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  • 2024
    • November
      • Attorneys Robert Gigstad and Josh Zarse Named to the 2024 Kansas Super Lawyers Rising Stars List
    • September
      • Navigating the Complexities of DUI Charges in Kansas
    • August
      • Gigstad Law Office voted "Best Law Firm" in Johnson County for the 2nd year in a row
    • July
      • After an Arrest
    • June
      • Do All Criminal Cases Have Juries?
  • 2023
    • October
      • Gigstad Law Office, LLC, won an award for Best Law Firm in Johnson County, KS.
  • 2022
    • December
      • Attorney Robert Gigstad Named to the Kansas Super Lawyers Rising Stars List for the Seventh Year in a Row
    • April
      • Gigstad Law Office, LLC, Welcomes Attorney Josh Zarse
  • 2021
    • November
      • Attorney Robert Gigstad Named to 2021 Kansas Rising Stars List
    • August
      • Attorney Gigstad Completes the 2021 Leadership Overland Park Program
  • 2020
    • November
      • Attorney Gigstad Selected to 2020 Super Lawyers Rising Stars List
    • March
      • Potential Criminal Charges in Kansas from the Coronavirus / COVID-19 Orders
      • What can you be charged with if you break quarantine order?
  • 2019
    • October
      • Attorney Gigstad Named 2019 Super Lawyers Rising Star
  • 2018
    • November
      • 2018 Super Lawyers® Rising Stars? Selects Attorney Robert Gigstad
  • 2017
    • October
      • Robert Gigstad Named Among Top 100 National Trial Lawyers
      • NCCD and NACDL Host 21st Annual DUI Defense Seminar
    • June
      • Robert Gigstad Named to 2017 List of Super Lawyers Rising Stars for Second Consecutive Year
  • 2016
    • October
      • New Breath Testing Device Introduced in Kansas
    • May
      • Attorney Robert C. Gigstad Selected for Kansas Super Lawyers Rising Stars
      • The Importance of Knowledgeable DUI Defense Counsel
    • January
      • Attorney Gigstad to Attend National College for DUI Defense Winter Session
  • 2015
    • December
      • Kansas City Metro DUI Update: NYE 2016 Edition
      • Attorney Robert Gigstad Named in the 2016 "Top 100 Trial Lawyers" List
    • May
      • Attorney Robert Gigstad Attends CLE Seminar on Breathalyzer Procedure
    • April
      • Kansas City Area DUI Checkpoint Update: 4/3/15 - 4/5/15
    • February
      • Information on the "Fair DUI Flyer" that you might have seen in the news lately from Florida.
  • 2014
    • December
      • Kansas City Area DUI Checkpoint Update: 12/31/14 - New Year's Eve Edition.
      • Robert Gigstad Selected for The National Trial Lawyers: Top 100 for 2015
    • October
      • Attorney Robert Gigstad is Accepted to the Earl E. O'Connor Chapter of the American Inns of Court
    • September
      • Kansas City Area DUI Checkpoint Update: 9/19/14 - 9/21/14
    • August
      • Kansas City Area DUI Checkpoint Update: 8/29/14 - 9/1/14 (Labor Day Edition)
    • July
      • Kansas City Area DUI Checkpoint Update: 7/18/14 - 7/20/14
    • June
      • Kansas City Area DUI Checkpoint Update: 6/13/14 - 6/15/14
    • May
      • New NFL DUI / Drunk Driving Policy
      • Attorney Gigstad Now Certified in Standardized Field Sobriety Testing
      • 1st Time DUI Penalties in Kansas
      • Kansas City Area DUI Checkpoint Update: 5/9/14 - 5/11/14
      • Kansas City Area DUI Checkpoint Update: 5/2/14 - 5/4/14
    • April
      • Information on DUI Checkpoints in Kansas
      • Information on DUI Field Sobriety Testing in Kansas: The Alphabet Test
      • Kansas City Area DUI Checkpoint Update: 4/4/14 - 4/6/14
      • Alcoholic Court Reporter Goes Off the Deep End.
