Jeffrey W. Stickle

Senior Counsel

Phone: (301)762-7770
Fax: (301) 926-7444
Email: sticklej@mcwilson.com

Jeff is a member of the Workers’ Compensation and Personal Injury practice groups. Jeff’s workers' compensation practice recognizes that workers' compensation is not “win/lose,” but more of a collaborative effort between the sides. He primarily represents police officers, firefighters, and other public safety officials, putting to use his extensive knowledge of and experience with occupational disease presumptions, offsets, and other government-specific issues.

Jeff has tried countless thousands of cases before the Maryland Workers' Compensation Commission and serves as the co-chair of the Workers' Compensation Section of the BAMC. Jeff has recovered millions of dollars on behalf of his injured clients, and takes special pride in his PTSD practice, representing and advocating for those psychologically injured as a result of their public safety service, from workers' compensation hearings to legislative testimony in Annapolis. He also proudly volunteers as General Counsel to the Rockville Volunteer Fire Department.

Jeff’s Personal Injury practice group handles civil litigation, workers' compensation, personal injury, insurance defense, and construction litigation. Jeff is a strong advocate for his clients, which have included individuals, governments, small businesses, insurance companies, and institutional and commercial clients, giving him experience from all angles. These cases have included hundreds of jury and bench trials, administrative hearings, and arbitrations in the State and Federal courts of Maryland and the District of Columbia.

Jeff is active in the Bar Association for Montgomery County, and is committed to public service. He is also a certified mediator.

Jeff was born in Poughkeepsie, NY. He attended Binghamton University and graduated with his Bachelor’s degree in history in 1999. While at Binghamton, Jeff kept busy including service as an EMT for Harpur’s Ferry Student Volunteer Ambulance Service and as a DJ for WHRW-FM. Jeff received his Juris Doctor from the University of Maryland School of Law in 2002, where he served as Articles Editor of the Journal of Health Care Law and Policy, as well as on the Student Bar Association. He also studied comparative law while abroad at the University of Aberdeen (Scotland) in 2000. He obtained a Certificate in Health Law from the school's esteemed Law and Health Care Program.

After graduating from law school, Jeff served as a law clerk to the Hon. Marvin S. Kaminetz of the Circuit Court for St. Mary’s County. He then worked as an associate for McCarthy Wilson from 2004-2011, and returned in 2019.

Jeff has always been fascinated by local history, both of the Hudson Valley, home to centuries of his ancestors, and of his adopted home of Maryland. He is a member of the Wappingers (N.Y.) Historical Society where he has contributed to their newsletter.

He currently resides in Gaithersburg with his wife and two children. In his community, he volunteers throughout the year as an Assistant Scoutmaster in BSA Troop 1094, putting his skills as an Eagle Scout to work, and at various community service events with Shaare Torah Congregation.

“What!? There is a Statute? - Top 10 Forgotten, Overlooked, and Ignored Statutes and Regulations in the Maryland Workers' Compensation Act”, Panelist, Maryland Workers’ Compensation Education Association (MWCEA), Ocean City, Maryland, September 24, 2019.
"Opioids in Workers Compensation: How We Got Here and Where We're Going", Program co-chair, Maryland Workers’ Compensation Commission, Baltimore, Maryland, March 24, 2016
“Evaluating The Problem Claim- Gnawing on Knowledge”, Panelist, Maryland Workers’ Compensation Education Association (MWCEA), Ocean City, Maryland, October 5, 2015
“Introduction to Workers’ Compensation” (3 hours CLE), Program co-chair and panelist, Bar Association for Montgomery County, Rockville, Maryland, March 12, 2015