WICHITA, Kansas — The 2024 edition of Lexology Index/Who’s Who Legal: Business Crime Defense has named Dan Monnat, of Monnat & Spurrier, Chartered, one of the world’s leading business crime defense attorneys for both individuals and corporations. This year’s list honors fewer than 950 exceptional litigators from among 39 countries worldwide. Who’s Who focuses on an international list of lawyers with expertise in representing companies and individuals involved in white-collar criminal litigation.
Who’s Who interviews both clients and legal peers to select the world’s top trial lawyers in white-collar criminal defense. It also highlights select “Thought Leaders” in the field – including Monnat – for their skill with cutting-edge matters and ability to innovate and inspire others in the legal field.
“Our goal is always to be victorious in the courtroom and protect the rights of our clients, and I’m honored that Who’s Who recognizes that passion,” Monnat said. “Equally important, I’m pleased that our firm has earned a reputation for fostering innovation and inspiring others within the legal profession, not only inside the courtroom, but through our featured presentations at legal conferences around the country.”
Monnat has practiced for more than 45 years, handling criminal and white-collar criminal cases that have attracted international attention, including the defense of late-term abortion provider Dr. George Tiller.
Monnat is a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers, the International Academy of Trial Lawyers, the American Board of Criminal Lawyers, the American Bar Foundation, and the Kansas Bar Foundation. He was one of the Top 10 Super Lawyers in Kansas and Missouri from 2018 – 2022 and has been included on the Super Lawyers Top 100 list for 20 years.
A graduate of California State University, Monnat received his J.D. from Creighton University School of Law and is a graduate of Gerry Spence’s Trial Lawyer’s College.
A national lecturer and editorial contributor on criminal defense topics, Monnat is a frequent speaker for conferences hosted by the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers and other professional groups. He currently sits on the Kansas Trial Lawyers Association’s Board of Editors.
Monnat served as a member of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers Board of Directors from 1996 – 2004, and is a two-term past president of the Kansas Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers.