The reasons I chose to be a Kansas criminal defense lawyer are difficult to put into words.
It’s the feeling I get when I see somebody’s car pulled over and they watch helplessly as their property is searched. I wonder: was there a legitimate reason for the stop? Did they consent to the search?
When I hear on the news that a suspect is taken into custody, my first thoughts are: How did they get to be a suspect in the first place? Will they be intimidated into surrendering their rights? Do they really understand the Miranda warning? What coercive interrogation tactics will be used? Promises? Threats? Lies?
If a case does make it to trial: Will the judge and jury really presume the Defendant is innocent? What extra credibility will they give an accuser's testimony over the Defendants? Will the jury truly not use the Defendant’s silence as an inference of guilt?
If someone is sentenced to prison: What kind of person will they be when they complete their sentence? Once they have paid their debt to society, the stigma of being a ‘felon’ will forever haunt them, taking away their right to vote, bear arms and eligibility for countless jobs. Is this really in the public’s best interest?
These are my thoughts and some of the feelings that inspired me to become a Kansas criminal defense lawyer and continue to drive me every day to defend your rights.
Vincent Rivera,
Kansas Criminal Defense Attorney
Specializes in Federal and State Criminal Defense.
Contact us at:
Schlagel Long Rivera LLC
100 E. Park St, Suite 8
Olathe, Kansas, KS 66061
(913) 210-0844
- University of Kansas
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- Washburn University School of Law
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- Practice exclusively criminal defense in City, State and Federal court. As of 8/29/19, in private practice: approximately 10 jury trials, making career total of 21 trials.
- Assistant Public Defender
- State of Kansas Public Defender Office
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- Practiced exclusively felony criminal defense through all stages of state criminal procedure, preliminary examinations, plea hearings suppression hearings, jury trials, bench trials, sentencing hearings, restitution hearings. Argued suppression motions, motions in limmine, criminal history objections, departure motions Maintain a large case load, with limited staff and support resources Lead council on 11 jury trials, 2nd chair on 1 jury trial.
- Trial Skills, Intensive Trial Advocacy Progam, Topeka, KS
- Washburn University School of Law
- Taught trial advocacy to law students during a week-long course. This included individual feedback, mentoring, lectures and faculty demonstrations.
- Police Interrogation Tacticts and Defenses, Kansas Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers Spring CLE
- Kansas Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
- Presented to Kansas Defense Attorneys on police interrogation tactics, and strategies to defend against false confession cases.
- Trial Skills, Intensive Trial Advocacy Program, Topeka, KS
- Washburn University School of Law
- Taught trial advocacy to law students during a week-long course. This included individual feedback, mentoring, lectures and faculty demonstrations.
- Kansas Legal Educator Award
- Kansas Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
- Two-time recipient of the Kansas Legal Educator Award for presenting to Kansas Criminal Defense attorneys on challenging RIED interrogations, and law practice management.
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