Death Penalty Defense Unit
General Contact Information
Death Penalty Defense Unit
300 SW 8th St., Ste. 300
Topeka, KS 66603
785-291-3976 (Topeka)
Office Leadership
Mark Manna, Chief Capital Defender // mmanna@sbids.org
Attorneys
Tim Frieden, Lead Assistant Capital Defender // tfrieden@sbids.org
Gary Owens, Lead Assistant Capital Defender // gowens@sbids.org
Emily Barclay, Senior Assistant Capital Defender // ebarclay@sbids.org
Kelson Bohnet, Senior Assistant Capital Defender // kbohnet@sbids.org
Peter Conley, Senior Assistant Capital Defender // pconley@sbids.org
Jeffrey Dazey, Senior Assistant Capital Defender // jdazey@sbids.org
William Machado, Senior Assistant Capital Defender // wmachado@sbids.org
Steve Rupert, Senior Assistant Capital Defender // srupert@sbids.org
Brandi Studer, Senior Assistant Capital Defender // bstuder@sbids.org
Staff
Shawna Bruno, Office Manager (Topeka) // sbruno@sbids.org
Sidney Brush, Office Manager (Wichita) // sbrush@sbids.org
LeAnn Taylor, Legal Assistant // ltaylor@sbids.org
Erin Bowman, Mitigation Specialist // ebowman@sbids.org
Phillip Hart, Mitigation Specialist // phart@sbids.org
Ray Riniker, Special Investigator // rriniker@sbids.org
Cort Rolfingsmeier, Special Investigator // crolfingsmeier@sbids.org