WICHITA — Best Law Firms 2017 – a national assessment produced jointly by U.S. News & World Report and Best Lawyers – has awarded Monnat & Spurrier, Chartered’s criminal defense practice a Tier 1 Ranking for the Wichita area. Complete rankings are online at www.usnews.com/bestlawfirms.

Prominent Wichita attorney Dan Monnat is lashing out against CBS News for a “48 Hours” feature about two of his clients. Monnat defended Chad and Shannon Floyd of Johnson, Kansas, in two trials related to the disappearance of Shannon’s ex-boyfriend, with whom she was arguing over custody of their child. CBS aired a one-hour special…