    • March
      • Man Named Christopher Reeves Arrested for DUI in a Superman Shirt
    • February
      • Nebraska Man Arrested for DUI with 100 Chickens in the Back Seat!
  • 2013
    • December
      • Kansas City Area DUI Checkpoint Update: 12/31/13 - 1/1/14 (New Year's Edition)
      • Attorney Gigstad Joins The National Trial Lawyers: Top 100 Trial Lawyers
    • November
      • Kansas City Area DUI Checkpoint Update: 11/8/13 - 11/10/13
    • October
      • Kansas City Area DUI Checkpoint Update: 10/25/13 - 10/27/13
      • Attorney Robert C. Gigstad Becomes a Member of the National College for DUI Defense
      • Reasons Police Suspect You of DUI in Kansas.
      • Removing a DUI Conviction From Your Record In Kansas.
    • September
      • Pennsylvania Man Faces 7 Years For Barking at K-9 at a DUI Checkpoint!
      • NFL Star Adam "Pacman" Jones Arrested Again...
      • Kansas City Area DUI Checkpoint Update: 9/13/13 - 9/15/13
      • Kansas City Area DUI Checkpoint Update: 9/6/13 - 9/8/13
    • August
      • Kansas City Area DUI Checkpoint Update: 8/30/13 - 9/2/13
      • Kansas City Area DUI Checkpoint Update: 8/23/13 - 8/25/13
      • Kansas City Area DUI Checkpoint Update: 8/16/13 - 8/18/13
      • Kansas City Area DUI Checkpoint Update: 8/9/13 - 8/11/13
      • Kansas City Area DUI Checkpoint Update: 8/2/13 - 8/4/13
    • July
      • Kansas City Area DUI Checkpoint Update: 7/26/13 - 7/28/13
      • Kansas City Area DUI Checkpoint Update: 7/19/13 - 7/21/13
    • June
      • NFL Pro-Bowl Tight End Aaron Hernandez Charged with Murder.
      • Kansas City Area DUI Checkpoint: 6/14/13 - 6/16/13
      • Kansas City Area DUI Checkpoint: 6/7/13 - 6/9/13
    • May
      • Kansas City Area DUI Checkpoint: 5/31/13 - 6/2/13
      • NTSB Recommends Lowering BAC from .08% to .05%
      • Kansas City Area DUI Checkpoint Update: 5/24/13 - 5/27/13
      • Kansas City Area DUI Checkpoint Update: 5/17/13 - 5/19/13
      • Results of Overland Park's DUI Checkpoint on May 10th, 2013.
      • Kansas City Area DUI Checkpoint Update: 5/10/13 - 5/12/13
      • Court Finds Breath Mints Are Evidence of DUI?!
      • Kansas City Area DUI Checkpoint Update: 5/3/13 - 5/5/13
    • April
      • DUI Defendant Shows Up To Court Drunk.
      • Kansas City Area DUI Checkpoint Update: 4/26/13 - 4/28/13
      • Kansas City Area DUI Checkpoint Update: 4/19/13 - 4/21/13
      • Kansas City Area DUI Checkpoint Update: 4/12/13 - 4/14/13
      • Kansas City Area DUI Checkpoint Update: 4/5/13 - 4/7/13
    • March
      • The KC DUI Guy Attends Continuing Legal Education on DUI Law
      • Kansas City DUI Checkpoint Update: 3/29/13 - 3/31/13
      • Kansas City Metro Weekend DUI Checkpoint Update: 3/15/13 - 3/17/13 (Big XII Tourney & St. Patrick's Day Edition)
      • High Ranking Police caught lying about DUI arrests...
    • February
      • Gigstad Law Office LLC receives certification from SearchDUILawyers
      • New Study Shows Diet Soda May Increase Blood Alcohol Content.
      • Kansas Supreme Court Rules that Passing Field Sobriety Tests Doesn't Matter!
