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Cleveland, Oh, Us

Chicago, Il, Us

Chicago, Illinois, Us

Milwaukee, Wi, Us

Chicago, Illinois, Us

New York, Ny, Us

Drafted plan documents, summary plan descriptions, statements of material modification, summaries of benefits and coverage, plan amendments, plan restatements, and other plan related documents for both pension and health and welfare funds. Ensured plans were compliant with Affordable Care Act requirements. Prepared memoranda regarding various ERISA questions posed by internal and external clients. Prepared plan restatements and IRS Determination Letter filings.

Chicago, Illinois, Us

Worked as in-house counsel for a multi-employer pension and health & welfare fund. Litigated lawsuits against employers who failed to remit required contributions. Defended lawsuits brought against the funds by Plan Participants. Researched various topics involving ERISA to insure proper administration of the funds.

Chicago, Il, Us

Assisted Partners with matters involving ERISA and related laws, rules, regulations, policies and procedures, including but not limited to drafting/reviewing/editing Plan Documents, SPDs, Employment Agreements, Repayment Agreements, Non-Qualified Plan Documents, Executive Summaries, IRS Determination Letters, IRS Voluntary Compliance Program submissions, DOL VFCP submissions, and 408b2 and 404a5 disclosures. Researched pertinent case law, rules, regulations, DOL and IRS writings to ensure the above matters are handled appropriately

Researched various issues involving the Internal Revenue Code as it relates to business taxpayers’ qualified retirement plans.Drafted memoranda regarding Tax Court cases involving qualified retirement plans’ failure to comply with the Internal Revenue Code.

Chicago, Illinois, Us

• THE JOHN MARSHALL LAW REVIEW: 2010-2011• MOOT COURT HONORS COUNCIL: 2011• DEAN’S LIST: Spring 2009-Fall 2010• PHI DELTA PHI Honors Fraternity Member (Must be in top 33% of class to be eligible) • IRS VITA (Volunteer Income Tax Assistance) Clinic Volunteer: Spring 2011 - Assisted low income taxpayers with filing tax returns• Academic Fellow Fall 2011• Student Bar Association, Evening Student Representative – Spring & Fall 2009

• Assisted internal employee benefits counsel with amending the company’s merged defined contribution (401k) and merged defined benefit plans to maintain compliance• Prepared documentation regarding the aforementioned to help aid outside counsel in submitting determination letters for both the defined contribution and defined benefit plans

• Worked with Senior Advisor to the Secretary and Deputy Assistant Secretary for Retirement and Health Policy (J. Mark Iwry) and Benefits Tax Counsel (George Bostick) on regulatory guidance initiatives pertaining to the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act• Read and summarized public comments submitted to Treasury and IRS regarding various Requests for Comments to help inform the internal discussions about the forthcoming PPACA regulations • Researched legislative history of certain provisions of the tax code to determine whether potential future regulations would be consistent with Congress’ intent when passing those laws

• Drafted memoranda and ruling recommendations for Judge regarding various motions• Researched issues raised in parties’ briefs to aid Judge in her rulings• Discussed cases with Judge to ensure all possible legal issues were considered before rulings were made• Completed various administrative tasks as requested by Judge and the Judge’s clerk• Maintained Judge’s motion hearing calendar by working with Judge and attorneys to set motion hearing dates which were convenient for all parties• Observed Judge’s motion call hearing daily

Chicago, Illinois, Us

• Drafted various court documents, including motions and memoranda in support thereof• Researched various complex legal issues for attorneys• Filed and/or copied court documents at the Richard J. Daley Center Courthouse for matters pertaining to Cook County• Filed court documents via Lexis Nexis for matters pertaining to Madison County, IL• Worked with support staff and attorneys to ensure all documents were timely filed• Supervised fellow law clerks and coordinated work in accordance with deadlines to maximize productivity and completed other various tasks as requested by Partners and attorneys

L.L.M., Employee Benefits (Erisa)

Juris Doctor, Employee Benefits

Bachelor Of Arts, Communications