PRACTICE AREAS

Health Care

David L. McMurray has more than 25 years experience in business law, with particular expertise in compliance audits, corporate law, partnership law, tax exempt not-for-profit corporations, taxation, formation of business entitites, health care and employee benefits.

DISTINCTIONS

Heart of America Chapter, ESOP Association

Military Service: United States Navy 1968-72

COMMUNITY AND BAR INVOLVEMENT

Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association

Employee Benefits Committee, past chair

Heart of America Tax Institute Program Committee:

Heart of America Employee Benefits Conference, past co-chair

NOTABLE EXPERIENCE

David L. McMurray has more than 25 years experience in business law, with particular expertise in the following areas:

Compliance Audits

Dave handles employee benefits plan compliance issues, including the IRS Employee Plans Compliance Resolution System, IRS audits and Department of Labor Investigations.

Corporate Law; Partnership Law

Formation of business entities: corporations, partnerships, limited liability companies.

Reorganizing and restructuring business entities.

Employee benefit design for businesses.

Corporate law issues for businesses owned wholly or partially by a retirement plan.

Tax-exempt, not-for-profit organizations

Service on governing board.

Formation and obtaining exemption rulings.

Public diversity determinations.

Taxation

General corporate tax issues, S corporations, tax issues for professional corporations.

Formations of business entities

Corporations, partnerships, limited liability companies.

Health Care

HIPAA Privacy rules, Medicare fraud and abuse, Stark II issues.

Employee Benefits

Retirement Plans, ESOPs, 401(k) plans, Deferred Compensation, Stock Option Plus, Health Care Plans, Other Welfare Plans, Cafeteria Plans, COBRA issues, IRS Compliance issues, IRS audits, Department of Labor investigations.

PUBLICATIONS AND PRESENTATIONS

September 16, 2008

ERISA and Issues Involving the Design and Creation of ERISA Plans and ERISA Litigation

In today's ever changing world, employers need to be informed on the latest laws pertaining to their businesses. The Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) is a federal law that sets standards for the establishment and operation of employee benefits plans. The goal is to protect the interests of participants and their beneficiaries. The following article is an introduction to the ERISA law.

EDUCATION

J.D., University of Kansas School of Law, 1975, Order of the Coif;

Kansas Law Review Editor

LL.M., University of Missouri, Kansas City, 1982

M.A., University of Kansas, 1968

B.A., University of Kansas, 1966

BAR ADMISSIONS

Missouri, 1976

Kansas, 1975