(currently licensed to practice only in Oregon and Louisiana)
Areas of Practice
Executive Compensation, Employee Benefits
Representative Experience
Design and draft executive compensation arrangements
Amend deferred compensation arrangements for compliance with Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code
Counsel employers on design, drafting and administration of qualified retirement plans, including 401(k) plans and profit sharing
Preparation of federal and state securities filings in connection with benefits plans
Advise clients on related tax and ERISA issues
Assist sponsors of health and welfare plans, including cafeteria plans, with a broad spectrum of legal issues
Prior Experience
Associate, Phelps Dunbar LLP, practice emphasized executive compensation and employee benefits
Memberships and Activities
Member, Oregon and Louisiana State Bars
Admitted to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
American Bar Association Tax Section
National Association of Stock Plan Professionals
Court-appointed Special Advocate for abused and neglected children
Education
J.D., Tulane University Law School, New Orleans, LA, 2004
B.A., cum laude, The University of the South, Sewanee, TN, 2000
Languages
Conversant in Spanish and Portuguese
