Rhonda O'Brien Email & Phone Number

I practice in the areas of business transactions, employee benefits, and federal, state and local taxation, and represent a wide variety of businesses in connection with operations, governance and contracting. I have drafted tax-qualified retirement plans and non-qualified deferred compensation plans (including 457 plans and plans governed by the Internal Revenue Code Section 409A) and have successfully participated in the IRS voluntary correction programs to preserve the tax-qualified status of retirement plans.I advise on structuring and administering health plans and other welfare plans, Section 125 (cafeteria) plans and other tax-favored benefit programs. I have been involved in the development of request for proposal procedures for solicitation of consultants in portfolio analysis, portfolio performance review, bundled services, custodianship and investment management for plan assets.I also provide counsel to businesses on a wide spectrum of state, local and federal taxation matters including income, payroll, excise, fuel, sales and use tax, real estate and personal property taxes, and utility taxes. I have represented businesses including tax-exempt entities through their formation, acquisition, growth, divestiture and sale. I counsel public sector institutions concerning general business law, legal duties, obligations tax and benefits.I earned my J.D. from Southern Illinois University School of Law and have an LL.M. in taxation from Washington University in St. Louis.Disclaimer: The choice of a lawyer is an important decision and should not be based solely upon advertisements. Also, neither the Supreme Courts of MO or IL nor the Bars of those states review or approve certifying organizations or specialist designations. I do not assert any certification or specialty in any particular area of law and endorsements from others on my page are the opinions of others and are not posted here for the purpose of making representations of areas of specialty.

Listed skills include Tax, Business Law, Nonprofit Institutions, Government And Public Agencies, and 3 others.