Life Member Directory

Life members are attorneys who have made an extraordinary commitment to support the work of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers. By supporting NACDL at the highest dues level, they are accorded a lifetime membership as long as they continue to meet the standards for NACDL membership. In addition, they are listed in this special expanded life member directory, including bio and photograph, and receive a special award in recognition of their support for NACDL’s work.

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  • Joshua Kendrick

    Joshua Snow Kendrick

    • Kendrick & Leonard, PC
    Contact Information
    Biography
    Education
    • Undergraduate: Clemson University
    • Graduate: University of South Carolina School of Law
    Practice Areas
    • Appellate Advocacy
    • DUI
    • Federal Practice
    • White Collar Crime
  • Kathryn Keneally

    Kathryn Keneally

    • Jones Day
    Contact Information
    Biography
    Kathy Keneally is a partner of DLA Piper LLP (US) and Chair of Civil and Criminal Tax Litigation in the firm’s global tax group. Before joining Piper, Kathy served as the nation’s top tax prosecutor as Assistant Attorney General for the U.S. Justice Department’s Tax Division. She also has 30+ years’ experience representing large corporations, financial institutions, closely held businesses and high-net-worth individuals in civil and criminal tax matters and white collar criminal defense.
    Education
    • Undergraduate: Cornell University, , 1979
    • Graduate: NYU School of Law, LLM (Taxation), , 1993
    • Law School: Fordham University School of Law, , 1982
    Practice Areas
    • Corporate Compliance
    • Federal Practice
    • International
    • White Collar Crime
  • Michael Kennedy

    Michael J. Kennedy

    Contact Information
    Biography
    Education
    • Undergraduate: University of California Berkeley, , 1959
    • Law School: Univ. of Cal. Hastings College of Law, 1962
  • Thomas Kennedy

    Thomas A. Kennedy

    • Thomas A Kennedy P A
    Contact Information
    Biography
    Former Asst. Public Defender, Office of Maryland Public Defender
    Education
    • Undergraduate: University of Maryland, BA Spanish, 1981
    • Law School: University of Baltimore School of Law, JD, 1991
    Bar Information
    • Maryland, DC, Florida, SDFL, 11th Circuit
    Practice Areas
    • Appellate Advocacy
    • Controlled Substances
    • DUI
    • Immigration
    • Juvenile Defense
  • David Kenner

    David E. Kenner

    • Kenner Law Firm
    Contact Information
    Biography
    Practice Areas
    • Appellate Advocacy
    • Controlled Substances
    • Corporate Compliance
    • Federal Practice
    • White Collar Crime
  • Jeffrey Kent

    Jeffrey D. Kent

    • Certified Criminal Law Specialist, The Kent Law Firm
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    Biography

    Jeffrey D. Kent, Attorney at Law, has been practicing exclusively criminal law since he began his legal career in Orange County, California, in 1992. He is a 1989 graduate of the University of California, Irvine receiving B.A. degrees with honors in both Economics and Political Science. He then graduated from Western State University, College of Law in Fullerton, California with honors in 1992, and immediately passed the California State Bar Examination. Jeff worked with both the Orange County Public Defender and Orange County District Attorney's Office while in law school. 

    During a career marked with high-profile successes, Jeff has handled several thousand criminal cases, including over 100 jury trials, in both state and federal courts, and a number of homicide cases. He also has had the privilege of being one of a select group of lawyers to have argued before the California Supreme Court. Jeff has been granted the honor of being a Certified Specialist in Criminal Law by the California State Bar Board of Legal Specialization. He is one of approximately 25 in Orange County and 350 in the entire State of California to hold such certification!

    As testimony to the quality of his preparation and conduct of complex cases, Jeff's clients have included judges, politicians, private attorneys, public defenders, and law enforcement officers. He is also listed in the Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers, Martindale-Hubbell with an AV rating (the highest given), Avvo.com with a 10.0 rating, and has been listed for numerous years in the Super Lawyers publication by Los Angeles Magazine.

    Jeff is a member on the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, California Attorneys for Criminal Justice, and a co-founder of the North Orange County Bar Association. He has been admitted the California State Bar (#162237), the United States District Courts of the Central, Eastern, Northern, Southern, and Western Districts of California, the United States Court of Appeal for the 9th Circuit, and the United States Supreme Court. Jeff has also represented clients in Arizona, Florida, Hawaii, Nevada, New York, Oregon, Virginia, and Washington in their respective State or Federal District Courts.

    A native of Southern California, Jeff is married and has both a son and a daughter.

