Denise Kirby

Attorney Denise Kirby is the founder and owner of The Law Office of Denise Kirby in Kansas City, Missouri. A top-rated trial lawyer with more than 25 years of legal experience, Ms. Kirby devotes her practice exclusively to criminal and DUI defense. She has achieved notable success advocating for the rights and liberties of clients across both Missouri and Kansas.

No matter how serious the charges facing her clients, Ms. Kirby has established a reputation for always delivering a personalized approach to each client she serves in order to provide the best possible chance at fighting the charges faced and mitigating the potential consequences of them.

Regarded as one of the region's leading attorneys for DUI defense, Ms. Kirby holds her certification in the administration of standardized field sobriety tests. She currently serves as president for the Missouri DWI Defense Institute and the Missouri Society for Criminal Justice. In addition, Mr. Kirby also serves as co-chair of The Missouri DWI Institute Annual Seminar, which is an intensive training seminar for attorneys across the state. She previously chaired the Bernard Edelman DWI Law & Science Seminar and served on the DWI Committee and the Board of Directors of the Missouri Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers.

Recognized for her success, Ms. Kirby has earned recognition from the National Association for DUI Defense as being among the Top 100 DWI Attorneys in the country, and the National Association of Distinguished Counsel voted her among the nation's Top 1%. She has also earned recognition as a Top 100 Trial Lawyer from The National Trial Lawyers as well as a Top 100 Criminal Defense Lawyer from the American Society of Legal Advocates.

Moreover, the American Institute of Criminal Law Attorneys named her as one of the "10 Best for Client Satisfaction" in Missouri, and she has received many positive testimonials and referrals from her satisfied clients.

A 1990 honors graduate of Missouri State University, Ms. Kirby obtained her Juris Doctor from Georgetown University Law Center in 1994. She has several publications to her credit, and she has conducted numerous lectures and seminars across her region on a variety of topics involving DWI defense, defending drug cases, criminal code revision, and other subjects.