Brendan Lykins

Trial Attorney at DM Injury Law
Kansas City, MO

About Brendan Lykins

Brendan Lykins has dedicated his career to holding wrongdoers,and their insurance companies,accountable, allowing his clients and their families to focus on healing and recovery. He is committed to securing fair outcomes for his clients, whether through settlement, trial, or appeal. Brendan Lykins has dedicated his career to holding wrongdoersand their insurance companiesaccountable, allowing his clients and their families to focus on healing and recovery. He is committed to securing fair outcomes for his clients, whether through settlement, trial, or appeal. A Topeka native, Brendan earned his undergraduate degree in political science, with a secondary major in international studies and a minor in French, from Kansas State University.

After graduation, he spent five years in Seoul, South Korea, teaching language classes in public schools, private academies, and at the Seoul National University of Education. Brendan returned to Kansas in 2011 to attend Washburn University School of Law and was admitted to the bar in September 2013. Brendan is an active member of the Kansas Trial Lawyers Association (serving on the Education Committee), Trial Lawyers University, and the Wichita Bar Association. He has also served as a faculty member, presenting continuing legal education seminars for both the Wichita Bar Association and the Kansas Trial Lawyers Association.

Proven verdicts and settlements at DM Injury Law

These results are credited to DM Injury Law. A result appears under an attorney's own name only when a published source names them as counsel on the case.

$10.5 millionSettlement

A commercial truck driver crossed the center line on a Buchanan County road in July 2022, killing two teenagers and seriously injuring a third young passenger; five plaintiff families reached a $10.5 million global settlement in January 2024.

Buchanan County Circuit Court, Missouri · 2024Wrongful DeathRead the full story →
$600,000Settlement

A rear-end collision by a teen driver near Leawood, Kansas aggravated the plaintiff's pre-existing neck condition and required surgery; after the court struck the defense liability expert one week before trial, the case settled for $600,000.

Johnson County District Court, Kansas · 2026Car AccidentsRead the full story →

Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome. Each case is unique and depends on its own facts.

Practice areas

Education

Washburn University School of Law
J.D.
Kansas State University
Undergraduate

Bar admissions & credentials

State Bar of Missouri
State Bar of Kansas

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Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome. Each case is unique and depends on its own facts.