    Education
    • Undergraduate: University of California, Irvine, BS, 1989
    • Law School: Western State University, College of Law, JD, 1992
    Practice Areas
    • Controlled Substances
    • DUI
    • Federal Practice
    • Forfeiture
    • Juvenile Defense
    • Mental Health Defense
    • Sex Crimes
  • Norman Kent

    Norman E. Kent

    • Law Offices of Criminal Defense Law Center
    Contact Information
    Biography
    Publisher, "The Express Gay News"Talk Show Host, The Norm Kent Show, WFTL, 1400 AMBoard of Directors, NORML1st Amend. Lawyers Assn.Author, "The Marijuana, Medical Necessity Defense for Patients," The Champion, (1999)Recipient, ACLU Civil Liberties Award (1999)
    Education
    • Undergraduate: Hofstra University, BA, 1972
    • Law School: Hofstra School of Law, JD, 1975
    Bar Information
    • US. Dist. & Cir. Cts., Ct of Appeals
  • Charles Kenyon

    Charles K. Kenyon

    • Kenyon Law Office
    Contact Information
    Biography
    Former (elected) District Attorney, Former Asst. Public Defender
    Education
    • Undergraduate: University of Wisconsin Madison, BA, 1975
    • Law School: University of Wisconsin Madison, JD, 1978
    Bar Information
    • US 7th
    Practice Areas
    • Controlled Substances
    • DUI
    • Sex Crimes
  • John Kerns

    John W. Kerns

    • Barnds Law LLC
    Contact Information
    Biography
    John Kerns has more than two decades of experience providing criminal defense representation for individuals charged with violent, drug, property, and white-collar crimes throughout the State of Kansas. John has utilized and developed thorough and effective investigation, discovery review, pre-hearing and trial preparation and presentation skills, along with extensive and effective negotiation and client communication proficiency. Also, John is a Federal Criminal Justice Act Panel attorney representing indigent clients charged with Federal crimes in Federal Court in Kansas. The Criminal Justice Act Panel is a group of qualified attorneys, selected by a committee of judges and experienced attorneys to represent individuals in criminal cases who are financially unable to retain counsel. John has participated in countless state level jury trials and has represented the accused as lead counsel in approximately 28 Federal criminal cases. These federal cases cover a wide gamut and include cases such as tax fraud and drug distribution conspiracy as examples. 
    Education
    • Undergraduate: University of Kansas, B.A., 1993
    • Law School: Washburn University, J.D., 2000
    Bar Information
    • 10th Circuit
    Practice Areas
    • Controlled Substances
    • DUI
    • Federal Practice
    • International
    • Juvenile Defense
    • White Collar Crime
  • Robert Kerr

    Robert J. Kerr

    Contact Information
    Biography
    Practice Areas
    • Appellate Advocacy
    • Controlled Substances
    • DUI
    • Federal Practice
    • Immigration
    • Juvenile Defense
    • White Collar Crime
  • Shaun Khojayan

    Shaun Khojayan

    • Law Offices of Shaun Khojayan & Assoc. PLC
    Contact Information
    Biography
    Trial Attorney, Federal Defenders of San Diego, 1998-2002Class Action Attorney, Milberg, Weiss, Bershad & Lerach, LLP, 2002-2004Private Practice (Federal and State Criminal Defense, Complex Civil Litigation, Consumer Class Actions), 2004-PresentKhojayan, Taking an Effective Deposition in a Criminal Case, THE CHAMPION, Sept. 2011
    Education
    • Undergraduate: University of California, Irvine, B.A. Criminology, 1994
    • Law School: University of the Pacific, McGeorge Law, J.D. with Honors, 1998
    Bar Information
    • Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals, Southern, Central, Eastern, and Northern Districts of California
    Practice Areas
    • Capital Defense
    • Controlled Substances
    • Federal Practice
    • Forfeiture
    • Sex Crimes
    • White Collar Crime
  • J. Kiefer

    J. Richard Kiefer

    • Dentons Bingham Greenebaum, LLP
    Contact Information
    Biography
    Education
    • Undergraduate: Purdue University, , 1970
    • Law School: Indiana University School of Law, 1975
    Bar Information
    • 7th Cir., S. Dist., N. Dist. of IN, US Supreme Ct.
    Practice Areas
    • Controlled Substances
    • White Collar Crime
  • Gerald Kielian

    Gerald G. Kielian

    • Will County Public Defender
    Contact Information
    Biography

    Will County Public Defender

    Vietnam Veteran, USMC 1966-1968

    Education
    • Undergraduate: University of Illinois, , 1972
    • Law School: Valparaiso University School of Law, , 1975
    Practice Areas
    • Public Defense
  • Phillip Kimbrell

