Michael G. Jones
Michael Jones is a lifetime resident of Kansas. He was born in Great Bend. His family lived in Osborne for three years and moved to Goodland, where he graduated from high school. Mike graduated from the University of Kansas with a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration in 1985 and graduated from Washburn University School of Law in 1988.
Mike was in private practice from 1988 to 2008. Initially, he was a solo practitioner and later was in a two-person law firm in Leavenworth from 1994-2008. During that time, he represented clients in several areas, including divorce, family law, criminal law, guardianships, child in need of care, probate, bankruptcy and juvenile.
Mike joined the Leavenworth County Attorney's office in 2008. As an Assistant County Attorney, he was involved in prosecuting all types of cases handled by the office. Those included homicide, sexual assault, narcotics, traffic, violent felonies, financial and property crimes. He was the lead attorney in a number of high-profile cases that went to jury trial. Mike received a letter of commendation from the Department of Veterans Affairs, Office of the Inspector General for his work on the Mark Wisner trial, which resulted in convictions for multiple counts of sexual assault against veteran patients of the VA Hospital in Leavenworth. As part of his regular role with the County Attorney’s Office, Mike served as a presenter for training involving local law enforcement agencies, the Alliance Family Violence Shelter and the Leavenworth Sexual Assault Response Team.
Mike served as treasurer and president of the Leavenworth County Bar Association. He was involved in organizing the annual charity golf tournament for the Bar Association.
Mike lives in Lansing, with his wife, LeAnn, who is an elementary physical education teacher. They enjoy traveling to Colorado and spending time with their two sons in the mountains. When the weather’s nice, they hop on their motorcycles and get some wind therapy.
Mike’s current areas of representation are family and divorce law, as well as criminal matters.