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PRACTICE AREAS
409A Compliance
457 and 403(b) Plans
Church & Governmental Plans
ERISA Compliance
Executive Compensation
Exempt Organization Issues
Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Plans
Qualified Retirement Plans EDUCATION
University of Michigan Law School (J.D., cum laude, 1978)
Western Michigan University (B.A., magna cum laude, 1975)
BAR AND COURT ADMISSIONS
State Bar of Michigan (1978)
DISTINCTIONS AND CERTIFICATIONS
Named to The Best Lawyers in America - Employee Benefits Law, 25th Anniversary Edition (2008)
Named 'Michigan Super Lawyer' for 2007-08 by the publishers of Law & Politics Magazine
Listed in Best Lawyers in America (Employee Benefits)
Listed in Michigan Superlawyers (Employee Benefits)
Member of the Employee Benefits Committee of the Taxation Section of the American Bar Association and its Subcommittees on 403(b), 457 and Exempt Organization Issues and Special Defined Benefit Plan Issues
President of Fraser Trebilcock Davis & Dunlap, P.C. (1994-1996)
Past Chairman of the Employee Benefits Section of the State Capital Law Firm Group
Fellow, Michigan State Bar Foundation (1993-present)
COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES AND ORGANIZATIONS
Ingham Regional Healthcare Foundation Board of Trustees (1999-present)
Treasurer (2002-present)
Lansing Rotary Club (1997-2006)
Greater Lansing Symphony Orchestra
Board of Directors (1996-2002)
Vice President (1999-2001)
Wharton Center Advisory Council (1999-2002)
Boarshead Theater Board of Directors (1987-1992)
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Instructor for Certified Employee Benefit Specialist program co-sponsored by the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania and the International Foundation of Employee Benefits
Frequent lecturer in the area of employee benefits to such groups as the Institute for Continuing Legal Education, the Michigan Association of Certified Public Accountants, Thomas M. Cooley Law School, the Ingham County Bar Association, and numerous professional associations.
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