Representative Experience
Mr. Hawkins has practiced law with DWT for 40 years. He has assisted many private and public employers in the following areas:

Consulting, preparation and design of qualified pension and profit sharing plans

Executive compensation arrangements

Welfare plans and flexible benefit cafeteria plans

Multiple employer welfare arrangements

Legal and tax advice on appropriate structure to maximize benefits while controlling costs

Publications and Presentations
Frequently lectures before the Western Pension and Benefits Conference, Washington State Bar Association, Washington State Society of CPA's, Washington Bankers Association and the Employee Benefits Planning Counsel

Several articles published in journals such as The Journal of Taxation, The Journal of Pension Planning and Compliance and The Practical Accountant

Memberships and Activities
Past Chair, Joint Council of Presidents of the Western Pension and Benefits Conference

Past President and Board Member, Seattle Chapter of the Western Pension and Benefits Conference

Seattle Pension Round Table

Washington State Bar Association

Named as one of the “Best Lawyers in America” in Employee Benefits Law by Woodward/White, 1995-1996; 1997-98; 1999-2000; 2001-02; 2003-04; 2005-06; 2006; 2007; 2008

Selected to "Super Lawyers," Washington Law & Politics, 2001-2002, 2004

Education
J.D., University of Washington School of Law, 1964

• Editor, Washington Law Review