      • Kansas City DUI Checkpoint Update: 2/8/13 - 2/10/13
      • Weekend DUI Checkpoint Update: 2/1/13 - 2/3/13
    • January
      • If I'm Pulled Over For DUI In Kansas Should I Just Refuse Everything?
      • Wisconsin Man Dies One Day After Police Stun him during DUI Arrest.
      • The KC DUI Guy
      • Kansas City Weekend DUI Checkpoint Update: 1/4/13 - 1/6/13
  • 2012
    • December
      • New Year's 2013 DUI Checkpoint Update for the Kansas City Metro Area
      • Weekend DUI Checkpoint Update: 12/21/12 - 12/23/12 (Xmas / End of The World Edition)
      • Weekend DUI Checkpoint Update: 12/14 - 12/16
    • November
      • 2012 Thanksgiving Holiday Traffic Enforcement Campaign
      • Arrested for a DUI in Kansas? What do I do now?
      • Weekend DUI Checkpoint Update: 11/9 - 11/11
    • October
      • Halloween Weekend DUI Checkpoint Update: 10/26 - 10/28
      • Man robs Church's Chicken with a Samurai sword in Kansas City
      • Weekend DUI Checkpoint Update: 10/19 - 10/21
      • Weekend DUI Checkpoint Update: 10/12 - 10/14
      • KC Police Offering Free Breathalyzer Tests in Waldo Bar District Tonight.
      • Man so drunk that officers have to hold his head up for his mug shot.
      • Man gets 7th DUI after he claims he saw an Elephant on the Road!
      • Answering the Question: "Do I need an Attorney?"
    • September
      • Weekend DUI Checkpoint Update: 9/28 - 9/30
      • Weekend DUI Checkpoint Update: 9/21 - 9/23
      • Man gets arrested for DUI on a Horse!
      • Weekend DUI Checkpoint Update: 9/14 - 9/16
      • Weekend DUI Checkpoint Update: 9/7 - 9/9
      • Kansas Officers to seek warrants for blood samples at DUI Checkpoints.
    • August
      • Labor Day Weekend DUI Checkpoint Update: 8/31 - 9/3
      • Man gets DUI when he arrives at Police Station to pick up friend who was arrested for DUI.
      • Weekend DUI Checkpoint Update: 8/24 - 8/26
      • Cops Frame Innocent People for DUI for the Overtime Pay?
      • Weekend DUI Checkpoint Update: 8/17 - 8/19
      • Iowa man blows 8 times legal limit B.A.C. on DUI stop...
      • Weekend DUI Checkpoint Update: 8/10 - 8/12
      • Randy Travis busted for DUI, also naked and threatening to kill cops.....
      • Weekend DUI Checkpoint Update: 8/3 - 8/5
    • July
      • Talking Urinals at Bars to prevent DUI's and Drunk Driving?
      • Weekend DUI Checkpoint Update: 7/27 - 7/29
      • Weekend DUI Checkpoint Update: 7/20 - 7/22
      • Weekend DUI Checkpoint Update: 7/13 - 7/15
      • Weekend DUI Checkpoint Update: 7/6 - 7/8
      • New Kansas DUI "Refusal" Law
    • June
      • FL Driver suspected of DUI, smashes face and spits blood at Cops...
      • Weekend DUI Checkpoint Update: 6/22 - 6/24
      • Weekend DUI Checkpoint Update: 6/15 - 6/17
      • Montana man gets DUI going 134 mph!
      • DWI Checkpoint on I-435 in Missouri caused major problems on 6/8-6/9....
      • Weekend DUI Checkpoint Update: 6/8 - 6/10
      • Former Oklahoma State WR Justin Blackmon charged with 2nd DUI
      • Weekend DUI Checkpoint Update: 6/1 - 6/3
    • May
      • Memorial Day Weekend DUI Checkpoint Update: 5/25 - 5/28
      • Man charged with DUI with a Zebra and Parrot in his truck.
