Top Rated Criminal Defense Attorney in Blue Springs, MO

A co-founder of Hollingshead & Dudley, Nicholas Dudley is an experienced trial attorney who handles a variety of cases for his clients throughout the greater Kansas City, Missouri, metropolitan area. Located in the suburb of Blue Springs, he spends much of his time providing representation to people who are facing state or federal misdemeanor or felony charges. In this area, Mr. Dudley has extensive experience in defending driving while intoxicated charges. He has been successful in challenging the initial traffic stops themselves as being conducted without the requisite reasonable suspicion on the part of the law enforcement authorities. Mr. Dudley has also obtained favorable results by challenging the calibration of breath testing machines. Other criminal defense cases that Mr. Dudley has been involved in have included identity theft, homicide, assault and battery, forgery, drug possession and weapons violations.

In his civil practice, Mr. Dudley has defended attorneys, health care practitioners, architects, engineers and other professionals who have been sued for negligence or who are facing disciplinary proceedings. He has also represented consumers in car dealer and other fraud cases. His successes during his career have led to recognition from his colleagues, including a 10.0 "superb" peer review rating through Avvo.

Mr. Dudley is a 2006 Bachelor of Arts recipient from the University of Missouri. He obtained his legal education at the University of Minnesota Law School and was awarded his Juris Doctor in 2010. Admitted to practice in Missouri, Mr. Dudley is also admitted to practice before the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Missouri, the U.S. District Court for the District of Kansas and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 8th Circuit.