Brendan C. Stautberg is an employment attorney dedicated to protecting the rights of employees in the workplace. His practice focuses on representing employees in federal and private sector employment matters, including discrimination, harassment, and retaliation claims, disciplinary appeals, whistleblower cases, and security clearance matters.
Before joining KCNF, Brendan was an associate attorney at a Washington, D.C. law firm, where he represented federal employees before the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the Merit Systems Protection Board (MSPB), the Office of Special Counsel (OSC), the Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency (DCSA), and the Office of Personnel Management (OPM), as well as in agency disciplinary matters. Earlier in his career, he practiced at a Northern Virginia firm, where he represented federal employees and contractors and handled private sector employment matters under Virginia law.
Brendan’s commitment to public service began well before he began the practice of law. Before law school, Brendan interned with the Technology and Press Freedom Project at the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press. Prior to that, he served as a legislative intern on the judiciary team for U.S. Senator Robert P. Casey, Jr. While in law school, Brendan clerked at a public interest law firm in Washington, D.C., where he worked on Freedom of Information Act and Privacy Act matters, supported advocacy efforts for federal transparency and accountability reform, and developed a passion for security clearance and whistleblower protection work.
Brendan earned his J.D. with honors from The George Washington University Law School, where he received the Presidential Merit Scholarship. At GW Law, he was an active member of the George Washington Law Review and Moot Court Board, and he received the highest Pro Bono Service Award. He earned his B.A., summa cum laude, in politics and philosophy from the University of Pittsburgh, where he was recognized with the David C. Frederick Public Service Internship Award.
Brendan originally hails from southeastern Pennsylvania. His go-to fun fact is that he is a triplet.
Bar and Court Admissions
- District of Columbia (pending)
- Virginia
Professional Associations and Memberships
- Metropolitan Washington Employment Lawyers Association (MWELA)
- National Employment Lawyers Association (NELA)
Awards and Recognitions
- Presidential Merit Scholarship, The George Washington University Law School
- Pro Bono Service Award, The George Washington University Law School
- David C. Frederick Public Service Internship Award, University of Pittsburgh