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Joseph, Hollander & Craft LLC
Ready for Anything
WE DELIVER
Support & Results
When you have a legal matter to address, you need the support of a knowledgeable attorney who can provide information and advice that will empower you in your next steps. You need a skilled lawyer with a proven track record who knows how to get results. For your criminal, civil, or family law matter in Topeka, you need JHC.
WE ARE
Recognized Leaders
JHC’s Topeka attorneys are known throughout the legal community as leaders in our fields of practice. Among our Topeka practitioners is a criminal defense attorney who has been repeatedly honored as Best Lawyers® “Lawyer of the Year” for Criminal Defense practice; a family law attorney who has served on the Kansas Judicial Council’s Family Law Advisory Committee for more than two decades; and healthcare lawyer with a decade of experience in risk management at a major Kansas hospital. For top-tier representation in Topeka, contact the leaders at JHC.
WE FOCUS ON
Helping People
Rather than representing big businesses and corporations, JHC focuses on helping people. It is something our civil, criminal, and family law practice groups all have in common. We all represent individuals who come to us in times of need. Our clients come from all walks of life, each facing distinct challenges—and we have made it our job to help.
Ready for Anything
JHC operates pursuant to the credo Ready for Anything. Distinguished family law representation. Superlative criminal defense. First-rate defense of licensed professionals. Personal injury and wrongful death representation with impressive results. Civil asset seizure and forfeiture counsel a step above the rest. Unmatched health care and hospital law guidance. When you need an attorney for your civil, criminal, or family law matter, we are ready.
Topeka Family Law Attorneys
JHC’s Topeka family law attorneys are caring counselors, sharp advisors, capable negotiators, and fierce litigators. With experience you can trust to guide you through divorce, parentage, post-decree modification, adoption, and guardianship matters, our family law practitioners are exactly who you need by your side.
Topeka Civil Attorneys
JHC’s civil attorneys are recognized leaders in their fields of practice. In Topeka and beyond, we offer superior representation when it comes to:
Professional Licensure Defense
Personal Injury Litigation
Asset Forfeiture Litigation
Health and Hospital Law
Topeka Criminal Defense Attorneys
Your choice of criminal defense attorney can prove critical to the resolution of your case. When you are combatting criminal allegations, you need a criminal defense lawyer with proven prowess. JHC’s Topeka criminal defense attorneys have been tested, and we have demonstrated—time and again—our ability to achieve favorable results for our clients.
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One of Topeka’s leading law firms, JHC has served clients in the capital city and surrounding areas for more than two decades. Since opening our doors on Topeka Boulevard, we have made waves inside and outside the courtroom—taking on leadership roles in the legal community and earning historic victories for clients.
JHC’s Topeka criminal defense attorneys are renowned for successfully representing criminal defendants in district courts and on appeal. We provide superior representation to individuals charged with white-collar crimes, drug crimes, sex crimes, violent crimes, and DUIs. With a history of achieving favorable outcomes for clients facing federal, state, and municipal charges, JHC’s Topeka criminal defense lawyers are exactly who you want working on your case.
With remarkable skill and efficacy, JHC’s Topeka family law attorneys help clients make informed decisions and achieve beneficial results in cases involving divorce, annulment, paternity, child custody, child support, and related issues. We also provide thoughtful counsel in matters involving guardianships, adoptions, and grandparent rights. In every case, we endeavor to manage the details and complexities of the law so our clients can focus on their futures and their families.
JHC’s Topeka office is headquarters for our health and hospital law practice, which spans across the state of Kansas. Our skilled practitioners defend healthcare professionals against medical malpractice claims; provide administrative and regulatory defense to healthcare providers and entities; and offer legal counsel regarding medical staff relations, peer review, risk management, and compliance issues. Led by an attorney with a decade of hospital administration experience, our health and hospital law team brings clients a vantage point few others can.
The close proximity of JHC’s Topeka location to most Kansas regulatory boards and agencies’ offices allows our professional licensure defense lawyers to maintain ongoing relationships with agency staff and keep apprised of current issues in a timely manner. This connection, developed over years of regular practice with these administrative bodies, aids our professional licensure defense attorneys in delivering peerless defense of licensed professionals and professional entities in Topeka and beyond.
Our Topeka personal injury lawyers represent the victims of car crashes, tractor trailer collisions, motorcycle accidents, workplace injuries, fires and explosions, and other life-altering experiences resulting in physical harm and emotional trauma. We help them pursue claims for medical expenses, lost wages and diminished earning capacity, and pain and suffering. Likewise, our Topeka wrongful death attorneys prosecute actions on behalf of family members who have lost loved ones due to the fault of another.
