In his 21st Consecutive Recognition, Dan Monnat Listed Among Top 100 Missouri & Kansas Super Lawyers, Eli O’Brien Earns 5th Recognition in Missouri & Kansas Rising Stars

Nov 21, 2025

November 21, 2025 – As the firm celebrates its 40th Anniversary, Monnat & Spurrier, Chartered, attorneys Dan Monnat and Eli O’Brien have been named to the prestigious list of 2025 Missouri & Kansas Super Lawyers. Monnat was honored by Super Lawyers for the 21st consecutive year, while O’Brien earned his 5th straight year of recognition…

Wichita Bar Association Honors Dan Monnat with Lifetime Achievement Award

May 13, 2025

WICHITA – The Wichita Bar Association has honored criminal defense attorney Dan Monnat with its 2025 Lifetime Achievement Award. The award is given to a member whose sustained superior performance and accomplishments have brought credit and recognition to the profession. Notably, the recipient must have demonstrated exemplary ethical standards and high personal values….

Dan Monnat Receives Lifetime Achievement Award from Kansas Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers

Mar 30, 2025

Manhattan – Wichita criminal defense attorney Dan Monnat was honored with the Kansas Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers’ Lifetime Achievement Award at the organization’s annual meeting in Manhattan. Monnat, who has been a member of KACDL since its inception in 1989 and served as president from 1992-1995, has taught numerous CLE seminars for the organization on such topics as illegal search and seizure, the frailties of narcotics drug detection dogs, and the defense of accusations of child sex crimes….

Eli O’Brien Earns Fourth Consecutive Recognition As One of Missouri & Kansas Super Lawyers’ Rising Stars

Dec 05, 2024

Monnat & Spurrier, Chartered attorney Eli O’Brien has been named to the prestigious list of 2024 Missouri & Kansas Super Lawyers’ Rising Stars for the fourth straight year. The list annually highlights the region’s top attorneys under 40 years of age, selecting only 2.5 percent of those eligible…

Dan Monnat Listed Among Top 100 of Missouri & Kansas Super Lawyers for 2024

Nov 12, 2024

WICHITA – Dan Monnat has been recognized again on the Top 100 List of Missouri & Kansas Super Lawyers for 2024. This is Monnat’s 19th year to be named to this prestigious list…

Monnat & Spurrier, Chartered Earns Five “Best Law Firms 2025” Metropolitan Rankings

Nov 07, 2024

WICHITA – Best Lawyers®, the oldest purely peer review research and accolades company in the legal profession, today announced it has awarded Monnat & Spurrier, Chartered, with five “Best Law Firms 2025” metropolitan rankings…

Dan Monnat Named to International List of Lexology Index/Who’s Who Legal: Business Crime Defense 2024

Oct 02, 2024

The 2024 edition of Lexology Index/Who’s Who Legal: Business Crime Defense has named Dan Monnat as 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…

Three Monnat & Spurrier Attorneys Honored by Best Lawyers in America

Aug 15, 2024

Three attorneys of Monnat & Spurrier, Chartered – Dan Monnat, Stan Spurrier, and Eli O’Brien — have been honored by Best Lawyers in America® 2025. This marks the 37th consecutive year that firm President Dan Monnat has been honored for selection to this prestigious list…

Chambers USA Ranks Dan Monnat Among Kansas’ Top Tier Litigators For White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations 2024

Jun 07, 2024

Chambers USA 2024 has ranked Dan Monnat, of Monnat & Spurrier, Chartered, in the top tier of Kansas litigators for White-Collar Crime and Government Investigations, describing him as “a widely venerated litigator, respected in the market for his expert representation in trial and appellate white-collar criminal proceedings…”

Wichita’s Renowned Martial Artist Grace Wu-Monnat Honored with Lifetime Achievement Award by KungFuMagazine.com

May 13, 2024

WICHITA, Kansas — Wichita’s Grace Wu-Monnat – an internationally renowned Master, teacher and judge of professional Chinese Martial Arts competitions worldwide – was honored with a Lifetime Achievement Award on May 5, at the 2024 Tiger Claw Elite KungFuMagazine.com competition in San Jose, Calif. Tiger Claw Elite is the largest, most prestigious Kung Fu and…

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