Jess W. Hoeme

Wichita Office

Email: jess@josephhollander.com

Practice Areas: Mr. Hoeme's practice is concentrated in the defense of persons charged with serious traffic offenses including Driving Under the Influence, Reckless Driving, Flee & Elude, and Driving While Suspended. Mr. Hoeme also represents persons charged with crimes in state and federal courts for the District of Kansas.

Admitted: After graduating from law school in 2002, Mr. Hoeme was admitted to practice before the Kansas Supreme Court, all other Kansas courts, and the United States District Court for the District of Kansas.

Law School: Mr. Hoeme received his Juris Doctorate degree in 2002 from Creighton University School of Law in Omaha, Nebraska. While attending law school, he was the President of the Federalist Society and served in numerous other law school organizations.

College: Mr. Hoeme graduated from Washburn University of Topeka, Kansas, with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science in 1999.

Member: Mr. Hoeme is a member of the Wichita, Kansas and American Bar Associations. He is a member of the Kansas and National Associations of Criminal Defense Lawyers. He is also a member of the National College of DUI Defense Lawyers.

Professional History: After graduating from law school, Mr. Hoeme returned to Kansas and opened a private law practice in Beloit, Kansas. In 2004, Mr. Hoeme ran a successful campaign and was elected Mitchell County Attorney where he served as the county's chief prosecuting attorney through 2008. In January of 2009, Mr. Hoeme took a position as the lead narcotics prosecutor for the Shawnee County District Attorney's Office in Topeka, Kansas. In the summer of 2009, Mr. Hoeme was offered a contract with the U.S. Department of State's International Narcotics & Law Enforcement Affairs Bureau as administered by Pacific Architects and Engineers. Mr. Hoeme served as the Legal Education and Training Advisor in Afghanistan until June of 2011 when he returned to Kansas and joined Joseph & Hollander, LLC to lead the DUI/Traffic Practice Group.

Lectures & Presentations: As a Prosecuting Attorney, Mr. Hoeme served as an instructor for the Kansas Narcotics Officers' Association's Top Gun school and the Kansas County & District Attorney's Association. Mr. Hoeme had the privilege of serving as an instructor at the National Advocacy Center in Columbia, South Carolina, where he taught trial advocacy skills. Mr. Hoeme also served as an Instructor for the National District Attorney's Association by presenting lectures on "Managing the Complex Drug Case."