Matthew L. Bretz

Matthew L. Bretz is a Kansas attorney focusing on auto, truck, and motorcycle accidents, product liability, nursing home claims, wrongful death, premises liability, and catastrophic injury matters. His work supports injured clients and families facing serious harm, preventable losses, and insurance disputes. He helps clients investigate facts, prepare evidence, understand legal options, and pursue accountability through trial-focused advocacy and client communication across Kansas injury cases.

Matthew earned a law degree from Pepperdine University School of Law. He also studied physics and taught classical and quantum physics at Kansas State University. His education supports legal analysis, courtroom presentation, technical case review, and client counseling. He uses that background to explain complex evidence, challenge defense positions, prepare experts, and present injury, product liability, premises, and wrongful death claims to juries.

Matthew’s trial practice was shaped by early litigation experience in aviation and catastrophic injury cases and by personal loss after his sister died in a train collision. That experience gives him a direct understanding of the grief families face after preventable tragedies. He has devoted his career to helping seriously injured people and families seek justice while working to make communities safer through advocacy and education.

Matthew L. Bretz helps clients address injury and wrongful death claims with preparation, empathy, and courtroom experience. His work includes vehicle crashes, dangerous products, nursing home cases, premises liability, and serious loss claims. He is admitted in Kansas, California, and multiple federal courts. Recognized by CNN, Martindale-Hubbell, and AVVO, he also teaches trial lawyers nationwide and serves with organizations focused on safety, justice, and community support for clients. His guidance emphasizes preparation, compassion, accountability, and communication throughout every stage of the case.

Law Office Affiliations

• Principal, Bretz Injury Law
• Member, Kansas Bar Association
• Member, Reno County Bar Association
• Member, National Trial Lawyers Association

Licensed State

• Kansas
• California

Education

• Pepperdine University School of Law
  Juris Doctor (JD)
• Kansas State University
  Bachelor of Science

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