My name is Trey Pettlon, and I am the lead attorney for the Law Offices of Pettlon & Ginie. I am a trial attorney that has a heavy criminal defense case load and I take a few significant personal injury or wrongful death cases. As a result I am in court practically every day and have been since I was an Assistant District Attorney in Johnson County Kansas in early 1991. I love to write and my intention with this forum is simply to write about some of my experiences or about topics pertaining to the law, the legal system and other related topics that I feel strongly about. Hopefully you will find some of this information helpful or at least entertaining.
Sheriff Curry Press Release, April 1, 2013
Posted by: Trey Pettlon
April 13, 2013
Topic: Press Release
By accepting diversion and resigning his office, my client has tried to end this matter as quickly as possible. In one year, the charges should be dismissed just as if they were dismissed today.
Paul Morrison - Press Release, December 17, 2008
Posted by: Trey Pettlon
August 10, 2012
Topic: Press Release
Paul is relieved that this investigation is finally over and grateful that the special prosecutors, Tim Keck and Robert Arnold, lived up to their promise to conduct an independent investigation. Their investigation was deliberate and thorough and has confirmed what we have maintained from the beginning - Paul is not guilty of any criminal wrong-doing. Any allegations to the contrary were misleading and false.
Paul Morrison
Posted by: Trey Pettlon
August 10, 2012
Topic: Press Release
In the wake of Paul Morrison's resignation, I wanted to say a few things about the man that I think have been lost in the revelations about an affair and the sordid details of the affair that have somehow been "leaked" to the press. Let me start by saying I wouldn't wish what he and his family have gone through on anyone.
Election Of Judges in Johnson County
Posted by: Trey Pettlon
August 08, 2012
Topic: Press Release
As an attorney, you can't give a judge money. That seems obvious enough. At worst, giving a judge money gifts can be viewed as an effort to bribe the court and at best, it has the appearance of impropriety. If you are a judge who takes gifts from attorneys, including money, you might end up in federal prison. Even lending a judge money may violate the rules of ethics for an attorney. For example, if an attorney lends money to a judge that he or she regularly appears before, it has the appearance of trying to sway the judge or buy the judge's favor and would violate the rules of ethics for the attorney and result in disciplinary action.
Judge James Horton
Posted by: Trey Pettlon
August 03, 2012
Topic: War Stories and Inspiration
At her swearing in ceremony as District Court Judge for the 10th Judicial District of Johnson County, Kansas, my close friend Sara Welch told an inspirational story about the short career of the best judge you've never heard of.
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April 13, 2013
Sheriff Curry Press Release, April 1, 2013
August 10, 2012
Paul Morrison - Press Release, December 17, 2008
August 10, 2012
Paul Morrison
August 08, 2012
Election Of Judges in Johnson County
August 03, 2012
Judge James Horton
