Jay Norton has handled almost nothing but DUI related cases in the municipal, district, and federal courts of eastern Kansas since graduating from the University of Kansas School of Law in 1994. He has developed a strong reputation for obtaining dismissals, acquittals, and other favorable dispositions for his clients in DUI misdemeanors and felonies. View his successful defense results for DUI cases.
Mr. Norton served on the DUI Advisory Committee of the Kansas Judicial Council and has testified before the Kansas Legislature on multiple occasions concerning the DUI laws in the state of Kansas. He is the author of “The Kansas DUI Manual, Everything You Need to Know to Handle Your Case, Navigate the System and Come Out Alive”, a guide for persons charged with DUI in Kansas, co-author of “Kansas DUI Defense: The Law and Practice”, a treatise for attorneys representing people charged with DUI”, and is the author of “The Art of War for Criminal Defense Attorneys” which adapted Sun Tzu’s classic treatise on waging war to the practice of criminal defense.
Mr. Norton has been selected for inclusion in Super Lawyers every year since 2006. He is rated 5 out of 5 by Martindale-Hubbell, the highest possible ranking reserved for attorneys who have reached the height of professional excellence and who are recognized for the highest levels of skill and integrity. He is also rated 10 out of 10 by Avvo.com, has been named to the Top 100 Trial Attorneys by the American Trial Attorneys Association and been named “Best of the Bar” for Criminal Defense by the Kansas City Business Journal. He is currently the State Delegate for the National College for DUI Defense for the state of Kansas. Mr. Norton emphasizes a thorough discovery and pretrial motions practice in DUI and criminal cases to maximize the potential benefits to those he represents and is never hesitant to go to trial. Mr. Norton is a member of the Kansas Bar Association, the Johnson County Bar Association, the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, and the National College for DUI Defense, and is a Fellow of the Johnson County Bar Association. He serves on the board of the Kansas Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers as the chair of the Strike Force and teaches continuing legal education on the subject of DUI for its members. Jay Norton is a founding partner at the law firm of Norton Hare, LLC in Overland Park, Kansas, and can be found in court on daily basis fighting for his clients.
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