How To Find Us

Kansas City Office

Office of the Federal Public Defender
201 US Courthouse
500 State Avenue
Kansas City, KS 66101
United States

Toll free: (800) 736-3793
Directions

Our Kansas City office is on the second floor of the Robert J. Dole Federal Courthouse. It is accessible by elevator. Once you are in our office, your communications with us are confidential. Nonetheless, visitors must first pass through courthouse security to reach the elevator bank. This means that you must bring a photo ID, and you may not bring any cellphones or smart watches or other electronics into the building.

Visitors must use the south (State Street) entrance of the courthouse. 

Free public parking is available at the following: 

  • Lot 4, 424 Minnesota Ave, Kansas City, KS 66101.  Parking lot can be accessed from State Ave and Minnesota Ave.  
  • Former Merc Co-op, 525 Minnesota Ave, Kansas City, KS 66101.
  • A map of parking options can be found HERE

There are several city bus stops within walking distance from the courthouse on both 5th Street and Minnesota Avenue.

Topeka Office

Office of the Federal Public Defender
632 SW Van Buren Street
Suite 200
Topeka, KS 66603
United States

Toll free: (800) 359-9492
Directions

Our Topeka office is at the corner of Van Buren and 7th in the Kansas Agricultural Statistics building. Come in through the double street-facing doors at 632 Van Buren and walk straight to the elevator at the back of the building. Take the elevator to the second floor, turn left out of the elevator, and you will see our reception area.

There is metered parking in front and on the surrounding streets.

There are downtown bus stops within walking distance on the North Kansas, East 6th, and California routes, and the Quincy Street Station is only a few blocks away.

Wichita Office

Office of the Federal Public Defender
Epic Center, Suite 850
301 N. Main
Wichita, KS 67202
United States

Toll free: (800) 735-1355
Directions

Our Wichita office is on the eighth floor of the Epic Center, at the corner of Main and 2nd Street. Parking is available in the adjacent parking garage, which opens onto 2nd Street. Accessible parking spaces and an accessible entryway (no stairs) are on the fourth floor of the garage. Once you enter the building from the garage, take the elevator to the 8th floor. Bring your parking garage ticket with you to our office and we will validate it for you so that you don’t have to pay to leave the garage.

Metered parking is available at street level on the surrounding streets. Street-level doors into the Epic Center are on the south-east and north sides of the building.

There are several city bus stops within walking distance from the Epic Center.