Employee Benefits/Executive Compensation Section
Meets monthly for a program on employee benefits and executive compensation, pensions, profit-sharing plans, ESOPs, health coverage, disability plans, other standpoints, IRS, DOL, PBGC, SEC, ERISA, and state law.
Meeting Schedule:
The Employee Benefits/Executive Compensation Section meets on the 1st Wednesday of every month in the Hughes & Luce Ballroom, 12:00 noon - 1:00 p.m.
Section News:
- Our next section meeting is scheduled for noon on Wednesday, February 6, 2013.
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The program will be “Fiduciary Concerns Arising from 408(b)(2) and 404(a)(5) Disclosures and Other Things to Worry About." The presenters will be Heath Miller and Al Otto, with Shepherd Kaplan, LLC.
- One hour of participatory CLE credit is available for all of our monthly meetings, but non-DBA members will be charged $30 by the DBA for obtaining MCLE credit for any program. If special arrangements are required for a person with disabilities to attend, please call Mary Ellen Johnson at (214) 220-7474 or email her at Mary Ellen Johnson as soon as possible before the meeting.
- Materials distributed at Section meetings may be downloaded by clicking the "Section Downloads" link below.
MARK YOUR CALENDAR: Our following meeting will be held on Wednesday, February 6, 2013.
Section Officers:
Name: James Griffin
Officer Position: Chair
Firm: Jackson Walker L.L.P.
Firm Address: 901 Main Street, Suite 6000
Firm City, State, Zip: Dallas, TX 75202
Business Phone: (214) 953-6000
Email: jgriffin@jw.com
Name: Stefan P. Smith
Officer Position: Vice Chair
Firm: Locke Lord LLP
Firm Address: 2200 Ross Avenue
Firm City, State, Zip: Dallas, TX 75201
Business Phone: (214) 740-8000
Email: spsmith@lockelord.com
Name: Patti Hedgpeth
Officer Position: Immediate Past Chair
Firm: Spencer Crain Cubbage Healy & McNamara pllc
Firm Address: 1201 Elm Street, Suite 4100
Firm City, State, Zip: Dallas, TX 75270
Business Phone: (214) 290-0036
Email: phedgpeth@spencercrain.com
Name: Mandy Price
Officer Position: Board Advisor
Firm: Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP
Firm Address: 200 Crescent Court, Suite 300
Firm City, State, Zip: Dallas, TX 75201
Business Phone: (214) 746-7700
Email: mandy.price@weil.com
2009-2011 Committee Members:
Katy Anne Drechsel
Kim McGovern
Eric Winwood
2010-2012 Committee Members:
Scott Austin
Tara Silver-Malyska
Nellie Strong
2011-2013 Committee Members:
Lisa Christensen
Brian Cumberland
Jared Pope
2012-2014 Committee Members:
Lacey Durham
Kirsten Garcia
Lindsay Murphy
Resource Links
Section Membership
If you are interested in becoming a member of the Employee Benefits/Executive Compensation Section, please send a letter of request and a $20.00 membership fee to:
DBA
2101 Ross Ave
Dallas TX, 75201
Please note that you must be a member of the Dallas Bar Association to join a section. If you have any questions regarding sections membership, please contact the membership department at the Dallas Bar.
Section Admin-Mass E-mail/Roster
Section Downloads:
| Attachment | Size |
|---|---|
| Bylaws.DOC | 63.5 KB |
| Dallas Bar Assoc - Appendices D & F Handout 6 3 2009.doc | 67 KB |
| DBA Powerpoint (2-4-09)(1720887_1).PPT | 942.5 KB |
| DBA120607legislativeupdate.PPT | 593 KB |
| DOC.PDF | 789.81 KB |
| Labor and Benefits Lawyers - Brothers and Sisters in Arms (2).PPT | 483 KB |
| New 403 b Plan Requirements and Prototype .pdf | 2.5 MB |
| Retirement Plan Reevaluation.pdf | 586.03 KB |
| 2011.03.02: Fees, Forms, Fiduciaries and Plan Assets by Eric Winwood | 602.5 KB |
| dba_january_handout.pdf | 67.05 KB |
