Matthew Michael Gerend

Matthew Michael Gerend

Law Offices of Matthew Michael Gerend • Seattle, WA
Employment LaborEmployment Law

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Contact

Email
Phone
(206) 385-6011
Address
1201 3rd Ave Ste 3200, Seattle, WA, 98101-3052, US

Professional

About

Matthew Gerend practices in the firm’s nationally recognized Complex Litigation Group, representing employees and other investors in litigation to enforce securities laws and the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (“ERISA”). Matt has represented plaintiffs in federal courts across the country to redress harms stemming from breaches of fiduciary duties, investment fraud, and other misconduct that threatens employees’ retirement security. Matt became interested in the laws protecting retirement and pension benefits as a clerk with AARP Foundation Litigation, where he helped draft a number of amicus curiae briefs filed in the U.S. Supreme Court and U.S. Courts of Appeals regarding the proper interpretation and implementation of ERISA. During law school, Matt also worked as an intern with the Community Development Project at the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law. Matt believes that lawyers have a unique ability to effect social change, an ethic that has guided his work representing individuals and investors against those engaged in divisive and fraudulent practices.

About Employment Labor Law

Employment and labor attorneys handle workplace legal matters including discrimination, wrongful termination, and wage disputes. They represent both employees and employers. Common matters include wrongful termination, discrimination, harassment, wage disputes.

Credentials

Education
N/A Georgetown University Law Center JD - Juris Doctor
Languages
English

Recognition & Involvement

Awards
2017 Rising Star, Super Lawyers 2016 Rising Star, Super Lawyers 2015 Rising Star, Super Lawyers 2014 Rising Star, Super Lawyers
Publications
2015 BNA publications Zanglein et. al., ERISA Litigation 2009 Affordable Housing & Community Development The Scope and Potential of Section 3 as Currently Implemented
Associations
2016 - Present U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit Member 2016 - Present U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit Member 2016 - Present United States Supreme Court Bar Member 2015 - Present U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit Member 2015 - Present U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado Member
Updated: Mar 08, 2026