If you’ve been arrested for or charged with a federal crime in Kansas, received a federal target letter, or been summoned to appear before a federal grand jury, call our office at one of the numbers in the upper right corner of this page. If we can’t represent you, we will help you find someone who can.
We welcome and appreciate the support of families and friends. That support can be difficult to sustain for a host of reasons, but is crucial to anyone facing federal charges.
We may wish to contact you for help arranging our client’s pretrial release, understanding facts related to the charges, or preparing a plea for leniency at sentencing. Thank you, in advance, for working with us.
Please understand that things our client tells us are confidential, and we will keep them confidential. In other words, we can only share information with you that our client permits us to share. On the other hand, things that you and our client talk about are not confidential—if our client is detained, for instance, the jail might read your letters or listen in on your phone calls or visits. And you might be subpoenaed to court to testify about the content of your communications. Please keep this in mind when you communicate with our client.
Most federal court proceedings are open to the public. Visitors must bring a photo ID and enter through courthouse security. Visitors may not bring cellphones or smart watches or other electronics into the courthouse, and all bags are subject to search.
Federal court is very formal (more formal than state court). We suggest dressing in a way that shows respect for the judge. Additionally, while we understand that arranging for child care can be difficult, we recommend that you do not bring young children into court.
Kansas federal courthouse locations, current health protocols, and parking guidance can be found here.
The government can temporarily keep property that it seizes for use in a criminal case. If the property is not required (or is no longer required) for use in the case, you or your lawyer can ask that it be returned, either informally, or by filing a motion under Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 41(g). If the property is contraband or criminal proceeds, the government may seek its forfeiture via criminal, civil, or administrative proceedings.
Your lawyers should "privatize" their phone numbers with your detention facility so that you can have confidential attorney-client phone calls, following the instructions on this page. This same page also explains how lawyers may provide discovery to clients in custody through encrypted, password-protected flash drives that your facility will make available for your electronic review.