JHC’s civil asset forfeiture lawyers serve clients whose cash has been seized in Topeka and everywhere else in Kansas. We guide our clients through the claim process, review all stops and seizures for police misconduct, and litigate suppression and lawful possession issues in Kansas federal and state courts.
You can count on JHC’s Topeka attorneys to unravel complex legal problems, develop clever solutions, provide thoughtful guidance, and fiercely advocate on your behalf. We aim to be the go-to law firm for your civil, criminal, and family law needs in Topeka and surrounding areas.
Our Values
Quality
We are committed to quality in everything we do. Our work is thoroughly researched, well-reasoned, and presented clearly and effectively.
Integrity
We are honest, ethical, and respectful in our interactions with clients, opposing counsel, and the court. We stand by our words and expect to be held accountable for our actions.
Progress
In all things, we seek forward momentum. We advance our clients’ interests, we value our own professional development, and we seek to be forces of positive change in the legal community.
Why Should You Choose JHC?
No one sets out looking for a law firm that’s “good enough.” When it comes to your family, your freedom, your future, and your finances, you want the best law firm you can find. JHC aims to meet that requirement. We want to be the best Topeka law firm for your case and your needs—the best law firm for you.
JHC clients can expect a personal experience and personalized representation. Everyone at JHC—from our stellar professional staff to our first-rate attorneys—is dedicated to treating each client as a priority. We get to know you and your matter so we can provide customized legal strategies and solutions specific to your unique situation.
We believe communication is key and endeavor to maintain open and consistent discourse for the duration of your legal matter. You are the expert on your needs, and we want to hear about them. As your matter progresses, we will ensure you have the information you need to make important decisions—and that the information is conveyed as clearly as possible.
To achieve quality results, we combine determination, preparation, and skill. We know our stuff, but we don’t rest on experience alone. We put in the hard work necessary to accomplish our client’s objectives.
Finally, we have an advantage many other firms in the area can’t match. Our Topeka office is one of five locations serving clients across Kansas and into Missouri. With 20 attorneys firm-wide and an expansive network of resources and relationships, JHC offers big firm capabilities with a small firm feel.
Testimonials
Excellent Attorney Group! I worked with Dustin Curry and he was fantastic. Easy to get in touch with, knowledgeable and definitely helped me achieve a favorable outcome. I highly recommend if looking for a good attorney in the Topeka or Lawerence area.
AaronThe Legal Ethics & Malpractice Reporter
Joseph, Hollander & Craft’s legal ethics and malpractice group is pleased to offer resources on this subject to their friends and colleagues in the bar.
Currently, JHC offers two resources of significant value to the legal community in Kansas, Missouri, and across the US: our monthly Legal Ethics & Malpractice Reporter (LEMR) publication, and free, quarterly continuing legal education (CLE) seminars.
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Legal Ethics & Malpractice Reporter, Vol. 5, No. 11
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JHC Welcomes Kansas City Attorney Samantha Fisher to the Firm
NEWS RELEASE For immediate release November 19, 2024 OVERLAND PARK, Kan. – Joseph, Hollander & Craft (JHC) is pleased to announce the addition of Samantha Fisher to its Overland Park office. Samantha joins JHC’s health and hospital law and professional licensure defense practice groups, where she will be working closely with Diane Bellquist and Anne […]
13 Joseph, Hollander & Craft Attorneys Honored by Missouri & Kansas Super Lawyers for 2024
NEWS RELEASE For immediate release November 12, 2024 OVERLAND PARK, Kansas — Thirteen attorneys from Joseph, Hollander & Craft have been recognized by Kansas and Missouri Super Lawyers® for 2024, including five selected to the prestigious “Rising Stars” list. Fewer than 5% of all attorneys in Kansas and Missouri are selected as Super Lawyers – […]
JHC awarded Best Law Firms designation for 15th straight year (2025)
2025 Best Law Firms® FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Overland Park, November 7, 2024 — Joseph, Hollander & Craft LLC has been recognized in the 2025 edition of Best Law Firms®, ranked by Best Lawyers®, regionally in 5 practice areas. It is the 15th consecutive year the firm has earned this prestigious designation. Firms featured in the […]
Our Locations
Kansas City | 816-673-3900
Lawrence | 785-856-0143
Overland Park | 913-948-9490
Topeka | 785-234-3272
Wichita | 316-262-9393
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