Dan Hansmeier

Dan joined the Kansas Federal Public Defender in 2014 and has litigated criminal appeals for the last 15 years. He graduated from Millikin University and the University of Minnesota Law School, then clerked at the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals. Dan began his appellate practice with the Federal Public Defender Office in the Central District of Illinois, where for 7 years he handled hundreds of appeals.

Dan has argued around 90 appeals in the federal courts of appeals. He has also successfully litigated two cases in the United States Supreme court (arguing one), and participated as co-counsel in two other Supreme Court merits cases.

In addition to his casework, Dan frequently teaches criminal-defense-related topics to other lawyers and legal professionals at local and national conferences. Dan is also the author of the Tenth Circuit Criminal Handbook, a 2-volume, 1,800-page treatise that covers Tenth Circuit and Supreme Court precedent on a multitude of topics.

In his spare time, Dan spends time with his children and coaches youth baseball.