Matthew L. Bretz
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Matthew L. Bretz
Bretz Injury LawTotal Records: 1Biography
Matthew Bretz is a Kansas native and a graduation of Kansas State University and Pepperdine School of Law. He got his start as an attorney with the Los Angeles firm of Erin Brockovich, Delta Force II and The Twilight Zone fame - Engstrom Lipscomb & Lack. Matt later returned to Kansas, and opened Bretz Law Offices in 1997. The firm name was changed to Bretz & Young in 2013 when Melinda Young joined as partner.
Matt is a former instructor of classical and contemporary physics and uses that background to help him construct a detailed understanding of the factors at play in motor vehicle accidents.
Matt serves on the Board of Directors for United Way, the Training and Evaluation Center of Hutchinson (TECH), and the Board of Governors for the Kansas Association for Justice (KSAJ). He is a former board member for The American Red Cross, Interfaith Housing, and Big Brothers Big Sisters, and a Sunday School Teacher.
Bar Admission
California, 1991
Kansas, 1992
Other Affiliations
American Bar Association (Member)
Kansas Bar Association (Member)
Reno County Bar Association (Treasurer)
Achievements
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- Included on the 2022 Missouri and Kansas
Past Lists
- 2021 Missouri and Kansas Super Lawyers list
- 2020 Missouri and Kansas Super Lawyers list
- 2019 Missouri and Kansas Super Lawyers list
- 2018 Missouri and Kansas Super Lawyers list
- 2017 Missouri and Kansas Super Lawyers list
- 2016 Missouri and Kansas Super Lawyers list
- 2015 Missouri and Kansas Super Lawyers list
- 2014 Missouri and Kansas Super Lawyers list
- 2013 Missouri and Kansas Super Lawyers list
- 2011 Missouri and Kansas Super Lawyers list
Education
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Pepperdine University School of Law, Malibu, California, 1991 J.D., Juris Doctor
Honors: Dean's List, Vincent Dalsimer Moot Court Award
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Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas, 1988 B.S., Bachelor of Science
Honors: Muir Memorial Scholarship, Major: Physics Instructorship
Honers
- AV Preeminent Rating (Martindale-Hubbell)
- Member of Multi-Million Dollar Advocate Forum
- 10.0 Superb Rating (AVVO)
- Client Distinction Award (Martindale-Hubbell)
- Dalsimer Moot Court Award (Pepperdine University School of Law)
- Top 1-- Trial Lawyers (National Trial Lawyers Association), 2008 - 2014
- Super Lawyers (KC Magazine)
- Lawyer of the Year, Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs, Wichita Area (Best Lawyers), 2015 - Present