Katelin Maatz - San Francisco, CA

Katelin Maatz is an Associate Attorney in San Francisco with a practice focus on environmental law, regulatory compliance, risk management, and related litigation support. She brings valuable experience from both public agency roles and private sector legal externships, where she developed a strong foundation in environmental policy, statutory analysis, and labor and employment compliance.

Prior to joining GHB, Katelin served as a legal extern at Recology, where she researched and drafted legal memoranda addressing compliance, environmental regulations, risk management, and labor and employment issues. Her prior public agency experience includes roles with the California Department of Justice - Environment and Natural Resources Division, where she researched civil cases and environmental investigations and drafted a comprehensive guide on public nuisance law, and the California Public Utilities Commission, where she authored a memorandum on a statute of first impression relating to eminent domain and analyzed the application of CEQA to a telecommunications project.

Katelin also has hands-on litigation support experience from her work as a paralegal and legal intern, drafting pleadings, briefs, and discovery documents for civil and bankruptcy matters. As a judicial intern for the U.S. Merit Systems Protection Board, she drafted initial decisions and memoranda for administrative law judges and participated in hearings and pre-hearing strategy meetings.

During law school, Katelin graduated cum laude from University of California College of the Law, San Francisco (formerly UC Hastings) in May 2025 with a concentration in Environmental Law. She received the 2024 Continuing Education of the Bar (CEB) Award for Excellence in Legal Research & Writing, a distinction awarded for top appellate briefs in Legal Research & Writing II. While in law school, she served as a Senior Development Editor for the UC Law Environmental Journal and interned with multiple government agencies.

Katelin holds a B.A. in Environmental & Ocean Sciences from the University of San Diego, where she also earned a paralegal certificate. She currently resides in San Francisco and anticipates her admission to the California Bar in November 2025.