Kurt P. Kerns started his legal career as a civil practitioner at Redmond, Redmond, and Nazar in Wichita, Kansas. His early successes in criminal litigation convinced him that this was his calling in the legal profession. He has continued this success in his own practice, as the founding partner of Ariagno, Kerns, Mank & White, L.L.C.

Frequent courtroom victories in complex, high profile cases across the state have earned him the respect of his peers. By the age of 35, Mr. Kerns attained an AV rating as reflected in Martindale-Hubbell. Mr. Kerns’ trial skills were enhanced further by his completion of training at the National Criminal Defense College, as well as Gerry Spence’s Trial Lawyer College in Dubois, Wyoming.

Mr. Kerns’ successes include state, federal, and appellate cases involving various crimes including drug conspiracies, first-degree murder, fraud, and computer crime.

Currently, Mr. Kerns clients have avoided conviction in ten consecutive federal jury trials. In five murder trials, his clients have experienced four outright acquittals and one lesser manslaughter conviction.

He has served on the Board of Governors for the Kansas Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers. He is a life member of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, and has recently been added to the list of approved defense counsel to practice before the International War Crimes Tribunal at the Hague, Netherlands.

Mr. Kerns is a frequent lecturer at legal seminars across the state.