Matthew S. Stiff - Lawyer in Washington, DC

Matthew Stiff joined Katz, Marshall Banks in June 2009. Mr. Stiff is a tireless advocate and has helped achieve successful outcomes for numerous clients under the Sarbanes-Oxley corporate whistleblower protections, the False Claims Act anti-retaliation provisions and the anti-discrimination and retaliation protections of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act and corresponding state laws. Mr. Stiff was recognized in the 2021 edition of Best Lawyers in America, and as a Rising Star by Super Lawyers from 2017-2020, for his outstanding work in employment law.

Mr. Stiff received a Bachelor of Arts in history from The Ohio State University, graduating summa cum laude with honors, in 2005. He graduated from New York University School of Law in 2008, where he served on the Student-Faculty Executive Committee and was involved in the schools fundraising efforts in support of public interest legal careers. He received an NYU Law post-graduate public interest fellowship in September 2009.Prior to joining Katz, Marshall Banks, Mr. Stiff worked with the Human Rights Campaign as a McCleary Law Fellow. In connection with this work, Mr. Stiff authored Breaking Down Barriers: An Administrators Guide to State Law Best Policy Practice for LGBT Healthcare Access (Human Rights Campaign Foundation, May 2009). He additionally co-authored Disparate Treatment: Understanding the Impact of Same-Sex Relationship Recognition on the LGBT Healthcare Experience, published by Health Lawyers News, the American Health Lawyers Associations official publication, in July 2009, later presenting his work at the Gay Lesbian Medical Associations National Conference.

Mr. Stiff formerly sat on the HRC Foundations Healthcare Equality Index Advisory Council, where he consulted with national healthcare facilities on LGBT healthcare access issues in a pro bono capacity.