Posts by Zentner Law
Award – Top 100 Trial Attorney
Dothan, AL – The National Trial Lawyers (NTL) committee has bestowed the prestigious “Top 100” award upon Adam Zentner for 2023. The NTL Top 100 is an invitation-only professional organization composed of the premier trial lawyers from each state who meet precise qualifications as criminal defense trial lawyers. “Selection is based on a thorough multi-phase…
Read MoreAward – Top 10 Defense Attorney
Washington D.C. – The National Academy of Criminal Defense Attorneys (NACDA) has awarded Adam Zentner the prestigious “TOP 10 UNDER 40,” honoring him as one of the state’s “preeminent criminal defense attorneys” of 2023. Thousands of attorneys are nominated each year, but only the top ten attorneys in each state are selected by the committee…
Read MoreLJ World: Eudora man sentenced to probation for aggravated sexual battery in case that was originally charged as rape
A Eudora man was sentenced to probation Monday in connection with an incident in 2020 in which he was alleged to have sexually assaulted a woman in her home. The man, Griffin D. Oxley, 22, entered a no contest plea to one felony count of aggravated sexual battery in April, according to court records. He was…
Read MoreAdam Zentner presents to the Convention of States
Adam Zentner was recently honored to have been invited to present to the Convention of States on the topic of the First Amendment and Religious Freedom. It was a great discussion with wonderful feedback from the audience. It’s inspiring to see non-partisan groups like COS engaging in respectful and substantive discussions about core American freedoms.
Read MoreLJ World: Lawrence man’s prison sentence suspended to probation for confronting police with assault rifle and terrorizing woman at pool hall
A Lawrence man was sentenced to 30 months in prison on Friday for an incident where he confronted police with an assault rifle after ramming into a woman’s car and threatening to harm her, but that sentence was suspended to probation despite the woman’s objections. The man, Jesse Lamont McDonald, 33, pleaded no contest in…
Read MoreLJ World: Lawrence man gets 3 years of probation for his role in attacking off-duty police officer
A Lawrence man was sentenced to 3 years of probation on Monday in Douglas County District Court in connection with an attack on an off-duty Lawrence police officer. The man, Jackson Eugene Brouhard, 20, was convicted of one felony count of reckless aggravated battery for an incident around 2 a.m. on Nov. 4, 2022, when…
Read MoreLJ World: Lawrence man pleads no contest in fentanyl case that led to 18-year-old’s death
A Lawrence man pleaded no contest on Tuesday in Douglas County District Court in a fentanyl distribution case that resulted in a teenager’s death. The man, Logan Hastie Morgan, 23, was convicted of one felony count of attempted distribution of a controlled substance causing death. As part of Morgan’s plea agreement, the state dismissed two…
Read MoreLJ World: Lawrence man pleads no contest to confronting officers with an assault rifle and other crimes at pool hall
A Lawrence man pleaded no contest Wednesday to confronting police with an assault rifle and smashing the windows out of a car at a Lawrence pool hall, among other crimes. The man, Jesse Lamont McDonald, 33, was originally charged in Douglas County District Court with one felony count of aggravated assault on a law enforcement…
Read MoreLJ World: Lawrence man gets probation in violent attack involving pit bull; 3 others still facing charges
One Lawrence man has been sentenced to probation after a chaotic altercation where he allegedly tackled a man, punched him and ordered a pit bull to bite him, and three others are still facing charges in the case, according to court documents. Devontae Deshon Rae Torres, 24, of Lawrence, pleaded no contest in Douglas County…
Read MoreLJ World: Man faces multiple felony charges after allegedly confronting officer with semi-automatic rifle at Lawrence pool hall
A Lawrence man is facing multiple felony charges after allegedly assaulting a police officer with a semi-automatic rifle after the man was confronted about damage to a vehicle at a pool hall. The man, Jesse Lamont McDonald IV, 33, is charged in Douglas County District Court with one felony count of aggravated assault on a…
Read More