A federal judge in Kansas has tossed out a machine gun possession charge and questioned if bans on the weapons violate the Second Amendment. Defense attorney Dan Monnat tells KWCH TV that others charged with possession will try to use this ruling to their benefit. “I presume everybody accused of possessing machine guns will use this case as precedent to contend that the cases can’t be prosecuted….”
AUGUSTA, Kan. – Will two Augusta teens arrested in connection to the murder of a 93-year-old woman be tried as adults? Wichita attorney Dan Monnat tells KWCH TV that prosecutors will have to jump through a lot of hoops before that can happen, and a judge will have to find that the community will be better served by treating a child as an adult….
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 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…”
VALLEY CENTER, Kan. — The Valley Center police department will be wrapping up its investigation into the Valley Center boys’ varsity baseball team animal cruelty case in about a week, but it will be about a month before they’re able to meet with the DA’s office to consider charges. Dan Monnat tells KAKE TV there’s no rush for the DA to possibly make charges because there’s no threat to the public and the Valley Center Police Department said there’s no one in custody….
Even if the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration moves forward with reclassifying marijuana to make it considered a less serious drug, KSN Legal Analyst Dan Monnat points out this is only a reclassification by one part of the federal government, the DEA, and it’s not a done deal yet. He also says, “even if reclassified, this is not going to throw open the doors of the penitentiary….”
When news spread of the death of Richard Ney – whose career of legal firsts included launching the Sedgwick County Public Defenders’ Office – Dan Monnat noted, “Richard really deserves recognition as a lion of the national criminal defense bar…. The fact that that vital of a person is no longer with us is just sad….”
Dan Monnat has been recognized again on the Top 100 List of Missouri & Kansas Super Lawyers for 2023. He has been among the overall Top 100 of Missouri & Kansas Super Lawyers for 18 years….
Most people probably don’t see a connection between music and defending people accused of serious crimes. But then Dan Monnat, JD’76, isn’t most people…
Following the death of George Floyd, Gabrielle Griffie organized a Wichita protest and was arrested on two counts of unlawful assembly for “noisy conduct.” The ACLU questions the city ordinance that led to Griffie’s arrest, arguing that her First Amendment rights were violated. Criminal defense attorney Dan Monnat agrees, telling KWCH TV, “With a vague term like ‘noisy conduct’ that’s in the municipal ordinance, doesn’t that vague term threaten — even chill — your right of expression and free speech?’”
