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Christopher M. Joseph
Topeka and Lawrence Offices
Email: cjoseph@josephhollander.com
Practice Areas: Mr. Joseph's practice is concentrated in the defense of persons charged with
crimes in federal and state courts, including mail and wire fraud, bank fraud, securities fraud,
drug crimes, pornography prosecutions, and related civil matters, including property and asset
forfeiture. His practice also includes complex civil litigation, primarily in federal court.
Admitted: After graduating from law school in 2000, Mr. Joseph was admitted to practice before
the Kansas Supreme Court, all other Kansas courts, and the United States District Court for the
District of Kansas. In 2001, he was admitted to practice before the United States Court of
Appeals for the Tenth Circuit. He was admitted to practice in the Western District of Missouri in
2005.
Law School: Mr. Joseph received his Juris Doctorate degree in 2000 from the University of
Kansas School of Law. While attending law school, he wrote for the Kansas Law Review and
served as an Associate Editor. He was invited to membership in the Order of the Coif, a national
honor society for law school graduates with exceptional academic achievement.
College: Mr. Joseph graduated from Wichita State University with a Bachelor of Arts degree,
summa cum laude, in 1997.
Member: Mr. Joseph is a member of the Topeka and Kansas Bar Associations. He serves on the
KBA criminal law committee and as the chair of the TBA legislative committee. He is a member
of the Kansas and National Associations of Criminal Defense Lawyers. He served on the
Bench-Bar Committee for the United States District Court for the District of Kansas from 2009
to 2010, and as the chair of the Merit Selection Panel for the reappointment of a federal
magistrate judge in 2010. He is a Fellow in the Litigation Counsel of America.
Professional History: After graduating from law school, Mr. Joseph was appointed by Chief
United States District Judge John Lungstrum, District of Kansas, to serve as his law clerk from
2000 to 2002. Mr. Joseph joined Joseph & Hollander in August of 2002.
Publications: "Is Scienter an Element of Criminal Securities Fraud in Kansas?," 48 U. Kan. L.
Rev. 197 (1999); "Other Misconduct Evidence: Rethinking Kansas Statutes Annotated 60-455,
49 U. Kan. L. Rev. 145 (2000).
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