Charles E. Branson
Partner
About
Mr. Branson joined the firm in January 2021 as Of Counsel, and in January 2022 became a Partner. Prior to joining FPS&S, he served as the elected District Attorney for Douglas County, Kansas, for sixteen years. As District Attorney he prosecuted high profile major felony cases at the district court. He has argued before the Kansas Supreme Court and Kansas Court of Appeals.
Before public service, Mr. Branson was a solo practitioner engaged in a litigation practice handling criminal defense, civil and domestic litigation, miscellaneous small business matters and personal injury claims. He is the past President of the Kansas Bar Association, Kansas County and District Attorney’s Association, and Douglas County Bar Association.
About
Mr. Branson joined the firm in January 2021 as Of Counsel, and in January 2022 became a Partner. Prior to joining FPS&S, he served as the elected District Attorney for Douglas County, Kansas, for sixteen years. As District Attorney he prosecuted high profile major felony cases at the district court. He has argued before the Kansas Supreme Court and Kansas Court of Appeals.
Before public service, Mr. Branson was a solo practitioner engaged in a litigation practice handling criminal defense, civil and domestic litigation, miscellaneous small business matters and personal injury claims. He is the past President of the Kansas Bar Association, Kansas County and District Attorney’s Association, and Douglas County Bar Association.
About
Mr. Branson joined the firm in January 2021 as Of Counsel, and in January 2022 became a Partner. Prior to joining FPS&S, he served as the elected District Attorney for Douglas County, Kansas, for sixteen years. As District Attorney he prosecuted high profile major felony cases at the district court. He has argued before the Kansas Supreme Court and Kansas Court of Appeals.
Before public service, Mr. Branson was a solo practitioner engaged in a litigation practice handling criminal defense, civil and domestic litigation, miscellaneous small business matters and personal injury claims. He is the past President of the Kansas Bar Association, Kansas County and District Attorney’s Association, and Douglas County Bar Association.
Practice Areas
Education
- Hutchinson Community College, A.S. (Business and Accounting) (1990)
- University of Kansas, B.S. (Business Administration) (1993)
- University of Kansas, School of Law, J.D. (1995)
Bar Admissions
- Kansas
- Missouri
- United States District Court for the District of Kansas
- United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Professional Affiliations
- Kansas Bar Association
- President 2020-2021
- Bench Bar Committee
- Kansas County and District Attorneys Association
- President 2018-2019
- Board of Directors 2012-2019
- Kansas Bar Foundation
- Scholarship Committee 2015-2021
- Fellow Board of Trustees 2013-2020
- Douglas County Bar Association
- Board of Directors 2006-2011
- President 2004-2005