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