Kish & Lietz is a client focused firm. We are dedicated to working with our clients to resolve difficult and challenging legal issues. We specialize in criminal defense and appellate litigation in federal court. From time to time, however, we take on other matters when we believe we can make a difference.

We have almost 40 years of combined experience in federal court. We both began our legal careers as law clerks to federal judges. And as practicing lawyers, we have devoted our careers to representing individuals facing serious federal criminal charges. We handle cases ranging from complex white collar criminal matters to prosecutions for personal and property crimes. In addition to the matters that we have handled in federal district court, we also have extensive experience at the federal appellate level.

In many of the matters we handle, our opponent is the United States of America.  We have aggressively and successfully litigated against the United States in the preindictment phase, the pretrial motion stage, in trial after trial in federal court, and in the federal appellate courts as well. We are courtroom lawyers and we are not afraid of the courtroom battlefield. Indeed, as you will see from reviewing examples of our results, we have prevailed against our opponents in some of the most challenging and pressing situations.

By design, our firm is small but formidable. We handle serious matters with potentially serious consequences. For this reason, if you retain our firm, your case will be handled by Paul Kish or Carl Lietz. It will not be passed off to an attorney without the experience and credentials that a serious matter requires and deserves. If you have a matter that you would like to discuss with us, feel free to contact us.