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Areas of Practice
Employee Benefits
Title
Senior Attorney
Office
Indianapolis, Indiana
Bar Admissions
Indiana, 1990
U.S. District Court Northern District of Indiana, 1990
U.S. District Court Southern District of Indiana, 1990
Education
Indiana University School of Law, Indianapolis, Indiana
J.D., 1990
Honors: Cum Laude
Indiana University
B.A., 1974
Past Employment Positions
Sheridan and Associates, Inc., Senior Vice President, 1984 - 2000
Ms. McNear concentrates her practice in the area of employee benefits and executive compensation. She advises both governmental and private-sector employers, plans, fiduciaries and service providers concerning qualified and non-qualified retirement plans, cafeteria plans, health reimbursement arrangements and executive compensation plans. Her practice includes plan drafting, advice on plan administration and plan compliance, including correction of administrative errors under the IRS Employee Plans Compliance Resolution System (EPCRS). She has worked with a broad range of employers in the design and implementation on profit sharing, 401 (k), defined benefit (including 401(k) accounts), new comparability (i.e. cross-tested), money purchase, employee stock ownership and cafeteria plans. She has worked with corporate trustees, investment advisors and plan sponsors to put in place best-practices to fulfill their fiduciary responsibilities under ERISA. She currently is a member of the Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation Practice Group. She is also a long-time member of the Indiana Benefits Conference.
Ms. McNear graduated from Indiana University where she was a member of Kappa Alpha Theta sorority and the IU Student Foundation. She is a member of the alumni associations of Kappa Alpha Theta and Indiana University. She is a member of the Indiana Bar, having graduated cum laude from Indiana University School of Law. She is a Member of the Indianapolis, Indiana and American Bar Associations.
Prior to joining Krieg DeVault, Ms. McNear had over 25 years of experience in the employee benefits field working for employee benefits consulting firms, most recently as senior vice president.
Classes/Seminars Taught
Retirement Plan Provisions of the Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001, 2001
Plan Filings and Participant Communications
EGTRRA Remedial Amendment Period
Mandatory Rollovers in Qualified Plan
USERRA Update
Roth 410(k) and Roth 403(b) Plans
Single Employer Pension Plan Funding and Deduction Issues in the Pension Protection Act of 2006
Enhancements to Individual Retirement Accounts under the Pension Protection Act of 2006
Professional Associations and Memberships
Indiana Benefits Conference
Member, Past Chariperson and Boark Member
Indiana Bar Association
Member
Indianapolis Bar Association
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