Appellate Defender Office
General Contact Information
Appellate Defender Office
700 SW Jackson St, Suite 900
Topeka, KS 66603
785-296-5484
Office Leadership
Patrick Lawless, Chief Appellate Defender // plawless@sbids.org
Patrick Dunn, Deputy Appellate Defender // pdunn@sbids.org
Jennifer Roth, Deputy Appellate Defender // jroth@sbids.org
Attorneys
Michelle Davis, Lead Assistant Appellate Defender // mdavis@sbids.org
Corrine Gunning, Lead Assistant Appellate Defender // cgunning@sbids.org
Randall Hodgkinson, Lead Assistant Appellate Defender // rhodgkinson@sbids.org
Korey Kaul, Lead Assistant Appellate Defender // kkaul@sbids.org
Peter Maharry, Lead Assistant Appellate Defender // pmaharry@sbids.org
Ryan Eddinger, Senior Assistant Appellate Defender // reddinger@sbids.org
Hope Faflick Reynolds, Senior Assistant Appellate Defender // hfaflick@sbids.org
James Latta, Senior Assistant Appellate Defender // jlatta@sbids.org
Kai Mann, Senior Assistant Appellate Defender // kmann@sbids.org
Jacob Nowak, Senior Assistant Appellate Defender // jnowak@sbids.org
Kasper Schirer, Senior Assistant Appellate Defender // kschirer@sbids.org
Sam Schirer, Senior Assistant Appellate Defender // sschirer@sbids.org
Emily Brandt, Assistant Appellate Defender // ebrandt@sbids.org
Lindsay Kornegay, Assistant Appellate Defender // lkornegay@sbids.org
Sean Randall, Assistant Appellate Defender // srandall@sbids.org
Grace Tran, Assistant Appellate Defender //gtran@sbids.org
Darby VanHoutan, Assistant Appellate Defender // dvanhoutan@sbids.org
Staff
Lydia Vega, Office Manager // lvega@sbids.org
Priscilla Diaz, Administrative Specialist // pdiaz@sbids.org
Isabella Rivera, Administrative Specialist // irivera@sbids.org
Rebecca Ralston, Legal Assistant // rralston@sbids.org
Ana Ramirez-Marin, Legal Assistant // aramirez@sbids.org
Loretta VandeVelde, Legal Assistant // lvandevelde@sbids.org