdict is consistent with what we have said from the beginning: Natalie Pickle died from a tragic, accidental fall; Brock Cunningham is not guilty,” Riddle said.