EDUCATION B.S.P.A. University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, 1986 J.D. University of Arkansas School of Law, Fayetteville, 1989 Admitted to practice in Arkansas, 1989 LL.M. in Taxation, University of Florida, 1991United States District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas, 1989 United States Tax Court, 1992 PRACTICE AREAS Qualified and Nonqualified Retirement Plans; Employee Benefits; Executive Compensation and Estate Planning. PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE Concentration in the area of employee benefits since 1991, working with (1) qualified retirement plans, such as profit sharing (including cross-tested and age weighted), 401(k) (including safe harbor), money purchase, defined benefit and employee stock ownership plans; (2) health and welfare plans and (3) fringe benefit plans, such as cafeteria, stock option, stock bonus and stock stock appreciation rights plans. Extensive experience counseling clients of all sizes on issues of plan design, implementation, administration and termination as well as error correction and audit (DOL and IRS) representation of various employee benefit plans. Counsels businesses on the unique employee benefits issues associated with acquisitions, spin-offs and mergers. Member of the Firm's Employee Benefits Team and Tax Practice Team. Jeff is a frequent lecturer and writer on employee benefits issues. OTHER ACTIVITIES American Bar Association (Joint Committee on Employee Benefits), American Society of Pension Professionals and Actuaries; Author, The Pension Act�s New Restrictions on Corporate Owned Life Insurance, BNA Executive Compensation Library, October 2006, http://www.bna.com/. Arkansas, Pulaski and Jefferson County Bar Associations, Presbytery of Arkansas Committee on Administration, Presbyterian Village Foundation Board of Directors and Arkansas Law Review.Attorney - Client Relation. Use of the Mitchell Williams web site does not create an attorney-client relationship between you and Mitchell Williams . If you send us an e-mail and we do not already represent you, your e-mail will not create an attorney-client relationship and will not necessarily be treated as privileged or confidential. |