Marshall L. Matz, Attorney

Mr. Matz is a principal at Olsson Frank Weeda Terman Bode Matz P.C. He was born in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and received his B.A. from the University of Connecticut in 1968. He received his J.D. from the University of Louisville in 1971. Mr. Matz was a Reginald Heber Smith Community Law Fellow with South Dakota Legal Services from 1971 to 1972. He was admitted to the Connecticut Bar in 1971, South Dakota Federal and Tribal Courts in 1972, and the District of Columbia Bar in 1979. He is currently a member of the District of Columbia Bar as well as the Connecticut and American Bar Associations.

Mr. Matz merged his practice with Olsson, Frank and Weeda in 1992. Before entering private practice in 1980, Mr. Matz spent seven years on Capitol Hill -- five as General Counsel to the U.S. Senate, Select Committee on Nutrition and Human Needs, and two years as Special Counsel to the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. While on Capitol Hill, his primary responsibility was in the area of food, nutrition, and agriculture. Mr. Matz is currently on the Steering Committee of the Child Nutrition Forum, and he serves on the Board of Directors of the Food Research and Action Center (FRAC), Friends of the World Food Programme, and the Congressional Hunger Center (chairman). Additionally, Mr. Matz served as Chairman of the Obama for America Agriculture Committee during the 2008 Presidential election.

Areas of Practice:

Legislation

Agriculture Law

Nutrition Policy

Indian Law

Trade Association Law

Health Care Law

Bar Admissions:

Connecticut, 1971

District of Columbia, 1979

Education:

University of Louisville School of Law, Louisville, Kentucky, 1971
Juris Doctor

University of Connecticut, Storrs, Connecticut, 1968
Bachelor of Science

Published Works

Op-Ed: School feeding is not just for kids, Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.

Time to meet challenge of ending hunger, Op-Ed, The Sacramento Bee, November 26, 2009

Is the Ag Community to blame for Michael Pollan's success?, Op-Ed, Agri-Pulse, October 19, 2009

In defense of agriculture and science, Op-Ed, Cedar Rapids Gazette, October 11, 2009.

Agriculture's next big challenge, Op-Ed, Chicago Tribune, January 4, 2009.

Relief programs hard at work, Op-Ed, Miami Herald, December 1, 2008.

Fight hunger as moral, practical thing to do, Op-Ed, Des Moines Register, May 27, 2008.

Eliminating hunger is today's moral imperative, Op-Ed, Des Moines Register, October 27, 2006.

Prescription for AIDS zone: food plus medicine, Op-Ed, The Indianapolis Star, October 23, 2005.

Remedies for AIDS in Africa, Op-Ed, Washington Times, December 1, 2005.