    Phillip Darrell Kimbrell

    • The Kimbrell Firm, P.C.
    Defender Circle
    Contact Information
    Social Media
    Biography
    Education
    • Undergraduate: Wofford College, BA, 1986
    • Law School: Mercer University, JD, 1989
    Bar Information
    • US Supreme Court, 4th, 6th, 7th, 9th, 10th, 11th Cirs., US Mid. Dist. Ct. of GA, N. Dist. Ct. of GA
    Practice Areas
    • Appellate Advocacy
    • Controlled Substances
    • DUI
    • Mental Health Defense
    • White Collar Crime
  • Lee Kindlon

    Lee Kindlon

    • Kindlon Law Firm, PLLC
    Contact Information
    Biography
    Education
    • Undergraduate: Williams College, Bachelor of Arts, 1998
    • Law School: University of Connecticut School of Law, Juris Doctor, 2002
    Practice Areas
    • Appellate Advocacy
    • Controlled Substances
    • Corporate Compliance
    • DUI
    • Federal Practice
    • Sex Crimes
    • White Collar Crime
  • Nellie King

    Nellie L. King

    • Law Offices of Nellie L. King, P.A.
    Defender Circle
    Contact Information
    Biography
    Practice Areas
    • Appellate Advocacy
    • Capital Defense
    • Controlled Substances
    • DUI
    • Juvenile Defense
    • White Collar Crime
  • Todd Klapatauskas

    Todd Klapatauskas

    • Reynolds & Kenline, L.L.P.
    Contact Information
    Biography
    Practice Areas
    • Controlled Substances
    • DUI
  • Dennis Kleper

    Dennis M. Kleper

    Contact Information
    Biography
    Mediator,Member, White Collar Crime Committee, American Bar Assn.Founding Officer, Director, Illinois Assn. of Criminal Justice, now, (Illinois Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers)Former Chairman, ABA Defense Function Comm., Solo and Small Firm and Law Practice Management committees.
    Education
    • Undergraduate: Northwestern University, BA, 1970
    • Law School: DePaul University School of Law, JD, 1973
    Bar Information
    • N. & Cen. Dist. of IL, 7th Cir.
    Practice Areas
    • Controlled Substances
    • Corporate Compliance
    • DUI
    • White Collar Crime
  • Charles Kochlacs

    Charles Kochlacs

    Contact Information
    Biography
    NHTSA SFST CertificationPresident, Criminal Law Section, Oregon State Bar (1998)
    Education
    • Undergraduate: University of California, Santa Barbara, , 1984
    • Graduate: Natl. Criminal Defense College, , 1997
    • Law School: University of Oregon Law School, , 1988
    Bar Information
    • 9th Cir.
    Practice Areas
    • Controlled Substances
    • DUI
    • Juvenile Defense
  • Christine Koehler

    Christine A. Koehler

    • Christine Koehler Law
    Contact Information
    Biography
    Past President, GA Assn. of Criminal Defense LawyersPast President, Stonewall BarPast President, Gwinnett Criminal Defense BarFounding Member, GA Innocence ProjectFounding Member, GA Assn. of Criminal Defense Lawyers Trial Skills ProgramFaculty, Natl. Criminal Defense College Faculty, GA Assn. of Women LawyersMember, Defense of Drinking Drivers Network, "GA Super Lawyer," (2004-2021)Graduate, Natl. Criminal Defense College Graduate, Natl. College for DUI Defense; Member DUIDLA.
    Education
    • Undergraduate: Georgia Southern University, , 1990
    • Law School: Georgia State University Law School , 1995
    Practice Areas
    • Controlled Substances
    • DUI
  • Stephen Komie

    Stephen M. Komie

    • Komie and Associates
    Contact Information
    Biography
    Former NACDL Parliamentarian (1988-89)& NACDL Board of Directors (1984-1990;Elected Counsel Member, ABA Criminal Justice Section (2005-2008);Secretary, Illinois State Bar Assn.;Illinois Delegate to Rededication of MAGNA CARTA, Runnymede, England 2015; International Bar Association: Business Crime. Hague Delegate on Convention on Child Abduction.   Recipient, National Public Service Award, ATLA; Founder: National College for DUI Defense,1994 & Illinois Attorneys for Criminal Justice. Elected: Supper Lawyer 2000 to Present, Top 100 Attorneys,.and AV Rated.
    Education
    • Undergraduate: University of Arizona, BA & MA, 1970
    • Graduate: National College of Criminal Defense, , 1977
    • Law School: DePaul College of Law, JD., 1976
    Bar Information
    • 6th, 7th, 8th Cir., US District. Courts., US Supreme Court.
    Practice Areas
    • Controlled Substances
    • DUI
    • Federal Practice
    • Forfeiture
    • International
    • Public Defense
    • Sex Crimes
    • White Collar Crime
  • Janet Kravitz

