Christopher M. Joseph
Topeka and Lawrence Offices
Email: cjoseph@josephhollander.com
Practice Areas: Mr. Joseph's practice is focused on the defense of persons charged with crimes
in federal and state courts, including fraud, drug, and pornography prosecutions, and related civil
matters, including 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.
Education: Mr. Joseph received his juris doctorate 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. Mr. Joseph graduated
summa cum laude from Wichita State University with a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1997.
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 & Craft in August of 2002.
Membership and Ratings: Mr. Joseph is a member of the Kansas, Topeka, and Douglas
County Bar Associations. He serves on the KBA criminal law committee and chairs 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, and he has been named one of the "Top 40 under 40" by The National Trial Lawyers.
He has earned Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory's highest "AV" rating for lawyers, and he is
recognized in the peer-review publication Best Lawyers in America for criminal defense.
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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