Dionne M. Scherff

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Dionne M. Scherff: Attorney with Joseph, Hollander & Craft
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Biography

Dionne Scherff defends adults and juveniles against criminal charges in Kansas and Missouri federal and state courts. A former prosecutor who focused in child abuse and sex crime cases, Dionne transitioned to criminal defense practice in 2003. Dionne handles matters ranging from drug offenses to sex crimes. She is one of only a few Kansas lawyers qualified by the Kansas Supreme Court to handle death penalty cases and one of only two lawyers in Kansas's death penalty history to get a capital case dismissed.

Areas of Practice (75)

  • Criminal Law
  • Assault and Battery
  • Bribery
  • Burglary
  • Capital Offenses
  • Civil Forfeiture
  • Crime Victims Compensation
  • Criminal Antitrust
  • Criminal Appeals
  • Criminal Conspiracy
  • Criminal Defense
  • Criminal Forfeiture
  • Criminal Fraud
  • Criminal Investigation
  • Criminal Prosecution
  • DUI/DWI
  • Death Penalty
  • Drivers License Suspension
  • Driving While Intoxicated
  • Electronic Surveillance
  • Expungements
  • Extortion
  • Extradition
  • Federal Criminal Law
  • Felonies
  • Forensic Accounting
  • Forensic DNA
  • Forensic Medicine
  • Forensic Science
  • Forgery
  • Grand Jury Practice
  • Habeas Corpus
  • Hit and Run
  • Homicide
  • International Criminal Law
  • International Extradition
  • Juvenile Criminal Law
  • Juvenile Delinquency
  • Mail Fraud
  • Malicious Prosecution
  • Manslaughter
  • Misdemeanors
  • Money Laundering
  • Murder
  • Parole and Probation
  • Post-Conviction Remedies
  • Search and Seizure
  • Sex Crimes
  • Sexual Assault
  • Shoplifting
  • Stalking
  • Theft
  • Traffic Violations
  • Vehicular Homicide
  • Victims Rights
  • Weapons Charges
  • Wire Fraud
  • Wiretapping
  • Drugs and Narcotics
  • Civil Drug Forfeiture
  • Controlled Substances Law
  • Drug Crimes
  • Drug Forfeiture
  • Drug Trafficking
  • Fraud and Deceit
  • Art Fraud
  • Automobile Fraud
  • Civil Fraud
  • Fraud
  • Identity Theft
  • Odometer Tampering
  • White Collar Crime
  • Embezzlement
  • White Collar Criminal Defense
  • White Collar Fraud
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Education & Credentials

University Attended:
University of Kansas, B.A., 1989
Law School Attended:
University of Kansas, J.D., 1991
Year of First Admission:
1991
Admission:
1991, Kansas; 2006, Missouri; 1991, United States District Court for the District of Kansas; 2003, USDC for Eastern District Missouri; 2003, USDC for Western District Missouri; 2003, United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit; 2003, United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit; 2005, United States Supreme Court
Memberships:

Dionne is a member of the Kansas Bar Association, Kansas City Metro Bar Association, Wyandotte County Bar Association, Johnson County Bar Association, and the Kansas Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers. She is also active in the Junior League of Kansas City, Missouri, Gamma Phi Beta Alumni Association, American Red Cross, and Humane Society of Greater Kansas City.

Languages:
English
ISLN:
912591375

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Contact Information:

913-766-2841  Phone

913-491-6398  Fax

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