    Janet Kravitz

    • Kravitz, Brown & Dortch, LLC
    Contact Information
    Biography
    Life Member, National Assn. of Criminal Defense LawyersMember, Ohio Assn. of Criminal Defense Lawyers; American Bar Assn.; Federal Bar Assn.; Honorary Fellow, American Board of Criminal LawyersAuthor, "The I.R.S.'s Computer Generated Assessments and Notices - Are They Valid?", 16 Capital University Law Review 87 (1986)
    Education
    • Undergraduate: Ohio State University, , 1981
    • Law School: Capital University School of Law, , 1987
    Bar Information
    • N & S Dist. Crts. of OH, 6th Cir. Crt. Appeals
    Practice Areas
    • Controlled Substances
    • White Collar Crime
  • Benedict Kuehne

    Benedict P. Kuehne

    • Kuehne Davis Law, P.A.
    Contact Information
    Biography

    Known as the "Iron Lawyer" both for his successes and accomplishments in complex, protracted trials and appeals, as well as for his achievements as an Ironman athlete (140.6 miles of swim, bike, and run), Benedict P. Kuehne has made his formidable career in trial and appellate courtrooms throughout the State of Florida and across the nation. While he is best known for his significant representations as a white collar criminal defense and civil trial lawyer, he is also one of the premier election law specialists in Florida, having represented Vice President Al Gore and the Gore/Lieberman Recount Committee as trial and appellate cocounsel in the 2000 election recount trial and the appeals to the Florida Supreme Court, the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals, and the United States Supreme Court. In 2012, leading a legal team, Ben obtained the fifth highest verdict in the United States, $155 million, for his successful representation of an internationally accomplished educator who sued as a whistle blower for her wrongful termination. Ben is often referred to as a "go to" lawyer for public officials and professionals involved in investigations and inquiries, disciplinary and ethics proceedings, and criminal litigation.

    In a nationally watched and precedent-setting case, Ben prevailed against the U.S. Department of Justice in a test case in which he was charged, as a lawyer, with money laundering for reviewing and approving the propriety of legal fee payments to another prominent criminal defense lawyer for representation of a high-profile client prosecuted for drug trafficking. In an overwhelmingly favorable decision of first impression, the Eleventh Circuit declared that legal fees paid for criminal defense representation were exempt from money laundering enforcement. The Department of Justice dropped all charges, resulting in Ben's immediate vindication the day before Thanksgiving 2009. Ben’s case stands as one of the most important precedents confirming the fundamental role of the Sixth Amendment right to effective representation.

    Education
    • Undergraduate: University of Miami, BA, 1974
    • Law School: University of Miami, JD, 1977
    Bar Information
    • FL
    Practice Areas
    • Appellate Advocacy
    • Federal Practice
    • White Collar Crime
  • Richard Kuniansky

    Richard B. Kuniansky

    • Law Offices of Richard Kuniansky
    Contact Information
    Biography
    Mr. Kuniansky has 38 years of experience and has tried well over 100 criminal jury trials.1978-1980-ADA in GA; 1980-1987-AUSA in GA and SAUSA in FL for Presidential Drug Task Force;1987-1992-Premier Houston Law Firm;1992-present-Own law firm.Specializes in White Collar Fraud.Board Certified in Criminal Law.Texas Super Lawyer-2004.Frequent Lecturer.
    Education
    • Undergraduate: University of Georgia , Bus. Adm. - Finance , 1975
    • Law School: Emory University School of Law , JD , 1978
    Bar Information
    • S.D. TX, N.D. TX, W.D. TX, E.D. TX, US Sup. Crt., 5th Cir. CA, 11 Cir. CA, U.S. Tax
    Practice Areas
    • Controlled Substances
    • Federal Practice
    • Forfeiture Reform
    • White Collar Crime
  • Stephen Kunkle

    Stephen C. Kunkle

    • Maricopa County Office of the Legal Advocate
    Contact Information
    Biography
    Education
    • Undergraduate: University of Pennsylvania, Bachelor of Arts , 1986
    • Law School: Boston University School of Law, J.D. 1990
    Bar Information
    • 9th Cir., US Supreme Ct., Utah (Inactive)

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