Practices: ERISA Litigation

Our ERISA Litigation team has substantial experience in a broad array of ERISA-related disputes where we have successfully prosecuted and defended ERISA litigation matters for our clients both at the federal trial court level as well as on appeal. We have handled ERISA cases and class actions in Alabama, Illinois, Iowa, Missouri, New York and Tennessee. We successfully obtained a complete dismissal of an ERISA breach of fiduciary duty class action at the trial court level in Alabama which was upheld by the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals in Atlanta, Georgia.

We partner closely with our clients and proactively counsel them in strategic out-of-court resolutions; work with in-house legal counsel and HR management to draft and implement plan administration practices, policies and procedures for avoiding potential ERISA claims; and conduct plan compliance audits to advise senior management and in-house legal counsel on best fiduciary practices. Our ERISA attorneys regularly present seminars to legal, HR and benefits personnel of our clients to educate them on legal developments affecting their plans and how to modify practices which may create legal exposure under ERISA.