Three attorneys of Monnat & Spurrier, Chartered, have been honored by Best Lawyers in America® 2025, including firm President Dan Monnat, who was named to the prestigious list for the 37th consecutive year.
Dan Monnat has practiced throughout Kansas and the United States for nearly 50 years, waging relentless defenses for clients facing high-stakes trials, grand juries, federal and state appellate courts, and regulatory/governmental investigations. First named to the Best Lawyers in America list in 1989, Monnat makes his 37th consecutive appearance on the list of legal luminaries, this year recognized for his work in Criminal Defense-General Practice; Criminal Defense-White Collar; Bet-the-Company Litigation; and Appellate Practice.
A prolific author and lecturer on criminal defense topics, Monnat is a cum laude graduate of California State University, with a J.D. from Creighton University School of Law. He is a graduate of Gerry Spence’s Trial Lawyer’s College.
Stan Spurrier, who co-founded the firm with Monnat in 1985, was recognized by Best Lawyers in the areas of Appellate Practice; Criminal Defense: General Practice; and Criminal Defense: White-Collar.
Well-known for his keen legal scholarship, Spurrier earned his bachelor’s degree from Wichita State University and his J.D., magna cum laude, from Washburn University School of Law.
Eli O’Brien is an associate attorney whose trial practice includes defense of serious felony accusations, as well as significant DUI / DWI cases. He was honored by Best Lawyers in the practice areas of Criminal Defense: General Practice; Criminal Defense: White-Collar; and DUI / DWI Defense.
Before joining Monnat & Spurrier in 2015, O’Brien was a trial attorney with the Sedgwick County Public Defender’s Office. O’Brien is a graduate of Washburn University School of Law and the National Criminal Defense College Trial Practice Institute at Roger Williams School of Law in Bristol, Rhode Island.