FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
August 15, 2024
OVERLAND PARK, Kan. – Joseph, Hollander & Craft LLC attorney Dionne M. Scherff was recently recognized by Best Lawyers as the 2025 “Lawyer of the Year” for Criminal Defense: General Practice in Kansas City, Kansas. (This Best Lawyers metro area covers the Kansas side of Greater Kansas City, including Overland Park and Johnson County, KS.)
Only a single lawyer in each practice area and designated metropolitan area is honored as the “Lawyer of the Year,” making this a significant and coveted accolade. These lawyers are selected based on particularly impressive voting averages received during the peer review assessments.
Receiving this designation reflects the high level of respect a lawyer has earned among other leading lawyers in the same communities and the same practice areas for their abilities, professionalism, and integrity.
In addition to “Lawyer of the Year,” Dionne M. Scherff was listed in the 2025 edition of The Best Lawyers in America® in the following practice areas:
This is Dionne’s fifth consecutive year receiving recognition by The Best Lawyers in America® for criminal defense.
Since it was first published in 1983, Best Lawyers has become universally regarded as a definitive guide to legal excellence. For more than four decades, Best Lawyers has helped those in need of legal services identify the lawyers best qualified to represent them in distant jurisdictions or unfamiliar specialties. Lawyers are not required nor allowed to pay a fee to be listed; therefore, recognition by Best Lawyers is a significant distinction.
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About Joseph, Hollander & Craft LLC
Joseph, Hollander & Craft is a mid-size law firm representing criminal defense, civil defense, personal injury, and family law clients throughout Kansas and Missouri. From our offices in Kansas City, Lawrence, Overland Park, Topeka and Wichita, our team of 25 attorneys covers a lot of ground, both geographically and professionally.
We defend against life-changing criminal prosecutions. We protect children and property in divorce cases. We pursue relief for clients who have suffered catastrophic injuries or the death of a loved one due to the negligence of others. We fight allegations of professional misconduct against medical and legal practitioners, accountants, real estate agents, and others.
When your business, freedom, property, or career is at stake, you want the attorney standing beside you to be skilled, prepared, and relentless — Ready for Anything, come what may. At JHC, we pride ourselves on offering outstanding legal counsel and representation with the personal attention and professionalism our clients deserve. Learn more about our attorneys and their areas of practice, and locate a JHC office near you.