Rock of Ages: This septuagenarian lawyer can beat both his clients’ criminal charges and a drum set

  • Aug 01, 2023
  • ABA Journal

ABA Journal – flagship magazine of the American Bar Association and read by half of the nation’s 1 million lawyers every month – features firm founder Dan Monnat in a behind-the-scenes look at Dan’s lifelong passion for music, the law and his willingness to take risks.

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Dan Monnat Listed Among Top 10 of Missouri & Kansas Super Lawyers For Fifth Consecutive Year

  • Nov 14, 2022

WICHITA – For the fifth consecutive year, distinguished criminal defense attorney Dan Monnat, of Monnat & Spurrier, Chartered, has been recognized on the Top 10 List of Missouri & Kansas Super Lawyers. He has been honored among the overall Top 100 of Missouri & Kansas Super Lawyers for 17 years, in recognition of his high-profile criminal defense, white-collar criminal defense, appellate defense and bet-the-company litigation.

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

  • May 24, 2018
  • The Wichita Eagle
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  • by Amy Renee Leiker

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 “truly believed the only way to keep these men in her life was to do what they asked — which was to obtain cocaine….”

Monnat & Spurrier Wins “Not Guilty On All Counts” jury verdict for Western Kansas man accused of shaken baby murder

  • Aug 24, 2015
  • Monnat & Spurrier

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.”

Sedgwick County Prosecutors Drop Charges Against Detention Deputy

  • Sep 18, 2013
  • The Wichita Eagle
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  • by Tim Potter and Stan Finger

Prosecutors have dismissed charges against a Sedgwick County detention deputy accused of fondling two male inmates. The deputy’s defense attorney, Sal Intagliata said: “James Conklin honorably served his department and his community for almost 20 years… He and his family appreciate the willingness of the District Attorney’s Office to listen and review his case closely and … that office’s decision to dismiss the case. It was the right decision….”

Former Garden Plain Coach Found Not Guilty On Two Counts, Impasse On Third

  • Apr 09, 2013
  • KWCH TV
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  • by Roger Cornish & Michael Schwanke

“The greatest gift that we can give each other as human beings is understanding,” said defense attorney Dan Monnat. “Todd Puetz and his family are very grateful to these courageous jurors….” A Sedgwick County jury found the former high school football coach not guilty on two of the three counts against him….

Wichita Man Acquitted Of Sex-Sting Charges

  • Mar 07, 2013
  • KAKE TV
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  • by Jason Tarr

In the first case arising out of a sex-sting operation conducted in October 2011, a jury has found a Wichita man not guilty of any crime…”It was obvious… an innocent man was entrapped in a government net that had simply been cast too wide,” said Trevor Riddle, Miller’s defense attorney.

Four Years Later, Arrest Made in Dodge City Girl’s Death

  • Jan 18, 2013
  • KWCH TV
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  • by Kim Wilhelm

“The death of young Natalie Pickle was a tragic loss,” said attorney Dan Monnat, who represents Brock Cunningham, arrested on suspicion of first degree murder and child abuse. “Brock tried to save Natalie’s life that night. He has cooperated with law enforcement… he’s innocent and will proceed to jury trial…”

Doctor Pleads No Contest in Accident Where He Drove With Body On Car

  • Apr 25, 2012
  • The Wichita Eagle
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  • by Deb Gruver and Tim Potter

Sarrafizadeh’s lawyer, Dan Monnat, maintained during the case that the doctor, who surrendered his medical license, suffered a stroke that morning and said that respected physicians “have regarded the evidence and the testing as sufficient…”