Joseph S. "Joe" Passanise

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Practice Areas

Awards & Recognition

• Lawyer of the Year: Criminal Defense: White-Collar, Springfield, MO (2026)
• Lawyer of the Year: Criminal Defense: White-Collar, Springfield, MO (2022)
• Lawyer of the Year: Criminal Defense: General Practice, Springfield, MO (2021)
• Lawyer of the Year: Criminal Defense: White-Collar, Springfield, MO (2018)
• Lawyer of the Year: Criminal Defense: General Practice, Springfield, MO (2016)
• Lawyer of the Year: Criminal Defense: White-Collar, Springfield, MO (2015)
• Recognized: Criminal Defense: General Practice
• Recognized: Criminal Defense: White-Collar
• Recognized: DUI / DWI Defense
• Special Focus: Drug Offenses
• Special Focus: DWI Defense
• Special Focus: Federal
• Special Focus: Sex Abuse
• Special Focus: State
• Special Focus: Vehicular Manslaughter
• Special Focus: Violent and Nonviolent Crimes
• Best Lawyers in America (2007- Present)
• Super Lawyers in Missouri (2006- Present)
• The American Trial Lawyer Association (2007-Present)
• Who's Who in American Law (2005-2008, 2012)
• Lifetime Achievement selection among America’s Top 100 Attorneys®
• Best Lawyers® 2021 Springfield Criminal Defense Lawyer of the Year.
• Top 100 Super Lawyers in Missouri (2020)

Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2007

Education

• University of London, MBA, graduated 1995
• Washburn University, Juris Doctor, graduated 1997
• Missouri State University, Masters of Arts in Communications, graduated 1993
• Southwest Missouri State University, BA in Political Science, graduated 1991

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