Douglas C. Cranmer

Douglas C. Cranmer

Attorney & Managing Member

35+ Years Experience

Biography

Douglas C. Cranmer is the managing member of Stinson, Lasswell & Wilson, L.C. A native of Wichita, and a life-long resident of Kansas, Doug graduated Cum Laude with a B.B.A. from Wichita State University in 1983, and graduated with honors with a Juris Doctorate degree from Washburn University School of Law in 1987. Doug is a highly rated attorney, as evidenced by his “B-V” rating in the “Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory.” While Doug’s practice area primarily focuses in family law, he also practices in other areas as outlined below.

  • Bar Admissions

    • Kansas, 1987
    • U.S. District Court – District of Kansas, 1987
  • Professional Associations

    • Former Co-Chairman of Wichita Bar Association Family Law Committee
    • American Association of Premier DUI Attorneys
    • American Institute of Family Law Attorneys
    • American Bar Association
    • American Association for Justice
    • National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
    • Kansas Trial Lawyers Association (Board of Editors – Family Law)
    • Kansas Bar Association
    • Wichita Bar Association
    • Board of Directors for Consumer Credit Counseling Services, Inc.
  • Publications

    • Douglas C. Cranmer and Mathias Crook, “Need Service – Welcome to the Hague Convention” Journal of the Kansas Trial Lawyers Association. August 2021: 24-27.
      Click for PDF
    • Douglas C. Cranmer and Margaret J. Disilvestro, “Family Law in the Time of Corona” Journal of the Kansas Trial Lawyers Association. August 2020: 40-43. Click for PDF
    • Douglas C. Cranmer, “When Does Child Support End?” Journal of the Kansas Trial Lawyers Association, Vol. XXVI, No. 2: 12 (2002)
    • Douglas C. Cranmer, “Key Revisions to the Kansas Support Guidelines.” Journal of the Kansas Association for Justice. May 2008: 14-15.
    • Douglas C. Cranmer and Jeffrey N. Lowe, “It’s Past Time for Kansas to Adopt the 2001 Amendments to the Uniform Interstate Family Support Act (UIFSA).” Journal of the Kansas Association for Justice. May 2009: 16-18.
    • Douglas C. Cranmer and Jeffrey N. Lowe, “Mine, Yours and Ours: Identifying and Dividing Marital Property in an Action for Divorce, Separate Maintenance or Annulment.” Journal of the Kansas Association for Justice. May 2010: 17-18.
    • Douglas C. Cranmer and Brian R. Carman, “Case Management and Limited Case Management in Child Custody Cases.” Journal of the Kansas Association for Justice. March 2011: 17-18.
    • Douglas C. Cranmer and Elizabeth A. Street, “Common Law Marriage and Division of Property.” Journal of the Kansas Association for Justice. January 2013: 5-7.
    • Douglas C. Cranmer and Kyle P. Sollars, “Minefield: Division of Military Retirement Pensions in Divorce.” Journal of the Kansas Association for Justice. May 2014: 17-19.
    • Douglas C. Cranmer and Kyle P. Sollars, “Piercing the Corporate Veil …in a Divorce Action?” Journal of the Kansas Association for Justice. July 2016: 8 – 10.
    • Douglas C. Cranmer and Margaret J. Disilvestro,“Use of K.S.A. 60-259 in Family Law Cases.” Journal of the Kansas Association for Justice. July 2017: 8 – 10. Click for PDF
    • Douglas C. Cranmer and Margaret J. Disilvestro, “Changes in the Tax Code will Affect Divorces”Journal of the Kansas Trial Lawyers Association. August 2018.
    • Douglas C. Cranmer and Margaret J. Disilvestro, “To Presume or Not to Presume: A Legislative Update.” Journal of the Kansas Trial Lawyers Association. August 2019. Click for PDF
  • Areas of Practice

