Our system openly embraces certain police lies, such as undercover lies and lies to induce confessions. Given that officers also lie under oath, one has to wonder: Does the acceptance of lying in the field have a spillover effect into the courtroom…

For the eighth consecutive year, criminal defense attorney Dan Monnat of Wichita has been named one of the Top 100 Lawyers in Kansas and Missouri…

“Todd Puetz is absolutely entitled to the presumption of innocence. He has long been a highly respected member of his community, as a teacher, coach, husband, and father of seven children,” Monnat said. “We ask the public hold their judgement while we continue our investigation in to these accusations.”

“… he spoke with conviction and passion about the value of the American Constitution and the rule of law in the United States, and you couldn’t help thinking that if you ever got into serious trouble with the police, you’d want him at your side.”

– Stephen Singular, author of the new “The Wichita Divide: The Murder of Dr. George Tiller and the Battle Over Abortion,” on Tiller attorney Dan Monnat

Paige Nichols and Dan Monnat won in State v. Bunyard, reversing a Sedgwick County rape conviction and remanding for a new trial. This case is notable just for the delay between argument (January 26, 2004) and the decision from the KSC (April 28, 2006). The appeal was docketed more than four years ago! Click here…