      • Weekend DUI Checkpoint Update: 5/18 - 5/20
      • Weekend DUI Checkpoint Update: 5/11 - 5/13
      • Weekend DUI Checkpoint Update: 5/4 - 5/6
    • April
      • Are DUI Checkpoints Constitutional?
      • Weekend DUI Checkpoint Update: 4/27 - 4/28
      • Multiple DUI Checkpoints in KC Metro this weekend 4/20-4/22.
      • Johnson County Sheriff to conduct DUI Saturation Patrol on Sat. 4/14/12.
      • KU running back James Sims suspended for DUI arrest.
      • Overland Park Police plan DUI Saturation Patrol 4/6/12
      • School Bus Driver gets 2 DUI's within 17 hours.
    • March
      • KC Police plan DUI Checkpoint for 3/30-3/31
      • Kansas Appeals Court rejects Denture Defense on DUI.
      • Johnson County Sheriff Dept. will have a DUI Saturation Patrol on Sat. 3/24/12.
      • Kansas City Police St. Patrick's Day DUI Checkpoint Results
      • VA Man sentenced for 25 DUI's in Alaska, Virginia, and Georgia!
      • Kansas City MO Police DUI Checkpoint Results from 3/2 - 3/3 Checkpoint
    • February
      • Former KU player Marcus Morris cited for misdemeanor battery
      • KCMO Police arrest a dozen drivers at DUI Checkpoint this weekend.
      • Kansas City Missouri Police announce DUI Checkpoint for 2/24 - 2/26.
      • Frequently Asked Questions about Personal Injury Law in Kansas
      • Trouble at the Playboy Mansion...
      • Kansas Highway Patrol Announced DUI Saturation Patrol for 2/11/12.
      • Kansas City Missouri Police Officer Arrested for DUI This Morning.
      • NFL RB Knowshon Moreno busted for DUI, License Plate read "Sauced".
      • Overland Park DUI Saturation Patrol on 2/3/12
    • January
      • Man arrested for DUI while driving car on subway tracks
      • DUI arrests for Women up 36%
      • Gigstad Law Office LLC receives "A-" rating from the Better Business Bureau!
      • Judge throws out a DUI case, says police had quotas...
  • 2011
    • December
      • How Much Did That Drink Really Cost? The True Cost of a DUI in Kansas.
      • Canadian DUI Laws in a Sticky Situation.
      • The KC DUI Guy's Commerical #2
      • The KC DUI Guy's Commercial #1
      • Frequently Asked Questions about DUI's in Kansas
      • How to Fool a Breathalyzer Test in Kansas...
      • KHP Plans Saturation Patrol for 12/3/11 in Lawrence and Douglas County, Kansas.
    • November
      • A Hungry Thief Breaks into a McDonald's, and Cooks Food...
      • DUI Officer Admits to Falsifying Breath Test Results.
      • Gary Pinkel and his DUI / DWI / Drunk Driving Charges.
      • Officer Admits Only About Half of the People he has Arrested for DUI were found to be Intoxicated.
    • October
      • More Problems with the Intoxilyzer 8000 Breath Testing Machine.
      • Michigan Dad uses 9 year old daughter as Designated Driver to avoid getting a DUI.
      • Mission Police Department announce plans for a DUI Checkpoint on October 28, 2011
      • Gigstad Law Office LLC will now be posting our Legal blogs in additional places online as well!
      • 5 DUI / DWI / Drunk Driving Myths.
      • Underage Drinking Penalties in Kansas, and the Royals' Bubba Starling
    • September
      • Johnson County DUI checkpoints are a waste of taxpayer dollars and resources.
      • Why to Refuse the Field Sobriety Tests if you are pulled over for a DUI in Kansas.
      • Why hire an attorney for a Speeding Ticket or Traffic Ticket in Kansas?
      • Why hire an attorney if you have gotten a DUI?
      • Why it is so important to act fast if you have gotten a DUI in Kansas.
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