Hutchinson, KS

Matthew L. Bretz

Matthew L. Bretz is a trial lawyer whose life's mission was shaped by the tragic loss of his sister. He grew up with a single mother and three sisters, earning the rank of Eagle Scout and graduating college by 20. He attended Pepperdine University School of Law and worked at Engstrom Lipscomb & Lack, learning trial law. The death of his sister in 1992 profoundly influenced his dedication to helping seriously injured individuals and families who have lost loved ones. He is a faculty member of the Keenan Trial College, teaching other lawyers, and serves on the MADD National Board. He also volunteers with United Way, Red Cross, Interfaith Housing, ABATE, and the Training and Evaluation Center of Hutchinson. He handles motor vehicle, premises liability, dangerous and defective products, and nursing home cases. He has an 'AV' rating from Martindale-Hubbell, the highest possible for professional ability and ethics, and has won over 98% of his cases since 1991, recovering over $300 million for clients.

Michael J. Wyatt, a partner at Mann Wyatt Tanksley Injury Attorneys, is a trial attorney and award-winning author. He focuses on negligence law, including wrongful death, automobile and trucking accidents, catastrophic injury, products liability, nursing home neglect, and premises liability. He is licensed in Kansas, Colorado, Missouri, and Oklahoma state and federal courts. Mike has been named to the National Trial Lawyers Top 100 Trial Lawyers and Top 40 Under 40 lists, received an AVVO perfect rating, and recognized by Super Lawyers magazine as a Rising Star and by KC Magazine as a Top Attorney and Outstanding Young Lawyer in personal injury law.

Inspired to pursue law after his father's tragic death, Scott J. Mann founded Mann Law Offices (now Mann Wyatt Tanksley Injury Attorneys) in 1999. He practices workers' compensation and personal injury law, including negligence, wrongful death, automobile and trucking accidents, catastrophic injury, products liability, medical malpractice, nursing home neglect, and premises liability. He is licensed in Kansas state and federal courts, a published author, and a member of the Kansas Bar Association, Kansas Association for Justice, Reno County Bar Association, and Wichita Bar Association. He is also a member of the Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum.

Melinda Young

Melinda Young is licensed in Kansas and by the United States District Courts in Kansas, Iowa, Oklahoma, Colorado, Illinois and Missouri. She is a member of the Kansas Trial Lawyers Association and Kansas Women Attorneys Association. She handles injury cases including car, truck and motorcycle wrecks, pedestrian and bicycle injuries, falls, inadequate security, nursing home, and wrongful termination.

Jesse Tanksley, a Hutchinson native, joined Mann Wyatt & Tanksley in January 2015. He focuses his practice on negligence and product liability cases. He graduated summa cum laude from Washburn University in 2006 with a Bachelor of Science and received a Juris Doctor from the University of Kansas School of Law in 2009. He is licensed in Kansas state and federal court, as well as the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals. He is a member of the Kansas Bar Association, the Reno County Bar Association, and the Kansas Trial Lawyers Association.

Sam Schulte, a Hutchinson, Kansas native, graduated from Washburn University in 2013 with a Bachelor of Business Administration. He obtained his Juris Doctor from the University of Kansas School of Law in 2016. Sam officially joined Mann Wyatt Tanksley Injury Attorneys in June 2016 and is licensed to practice in Kansas state and federal court, and the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals. He is a member of the Kansas Bar Association, the Missouri Bar Association, the Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association, the Wichita Bar Association, and the Reno County Bar Association.

Mitchell Rice

Mitchell Rice has over 20 years of experience helping accident victims and injured employees across Kansas and Missouri. He specializes in personal injury and workers' compensation cases.