Michael J. Wyatt

Michael J. Wyatt is a personal injury trial attorney and partner at Mann Wyatt Tanksley Injury Attorneys who represents people and families affected by negligence. His practice includes wrongful death, car and trucking accidents, catastrophic injuries, home and workplace explosions, product liability, nursing home neglect, and premises liability. He has settled and litigated numerous multimillion-dollar matters, handling claims that involve serious injuries, disputed responsibility, and substantial financial losses. His work is centered on protecting injured clients’ rights through negotiation, litigation, and trial.

Michael earned his B.A., summa cum laude, from Washburn University and his J.D., with honors, from Washburn University School of Law. After completing law school, he began his career with a Wichita defense practice, where he worked as an attorney from 2007 to 2009. He became a partner in his current practice in 2009 and has continued representing injured clients in personal injury and negligence matters.

Michael is licensed to practice in state and federal courts in Kansas, Colorado, Missouri, and Oklahoma. Wyatt belongs to various local and state bar associations and trial lawyer organizations. He has also served on the executive board of the Kansas Trial Lawyer Association. His courtroom record includes jury verdicts involving product liability, premises liability, uninsured or underinsured motorist claims, car accidents, and other negligence matters, including a product liability verdict exceeding $11 million.

Michael J. Wyatt has repeatedly been named to The National Trial Lawyers Top 100 Trial Lawyers list and has also received its Top 40 Under 40 recognition. Super Lawyers selected him to its Rising Stars list, while KC Magazine recognized him among leading attorneys and outstanding young lawyers in personal injury law. He has also received a perfect Avvo rating for client communication, responsiveness, effectiveness, and value. As a trial attorney and published author, Wyatt brings extensive litigation experience and focused advocacy to complex injury claims.

Law Office Affiliations

• Attorney / Partner, Mann Wyatt Tanksley Injury Attorneys
• Member, Kansas Bar Association
• Member, Colorado Bar Association
• Member, Missouri Bar Association
• Member, Kansas Trial Lawyer Association

Licensed State

• Kansas
• Colorado
• Missouri
• Oklahoma

Education

• Washburn University of Law
  Juris Doctor (JD)
• Washburn University
  BA with Summa Cum Laude

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