Watt and Young serves the Kansas City area specializing in criminal defense and civil law.
The Watt Law Firm serves the Kansas City area and specializes in criminal defense and civil law.
07/03/2025
A Kansas courtroom erupted into chaos as grieving families traded punches during the sentencing of a teen convicted of killing a 14-year-old boy. Te’Bryis Robinson was convicted of shooting and killing TrenJ’vious Hutton inside a mall. Law&Crime’s Jesse Weber takes a closer look at video of the brawl with trial attorney Ali Young.
A Kansas courtroom erupted into chaos as grieving families traded punches during the sentencing of a teen convicted of killing a 14-year-old boy. Te’Bryis Ro...
“Mr. Brittain was involved in a boating accident, however he was not impaired. To be clear: Mr. Brittain was not under the influence of anything whatsoever at the time of this accident. Mr. Brittain did everything he could to assist after, and prays for a full recovery concerning anyone that may have suffered injury. Should any criminal charges arise from this incident, our office has his back and will provide him the very best defense available “
-attorney Greg Watt
06/17/2021
Greg Watt on KSHB 41 News discussing "Timeline to drain closed KCK pool unclear despite near drowning: Teen on life support after incident."
04/22/2021
Kansas City area criminal defense attorney Greg Watt joined 41 Action News tonight to discuss the guilty verdict in the trial of Derek Chauvin, convicted of murdering George Floyd.
Kansas City attorney Greg Watt reacted to Chauvin verdict.
12/22/2020
Kansas City criminal defense lawyer Greg Watt holds a press conference about his case State V. Hood
12/21/2020
Kansas City criminal defense lawyer Greg Watt holds a press conference with Fox 41 news about his case State V Hood.
12/21/2020
Kansas City criminal defense lawyer Greg Watt holds a press conference about his case State V. Hood
12/21/2020
Kansas City criminal defense lawyer Greg Watt holds a press conference with Fox 41 news about his case State V Hood.
09/09/2020
Defending a drug case involving K-9 detection demands specialized training. And who are we kidding, a law school diploma is not specialized training. Therefore, we have taken our training to another level in order to become highly proficient in cases where contraband was searched and seized by a K-9 and handler.
We began this journey by purchasing Cocoa, a Czech German Sheperd from Malinda Weber, one of the top breeders/trainers of working dogs in the midwest. We then retained K-9 expert (and former law enforcement K-9 handler) Tom Brenneman to train Cocoa and I on the most important aspects of K-9 contraband detection.
Ultimately, we are known for precision defense because we go where other lawyers won't, and we study what other lawyers don't. So it should come as no surprise that our journey has taken us deep into the K-9 training regimen: how they operate in the field, search accuracy, and of course the most common sources of error in their work.
Make no mistake, no other criminal defense law firm in Kansas City has gone to these measures in order to develop the same proficiencies.
To Successfully Defend A DUI Case . You've Got To Get Your Hands Dirty.
At the Watt Law Firm we spend more time in the lab mastering the technology used by law enforcement (and getting our hands dirty) than any other lawyer in Kansas City.
Why? Because breath/blood sampling is inherently difficult for juries to understand -- unless, of course -- you explain it in a way that makes sense.
Not only are we able to explain breath and blood testing, but we explain it to juries in a way that consistently delivers exceptional results for those we represent.
Simply put, we take the time to train under the best forensic chemists in the nation so we are able to find defenses in drug and alcohol cases that actually work.
It's expensive and time consuming, but our reputation wasn't built on speculation; it was built on defending cases through legitimate science.
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Greg Watt received his B.F.A. from Emporia State, M.A. from Kansas State, and J.D. from The University of Tulsa College of Law. Greg began his career working as the associate director for governmental relations at Emporia State University. He left Emporia to accept a teaching position at Kansas State.
At the University of Tulsa College of Law Greg served as an editor of the Tulsa Journal of International Law. Also, during this time he was hired by the Tulsa County District Attorney’s Office and worked under the guidance of District Attorney, Tim Harris.
After leaving Tulsa, Greg was hired by the Jackson County Prosecutor’s Office where he spent the next five years putting some of the most dangerous criminals in Kansas City behind bars. It was at the Jackson County Prosecutor’s Office where Greg was given the finest training available by some of the most gifted trial lawyers in Kansas City. Over the years he has also continued his work in the classroom, teaching speech classes for Metropolitan Community College, as well as UMKC.
Greg has been recognized as one of the most accomplished criminal defense lawyers in the Kansas City area because like any good fighter — he only trains with the best. He holds advanced credentials in:
DNA Analysis;
Drug Recognition Expert Protocol;
Standard Field Sobriety Testing;
Standard Field Sobriety Instructor;
Gas and Liquid Chromatography;
DUI(D) Analysis;
Forensic Drug Analysis and the use of FTIR technology;
He has been recognized by both Super Lawyers Magazine and The Kansas City Business Journal for his excellence in criminal defense; he is a 2017 graduate of the National Criminal Defense College; and, he is one of only twelve lifetime members of the Missouri Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers.
