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Matthew Gorney

Monnat & Spurrier, Chartered
  • Recognized Since:
    2021
  • Recognized in:
    Criminal Defense: General Practice
  • Law School:
    University of Kansas
  • Website:
    http://www.monnat.com
  • E-mail:
    Matt.Gorney@monnat.com
  • Location:
    200 West Douglas Avenue, Suite 830
    Olive W. Garvey Building
    Wichita, KS 67202
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Formerly a professional journalist, Mr. Gorney knows the value of listening to others’ stories and possesses the skill to ask strategic questions based on thorough research and mastery of the subject matter. He joined Monnat & Spurrier, Chartered’s criminal defense team in 2016.

A Wichita native, Mr. Gorney graduated from the University of Kansas School of Law in 2013 where he earned certificates in both Advocacy Skills and Media, Law and Technology. Mr. Gorney simultaneously earned a Master of Science Degree in Journalism from the William Allen White School of Journalism and Mass Communications after successfully defending his thesis: Social Media and Kansas Courtrooms: Assessing Kansas Supreme Court Rule 1001 and Exploring Possible Improvements. He earned a bachelor’s degree from Kansas State University majoring in journalism with a minor in Leadership Studies.

While in law school, Mr. Gorney joined the American Bar Association’s Law Student Division and served a year as one of the division’s four national officers. Mr. Gorney also worked as a graduate teaching assistant and later adjunct instructor for KU’s journalism school during his time in Lawrence.

Mr. Gorney is a member of the Delta Chi Fraternity.

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Lawyer Bio

Formerly a professional journalist, Mr. Gorney knows the value of listening to others’ stories and possesses the skill to ask strategic questions based on thorough research and mastery of the subject matter. He joined Monnat & Spurrier, Chartered’s criminal defense team in 2016.

A Wichita native, Mr. Gorney graduated from the University of Kansas School of Law in 2013 where he earned certificates in both Advocacy Skills and Media, Law and Technology. Mr. Gorney simultaneously earned a Master of Science Degree in Journalism from the William Allen White School of Journalism and Mass Communications after successfully defending his thesis: Social Media and Kansas Courtrooms: Assessing Kansas Supreme Court Rule 1001 and Exploring Possible Improvements. He earned a bachelor’s degree from Kansas State University majoring in journalism with a minor in Leadership Studies.

While in law school, Mr. Gorney joined the American Bar Association’s Law Student Division and served a year as one of the division’s four national officers. Mr. Gorney also worked as a graduate teaching assistant and later adjunct instructor for KU’s journalism school during his time in Lawrence.

Mr. Gorney is a member of the Delta Chi Fraternity.

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Education:

  • University of Kansas, M.S. - Journalism and Mass Communications , graduated 2013
  • University of Kansas , J.D., graduated 2013
  • Kansas State University, B.A. - Journalism, graduated 2006

Bar Admissions:

  • Kansas, 2013
 

Court Admissions:

  • United States Supreme Court
  • United States 10th Circuit Court of Appeals
  • United States District Court, District of Kansas
  • State Courts of Kansas

Affiliations:

  • Kansas Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers - Member
  • Kansas Bar Association - Member
  • National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers - Member
  • Wichita Bar Association - Member

Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America for work in:

  • Criminal Defense: General Practice
 

Awards:

  • Best Lawyers in America, 2021
  • Missouri & Kansas Super Lawyers Rising Stars, 2018 - 2020
  • National Trial Lawyers, Criminal Defense Top 40 Under 40 - Kansas 2019
 

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Monnat & Spurrier, Chartered
http://www.monnat.com
 
Headquarters
200 West Douglas Avenue, Suite 830
Olive W. Garvey Building
Wichita, KS 67202
(316) 264.2800

Lawyer Case History

City of Wichita v. Nyamweya, 1DU000136 (2018)

Trial judge found client "not guilty" on misdemeanor charges of driving under influence and minor possession of alcohol; Client convicted only on traffic infraction for inattentive driving.

City of Wichita v. Thornton, 18DU000039 (2019)

Client found "not guilty" at trial of reckless driving and DUI (incapable of safely operating a vehicle) following successful motion to suppress results of blood draw resulting in dismissal DUI (0.08 or greater) charge. Prior to trial, charges of driving without insurance and transporting open alcoholic beverages were dismissed by the prosecution.
 
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