Kris Poppe
The Richardson Firm
Kris Poppe joined the Richardson Firm in 2016 after nearly 35 years of military service, including over 20 years as an Army Judge Advocate.
Kris served as an NCO in the U.S. Marine Corps and as an Army infantry officer before becoming an attorney. As an active duty Judge Advocate, Kris built a service-wide reputation for his courtroom skill and criminal law expertise and was the “go-to” trial defense counsel for high-profile and complex cases. Among those cases, he defended the only officer court-martialed in the Abu Ghraib trials and Major Nidal Hasan. Kris culminated his Army career as the first Chief of Capital Litigation for the Trial Defense Service and as a military trial judge. He has continued to be an aggressive and effective advocate for those accused of serious crimes in state, federal and military courts.
Kris graduated with distinction from the Pettit College of Law at Ohio Northern University and is an alumnus of The Ohio State University with a BA in History. He married his high school sweetheart, Susie, and they have two children: Lucas, an engineer in Oak Ridge TN, and Katharine, a public defender in Cincinnati, OH.
Kris is committed to continuing the Richardson Firm’s tradition of ongoing service to the military community and military law.
- The Ohio Northern University Pettit College of Law
- J.D. (1993) | Law
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- Honors: Graduated With Distinction
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- Ohio State University - Columbus
- B.A. (1989) | History
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- Trial Attorney
- The Richardson Firm
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- Trial Judge
- US Army Trial Judiciary
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- Chief, Capital Litigation & Special Defense Counsel
- US Army Trial Defense Service
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- Adjunct Professor, Criminal Law
- US Army TJAGLC&S
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- Trial Attorney
- Poppe Law Office
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- Chief, Military Justice
- US Army, Fort Sam Houston
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- Senior Defense Counsel
- US Army Trial Defense Service
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- Special Asstistant US Attorney
- Eastern District of Kansas
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- Trial Attorney
- Poppe Law Office
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- North Carolina State Bar # 50339
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- Ohio State Bar # 61901
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- Activities: Inactive
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- North Carolina
- North Carolina State Bar
- ID Number: 50339
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- Ohio
- Supreme Court of Ohio Office of Attorney Services
- ID Number: 61901
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- United States Army Court of Criminal Appeals
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- United States Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces
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- United States District Court, Eastern District of North Carolina
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- Free Consultation
- Criminal Law
- Military Law
- English: Spoken, Written