MISSOURI AND KANSAS CRIMINAL DEFENSE

At Godding Law Office, we pride ourselves on representing our clients by leveraging over 22 years of criminal defense experience, expertise and litigation success. We are your premier legal defense experts, offering a wide variety of criminal defense representation throughout Missouri and Kansas. With the unique benefit of having the knowledge and experience of over 20 years of criminal defense and 60 felony jury trials, we will support you in understanding the big picture of your case. It’s essential that you know the full scope of your rights and the best ways to achieve success in regards to the outcome of your case. Our expert attorneys will increase your chances of having charges made against you either reduced or dropped entirely. 

Bert Godding has practiced all over the region, in Platte, Clay, Jackson, Ray, Buchanan, Holt, Nodaway, Cass, Lafayette, Saline, Johnson and Wyandotte counties.   We have handled virtually every type of criminal offense, from passing a bad check to murder.   

Our success record is unsurpassed as well.  We have gotten dismissals on serious felonies, and when necessary, are ready to take the case to jury trial.  We have won acquittals for clients wrongfully accused of murder, rape, robbery, assault, burglary, drug charges and many others. 

An experienced criminal defense attorney is vital to protect you, your family, and your freedom from overzealous police and prosecutors.  The state has hundreds of people working for them.  Your attorney must know how to combat that and give you the advantage.  We do.

Did you know?  95% of all criminal cases are resolved by plea bargain.