Gaddy Geiger & Brown PC

W. Brian Gaddy

Brian Gaddy has extensive experience in the areas of criminal trial and appellate practice. Gaddy's practice has emphasized white collar criminal matters at the investigatory, trial, and appellate stages.  He also has represented clients charged with felony crimes of violence, narcotics offenses, and weapons offenses. Gaddy was appointed in 2004 by the United States District Court for the Western District of Missouri to represent a defendant in a federal capital murder prosecution, where the defense successfully avoided the death penalty.

Gaddy's white-collar criminal experience has included the representation of businesses and individuals in internal investigations, grand jury and agency investigations, complex trial and appellate work, and corporate compliance matters. He has been involved in cases involving allegations of fraud and embezzlement, money laundering, health care fraud, environmental crimes, securities fraud, food and drug violations, banking crimes, public corruption and bribery, RICO offenses, computer and Internet related crimes, telecommunications matters, and corporate fraud and abuse. Gaddy also has represented businesses and individuals in numerous appeals before the federal and Missouri appellate courts. Gaddy has been involved in several cases before the United States Supreme Court. He served as the primary author of a successful petition for a writ of certiorari before the Supreme Court, and he also co-wrote an amicus brief filed in the Supreme Court on behalf of the National Association of Criminal Defense Laywers. He has been involved in postconviction and habeas corpus proceedings at the state and federal levels.

Gaddy also has represented businesses and individuals in related civil litigation and administrative proceedings. He has represented clients before state and federal licensing boards and regulatory agencies. He also has experience in complex commercial litigation matters, including allegations of theft of trade secrets, civil RICO, False Claims Act violations, consumer protection matters, and unfair competition.

Gaddy is a 1994 graduate, with distinction, from the UMKC School of Law. He served as a technical editor on the UMKC Law Review. He received the American Jurisprudence Awards for Criminal Law and Criminal Procedure II and the Ralph S. Latshaw Award for Outstanding Student in Criminal Law Courses. He received a Bachelor's of Science Degree in Accounting from the University of Missouri-Columbia in 1990.

Gaddy has emphasized community and public service throughout his career. He served for seven years as an Adjunct Professor of Law at the UMKC School of Law. He has authored numerous legal articles and materials and has lectured extensively on criminal law topics. Gaddy also has participated in various bar activities, serving as the Chair of the Criminal Law Committee for the Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association.  In 2004, Gaddy was selected to serve on the Merit Selection Panel regarding the reappointment of a United States Magistrate Judge in the Western District of Missouri. Gaddy was selected to serve on the Federal Practice Committee for the United States District Court for the Western District of Missouri.  Gaddy has attended the Missouri Bar Trial Institute and the Western Trial Advocacy Institute in Laramie, Wyoming. He is a member of the Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association, the American Bar Association, the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, and serves on the Board of Directors of the Missouri Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers. 

Honors and Awards:

AV Rated by Martindale Hubbell ®

Published Works:

A Review of Constitutional Principles to Limit the Reach of Federal Criminal Statutes, 67 UMKC Law Review, 209 (1998).

Post Conviction Remedies Chapter, MISSOURI CRIMINAL PRACTICE (Mo. Bar. 3rd and 4th ed., 1996 and 2004).

Post Conviction Remedies Chapter Supplement, MISSOURI CRIMINAL PRACTICE (Mo. Bar. 1998, 2001, and 2003).

Co-Author, Amicus Brief filed on behalf of National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers in United States v. Bates, 118 S. Ct. 298 (1998).

Seminars and Presentations:

Author and Lecturer, 15 Hour Review of the Law: Federal Criminal Practice, UMKC CLE, 2001 to present.

Author and Lecturer at "The New World of Federal Sentencing and Its Impact at the State and Local Level,"UMKC CLE March 2005.

Moderator, What Every Lawyer Should Know About Recent Changes in Federal and State Sentencing Procedures, KCMBA Bench Bar Conference 2004.

Author and Presenter, Criminal Appeals, Appellate Practice, Mo. Bar. CLE 2003.

Author and Lecturer, Practical Evidence for Litigators, Mo. Bar. CLE 2002.

Co-author, Annual Law Update: Criminal Law, Mo. Bar CLE 1995 to 2003.

Author and Lecturer: Criminal Appeals, Appellate Practice 2000, Mo. Bar CLE 2000.

Author and Lecturer: Missouri State Sentencing Issues, Fall Criminal Practice Institute, Mo. Bar and MACDL CLE 1998.

Author and Lecturer: Case Law Update, Fall Criminal Practice Institute, Mo. Bar and MACDL CLE 1997.

Author and Lecturer: Paralegals and the Litigation Team in Missouri, Institute for Paralegal Education, 1999.

Author and Lecturer, Effective Legal Writing for Paralegals in Missouri, Institute for Paralegal Education, 1999.

Past Employment:

Wyrsch Hobbs & Mirakian, P.C.
Associate, 1994 to 2001
Shareholder, 2001 to 2005

Gaddy Geiger & Brown PC
2345 Grand Boulevard, Suite 675
Kansas City, MO 64108
Phone: 816-221-8989
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