Death Penalty Defense Unit
General Contact Information
Death Penalty Defense Unit
300 SW 8th St., Ste. 300
Topeka, KS 66603
785-296-6555 (Topeka)
Office Leadership
Mark Manna, Chief Capital Defender // mmanna@sbids.org
Attorneys
Emily Barclay, Lead Assistant Capital Defender (Topeka) // ebarclay@sbids.org
Kelson Bohnet, Lead Assistant Capital Defender (Topeka) // kbohnet@sbids.org
Peter Conley, Lead Assistant Capital Defender (Topeka) // pconley@sbids.org
Tim Frieden, Lead Assistant Capital Defender (Wichita) // tfrieden@sbids.org
Gary Owens, Lead Assistant Capital Defender (Wichita) // gowens@sbids.org
Brandi Studer, Lead Assistant Capital Defender (Topeka) // bstuder@sbids.org
Steve Rupert, Senior Assistant Capital Defender (Wichita) // srupert@sbids.org
Staff
Shawna Bruno, Office Manager (Topeka) // sbruno@sbids.org
LeAnn Taylor, Legal Assistant/Office Manager (Wichita) // ltaylor@sbids.org
Simone Ward, Legal Assistant (Wichita)// sward@sbids.org
Mackenzie Boltz, Mitigation Specialist (Topeka) // mboltz@sbids.org
Erin Bowman, Mitigation Specialist (Wichita) // ebowman@sbids.org
Phillip Hart, Mitigation Specialist (Topeka) // phart@sbids.org
Lance Oldridge, Special Investigator (Wichita) // loldridge@sbids.org
Ray Riniker, Special Investigator (Topeka) // rriniker@sbids.org
Cort Rolfingsmeier, Special Investigator (Topeka) // crolfingsmeier@sbids.org