    • Adoption
    • Annulment
    • Arbitration
    • Business Law
    • Child Custody
    • Child Support
    • Civil Litigation
    • Co-Habitation Agreement
    • Corporate/LLC Creation
    • Criminal
    • Divorce
    • Domestic Violence
    • DUI
    • Estate Planning
    • Guardianship/Conservatorship
    • Parenting Time
    • Paternity
    • Plaintiff Personal Injury/Wrongful Death
    • Premarital/Post Nuptial Agreements and Co-Habitation Agreements
    • Probate
    • Protection from Abuse
    • Protection from Stalking
    • Separation
    • Spousal Maintenance
    • Traffic Violations
    • Trusts
    • Wills
  • Kansas, 1987
  • U.S. District Court – District of Kansas, 1987
  • Former Co-Chairman of Wichita Bar Association Family Law Committee
  • American Association of Premier DUI Attorneys
  • American Institute of Family Law Attorneys
  • American Bar Association
  • American Association for Justice
  • National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
  • Kansas Trial Lawyers Association (Board of Editors – Family Law)
  • Kansas Bar Association
  • Wichita Bar Association
  • Board of Directors for Consumer Credit Counseling Services, Inc.
  • Douglas C. Cranmer and Mathias Crook, “Need Service – Welcome to the Hague Convention” Journal of the Kansas Trial Lawyers Association. August 2021: 24-27.
    Click for PDF
  • Douglas C. Cranmer and Margaret J. Disilvestro, “Family Law in the Time of Corona” Journal of the Kansas Trial Lawyers Association. August 2020: 40-43. Click for PDF
  • Douglas C. Cranmer, “When Does Child Support End?” Journal of the Kansas Trial Lawyers Association, Vol. XXVI, No. 2: 12 (2002)
  • Douglas C. Cranmer, “Key Revisions to the Kansas Support Guidelines.” Journal of the Kansas Association for Justice. May 2008: 14-15.
  • Douglas C. Cranmer and Jeffrey N. Lowe, “It’s Past Time for Kansas to Adopt the 2001 Amendments to the Uniform Interstate Family Support Act (UIFSA).” Journal of the Kansas Association for Justice. May 2009: 16-18.
  • Douglas C. Cranmer and Jeffrey N. Lowe, “Mine, Yours and Ours: Identifying and Dividing Marital Property in an Action for Divorce, Separate Maintenance or Annulment.” Journal of the Kansas Association for Justice. May 2010: 17-18.
  • Douglas C. Cranmer and Brian R. Carman, “Case Management and Limited Case Management in Child Custody Cases.” Journal of the Kansas Association for Justice. March 2011: 17-18.
  • Douglas C. Cranmer and Elizabeth A. Street, “Common Law Marriage and Division of Property.” Journal of the Kansas Association for Justice. January 2013: 5-7.
  • Douglas C. Cranmer and Kyle P. Sollars, “Minefield: Division of Military Retirement Pensions in Divorce.” Journal of the Kansas Association for Justice. May 2014: 17-19.
  • Douglas C. Cranmer and Kyle P. Sollars, “Piercing the Corporate Veil …in a Divorce Action?” Journal of the Kansas Association for Justice. July 2016: 8 – 10.
  • Douglas C. Cranmer and Margaret J. Disilvestro,“Use of K.S.A. 60-259 in Family Law Cases.” Journal of the Kansas Association for Justice. July 2017: 8 – 10. Click for PDF
  • Douglas C. Cranmer and Margaret J. Disilvestro, “Changes in the Tax Code will Affect Divorces”Journal of the Kansas Trial Lawyers Association. August 2018.
  • Douglas C. Cranmer and Margaret J. Disilvestro, “To Presume or Not to Presume: A Legislative Update.” Journal of the Kansas Trial Lawyers Association. August 2019. Click for PDF
  • Adoption
  • Annulment
  • Arbitration
  • Business Law
  • Child Custody
  • Child Support
  • Civil Litigation
  • Co-Habitation Agreement
  • Corporate/LLC Creation
  • Criminal
  • Divorce
  • Domestic Violence
  • DUI
  • Estate Planning
  • Guardianship/Conservatorship
  • Parenting Time
  • Paternity
  • Plaintiff Personal Injury/Wrongful Death
  • Premarital/Post Nuptial Agreements and Co-Habitation Agreements
  • Probate
  • Protection from Abuse
  • Protection from Stalking
  • Separation
  • Spousal Maintenance
  • Traffic Violations
  • Trusts
  • Wills

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