Michael Matteuzzi
Michael Matteuzzi is the founding shareholder, president and managing attorney of Matteuzzi & Brooker. Michael is admitted to practice in state and federal courts throughout the Midwest. He is licensed in and/or has represented clients in courts in the six-state region made up by Missouri, Kansas, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Arkansas and Iowa.
Passionate, Tested, Proven
With more than 30 years of trial experience, Mr. Matteuzzi is an accomplished and experienced trial lawyer. His passion for trial work began in law school with significant accomplishments at the regional and national trial team level and continued after graduation teaching trial advocacy as an adjunct professor at the University of Missouri – Kansas City School of Law. Mr. Matteuzzi is a frequently-requested lecturer and moderator on trial strategy, trial advocacy and firm management/leadership issues. Michael is a zealous advocate that puts the interests and needs of his clients first. In addition to managing the firm, Mr. Matteuzzi carries the firm’s heaviest trial docket and holds an AV Martindale-Hubbell rating.
Michael makes his home in a suburb of Kansas City and has three adult children – Lesley, Kristen and Bradley, and two grandchildren- Mia and Weston.
Selected to Super Lawyers: 2005, 2017 – 2024
Speaking Engagements:
2007
- 6/29/2007 – Litigating to Win Through Advanced Trial Advocacy
– National Business Institute Seminar
– Overland Park, Kansas
– Speaker: Comprehensive Cross Examination
2008
- 6/29/2008 – Litigating to Win Through Advanced Trial Advocacy
– National Business Institute Seminar
– Overland Park, Kansas
– Speaker: Comprehensive Cross Examination
2009
- 3/18/2009 – Successfully Settling Your Personal Injury and Property Damage Claims
– National Business Institute Seminar
– Overland Park, Kansas
– Speaker: Settlement negotiation techniques/ A look into the mind of the insurance company - 6/15/2009 – Litigating to Win Through Advanced Trial Advocacy
– National Business Institute Seminar
– Overland Park, Kansas
– Speaker: Comprehensive Cross Examination
2010
- 6/25/2010 – Litigating to Win Through Advanced Trial Advocacy National Business Institute Seminar
– Overland Park, Kansas
– Speaker: Comprehensive Cross Examination - 8/18/2010 – Missouri Motor Carriers Association
– Council of Safety Professionals
– Jefferson City, Missouri
– Speaker: High Stakes Litigation – How to Best Protect Yourself - 6/25/2010 – 9/20/2010 – Kansas Motor Carriers Association – Annual Convention
– Hutchinson, Kansas
– Speaker: High Stakes Litigation – How to Best Protect Yourself
2011
- 3/24/11 – Essential Law Practice Management
– National Business Institute Seminar
– Overland Park, Kansas
– Speaker: Effective Case Management/ Firm Financial Planning and Reporting - 4/28/11 – What Civil Court Judges Want You to Know?
– National Business Institute/Judicial Forum
– Overland Park, Kansas
– Program Moderator - 9/15/11 – Association of Interstate Trucking Lawyers of America
– National Interstate Trucking Super Summit
– St. Louis, Missouri
– Speaker: Truck Accident Cases – Defense Perspective - 9/29/11 – Kansas Motor Carriers Association Annual Convention
– Wichita, Kansas
– Speaker: Defense of truck accident claims/cases - 10/17/11 – Law Office Management Techniques for Paralegals
– National Business Institute Seminar
– Overland Park, Kansas
– Speaker: Organization of work
2012
- 2/22/12 – Kansas Bar Association
– Law Practice Management
– Speaker: Want a Better Firm? Become a Better Leader - 2/23/12 – Kansas Bar Association
– Law Practice Management
– Speaker: Want a Better Firm? Better Manage Your Work Group
2014
- 4/30/14 – Medical Experts and Records
– National Business Institute Seminar
– Speaker: Using Experts to Interpret Medical Records - 6/9/14 – Law Office Management Techniques for Paralegals
– National Business Institute Seminar
– Speaker: Organization of Work
2015
- 1/29/15 – Calculating Medical Damages in Injury Settlements
– National Business Institute Seminar
– Speaker: Defense Strategies for Minimizing Reasonable Value of Medical Services After the ACA - 8/12/15 – Advanced Trial Tactics
– National Business Institute Seminar
– Speaker: Cross-Examination and Redirect-Focus on Experts and Evidence
2016
- 6/30/16 – Civil Trial: Everything You Need to Know
– National Business Institute Seminar
– Speaker: Influence Opening Statements that Make an Impact
2017
- 12/14/17 – Traumatic Brain Injury Cases: Doctor and Attorney Perspectives
– National Business Institute Seminar
– Speaker: Defense Tactics Unique to Brain Injury Cases
2018
- 06/28/18 – Wrongful Death Litigation: Start-to-Finish
– National Business Institute Seminar
– Speaker: Defense Tactics Unique to Brain Injury Cases
- 10/25/18 – Civil Trial: Everything You Need to Know
– National Business Institute Seminar
– Speaker: Accident Scene Investigation Strategies
Trusted Trial Lawyers throughout the Midwest
Mr. Matteuzzi and our staff are ready to serve as your lawyer to provide you with superior legal representation. For more information or to speak with our attorneys, call Matteuzzi & Brooker at (913) 253-2500. We proudly represent clients in Missouri, Kansas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Iowa and Nebraska.