Addair Law

Addair Law, located in Manhattan, Kansas, is a focused legal practice dedicated to helping clients in Criminal Defense and Family Law matters. With over 15 years of experience and deep roots in the Central Kansas region, the firm brings specialized expertise and genuine commitment to serving families and individuals facing difficult legal challenges. Led by founder Tom Addair and his team, Addair Law operates under a philosophy that clients deserve counsel exceptionally well-versed in the legal and procedural details of their specific practice area.

Addair Law's philosophy reflects an important principle: every attorney focuses on a single practice area. Rather than attempting to handle criminal defense, family law, real estate, business law, and a dozen other practice areas simultaneously, each Addair Law attorney specializes deeply in either criminal defense or family law. This specialization means clients get lawyers who have developed extraordinary expertise in their specific practice area. Little details that might escape a generalist's attention become obvious to a specialist. Procedural nuances that a generalist might miss become second nature to a specialist. The practical result is better outcomes for clients who deserve counsel with genuine expertise in their specific legal challenge.

Tom Addair, the firm's founder, brings distinctive credentials. He holds the ACS-CHAL Forensic Lawyer-Scientist designation from the American Chemical Society. This is an extraordinarily rare credential. Across the entire State of Kansas, there are only three attorneys with the ACS-CHAL designation. These three include Tom Addair, former Addair Law attorney John Thurston, and another lawyer. The designation represents advanced training in forensic science combined with legal expertise, allowing designated attorneys to understand complex scientific and forensic evidence from both scientific and legal perspectives. For criminal defense matters involving forensic evidence, Tom's ACS-CHAL designation provides significant advantages. For family law matters that may involve forensic elements, Tom's background provides valuable insight.

The firm's commitment to community extends beyond legal practice. Addair Law created a Public Spirit Scholarship that rewards students who show an interest in serving others and celebrates students who embody leadership and community service values. Rather than simply funding any student, the scholarship specifically recognizes students whose values emphasize serving the community. This initiative reflects the firm's genuine commitment to community development and investment in the next generation's commitment to public service.

Addair Law's family law practice is comprehensive. The firm handles divorce proceedings, helping clients navigate the process whether divorces are uncontested or involve significant disagreements. The firm works to ensure property division is fair, support arrangements are appropriate, and custody is determined in children's best interests.

Paternity matters receive careful attention. When paternity is in question, the firm helps establish legal parent-child relationships and the rights and responsibilities that follow. This includes establishment of support obligations and potential custody rights.

Child custody determinations are handled with understanding of their significance. Custody arrangements affect children's daily lives for years, making these among the most important decisions in any family law case. The firm advocates for custody arrangements that serve children's best interests while respecting parents' rights to meaningful relationships.

Child support calculations, while governed by Kansas guidelines, involve many variables. Addair Law ensures child support is calculated correctly, reflects each parent's actual financial capacity, and is appropriately modified when circumstances change.

Legal separation and annulment matters round out the firm's family law practice. These alternatives to divorce serve different purposes and have different requirements. The firm helps clients understand which option serves their situation best.

Post-divorce modifications are handled when circumstances change and existing agreements need adjustment. Whether custody, support, or other elements of previous divorce orders need modification, the firm provides experienced representation.

What distinguishes Addair Law is the combination of over 15 years of Central Kansas experience, Tom Addair's extraordinarily rare ACS-CHAL Forensic Lawyer-Scientist designation (one of only three in Kansas), the firm's philosophy of single-practice-area specialization, and genuine community commitment demonstrated through the Public Spirit Scholarship. This is a firm that understands the importance of legal specialization, demonstrates extraordinary expertise in forensic matters, and shows commitment to community through meaningful scholarship support.

For families throughout Manhattan, Riley County, and surrounding Central Kansas areas facing divorce, paternity establishment, custody disputes, child support matters, or other family law challenges, Addair Law represents an excellent choice. The firm's combination of 15+ years of experience, Tom Addair's rare ACS-CHAL designation, specialization philosophy, and community commitment makes them a trusted resource.

Contact Addair Law today at (785) 645-2732 to discuss your family law needs. When you need representation by attorneys who specialize exclusively in their practice area, from a firm led by someone holding the rare ACS-CHAL Forensic Lawyer-Scientist designation, you deserve Addair Law's focused, expert representation.