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| | Tom, a partner in the firm and chair of the Employee Benefits Group, practices primarily in the areas of qualified pension and profit sharing plans and exempt organizations. From single participant plans to plans with several thousand participants, his experience extends to all types of retirement plans, executive compensation arrangements and ESOPs. He also counsels employers regarding welfare benefit plans as to compliance with ERISA and the tax code. For exempt organizations, Tom has established and obtained IRS recognition of tax-exempt status. |
Practice Emphasis | Employee Benefits
Nonprofit Tax-Exempt Organizations
Public Law |
Education | University of Michigan, J.D., cum laude, 1968
Northwestern University, B.S., 1965 |
Of Note | | He is listed in The Best Lawyers in America, Who’s Who in America and Missouri & Kansas Super Lawyers Magazine. He served on active duty with the U.S. Army for four years as a captain in the Judge Advocate General's Corps. While in law school, Tom was Assistant Editor of the Michigan Law Review. He now serves as an adjunct faculty member of Kansas University School of Law (Pension and Employee Benefits Law, Executive Compensation, and Selected Issues in International Benefits Law). |
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- Divinity School Visiting Committee, University of Chicago
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Professional Affiliations |
- American Bar Association
- ESOP Association
- Internal Revenue Service Central Mountains TE/GE Council
- The Missouri Bar, Employee Benefits Committee, former Vice Chair
- University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Law/The Employee Benefits Institute, Chair, 1993
- Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association, Employee Benefits Committee
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Articles |
- Chapter 10, Planning Employee Benefits, Missouri Specialized Business Entities, MO Bar 2006
- Editor for "Employee Benefits," MO Bar "Courts Bulletin"
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