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Leslie Hess - Documented Proof she has recently committed malpractice in Hays, Kansas

Blog entry posted by Concerned Single Mom, Jun 18, 2011.

Have any of Leslie Hess's clients ever sued her?
Or does she just find clients dumb enough to believe her when she threatens them back?

Here's the problem with Ellis County....it's pretty corrupt. Many affairs and dirty laundry that Leslie knows about and uses against other attorney's / Judges. To my knowledge, she gets away with this quite regularly in Ellis County. However, check out the two cases listed below. Both ended up in the Court of Appeals with three Judges from Shawnee County, inwhich Leslie clearly didn't have her tentacles in...Ha!

In the AM Leslie went in front of the Court of Appeals and won her case, but in the PM (afternoon) she went in front of the SAME Judges and tried to argue the other side. Before she could even open her mouth, they called her out on it. She tried to manipulate their words, but they wouldn't have any part of it. She was fighting both sides of the coin. These Judges really put her in her place as well as the Judge that went along with her in the latter case - Which apparently is the ONLY way to shut her up when her mouth and head start bobbing..?! Who knew?!

Honestly, it's about time SOMEONE stood up to her and was listened to!! However, I still believe it should be taken a step further and she should be held accountable as an attorney for what she has done (and continues to do). These cases are now documented with the Appellate Court. Leslie Hess has continually abused her priviledges as an attorney even now in Ellis County where she now resides. I have never known someone as 'legally dirty' as her, yet she keeps slipping through all the cracks?!

Check out the cases for yourself:
MEYER v. STABEL (Leslie represented Meyer in the morning and WON)
CHANCE v. KEISWETTER (Leslie represented Keiswetter in the afternoon and LOST)

Thankfully - It was the Court of Appeals (same Judges all day who did NOT reside in Ellis County), and she argued both cases within hours apart (easy to remember the case prior).

Clearly she's not going to be sanctioned by one of her own clients through a civil malpractice proceeding due to the fact that her own clients already KNOW how 'dirty' she is and are afraid of her turning the tables on them....so it's up to the Judges to step in....right? This is a question, because honestly, I do not know?!

I actually heard she left Dodge City because a Judge threatened to try and disbarr her...any truth to that?
Concerned Single Mom, Jun 18, 2011
 
  1. spike52
    I know she bullied Malone around for years when I was in Dodge, maybe she had something on him. I always wondered why he let her walk all over him when he was the city prosecutor. He was spineless. There were also "several" DUI cases that involved the arrest of prominent people that never saw the light of day in court. Hess (aka dragonlady) was their attorney.
    spike52, Aug 2, 2011
  2. banyon
    The Westboro clan connection is a false rumor.
    banyon, Jul 31, 2011
  3. BATMAN
    As a former client of Leslie, I have doubts about her using what she had on someone to her advantage. She had something on a former law partner and did not use it against him when they were on opposite sides in court, so I am doubtful about that. Radio, are you sure about the Fred thing? I heard the opposite, that they were no relation. Is there a way to find out? Just curious about that.
    BATMAN, Jul 30, 2011
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  4. Williamalexx
    I believe Leslie hess is an exceptional attorney. I further believe she left town because she chose to be her own person and burnt bridges by not catering to the "in crowd"
    Williamalexx, Jul 4, 2011
  5. MrGreenJeans
    Now I'm not defending Leslie Hess, she is an adult and can do so for herself, but these are two separate cases. How can you try and connect the two as one? She is paid to represent her clients, no matter what side of the coin they're on. She left Dodge City because of the corruption here. As a prior client, I can say she always gave top notch professionalism to what ever I needed.
    MrGreenJeans, Jun 18, 2011
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  6. MrGreenJeans
    As far as family goes, you can pick your nose; you can pick your a**; but you can't pick your family! :) I would be careful with things like this, unless you prove or have evidence of any foul dealings, what you’ve just done classifies as Slander in a Court of Law. Something to think about in the future. :)
    MrGreenJeans, Jun 18, 2011
  7. NoLongerInRadioGuy
    It is my belief - especially since she is a family memeber of Fred Phelps with Westboro Baptist - she likes to use emotion to try to win cases and find what she interprets as "loopholes" rather than use the law to protect her client.
    NoLongerInRadioGuy, Jun 18, 2011