Speaker Presentation Materials:  2014-10-08 Wally Miller ERISA Litigation - Handout.pdf  2014-10-08 Wally Miller ERISA Litigation - Slides.pdf

ERISA Litigation Update

Presented by

Wally Miller of Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt

October 8, 2014

The federal courts, including the U.S. Supreme Court, have been very active recently in the employee benefits area. This ERISA Litigation presentation will analyze the Supreme Court’s Fifth Third Bancorp v. Dudenhoeffer ruling, the Tussey case addressing reasonable 401(k) fees, and other important cases addressing fiduciary liability and the judicial review of benefits claims.

DATE: October 8, 2014

TIME:  7:30 AM

LOCATION:  Moss Adams Training Room, Fox Tower, 805 SW Broadway, Portland, OR

Proceed to Suite 1200 reception for access to 11th Floor presentation

7:30-8:00  Light Breakfast and Networking

8:00-9:00  Presentation

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Speaker Biography:

Wally Miller helps employers to comply with the myriad of laws governing retirement plans and other employee benefit programs. Mr. Miller has extensive knowledge and experience in matters involving qualified Section 401(k), 403(b) and 457 retirement plans; non-qualified deferred compensation plans; welfare benefit plans, including Section 125 cafeteria plans, self-insured medical plans and health reimbursement arrangements (HRAs); VEBAs; flexible spending arrangements (FSAs); health savings accounts (HSAs); ERISA compliance; HIPAA privacy; and plan-related issues in connection with acquisitions, dispositions and mergers.

A primary focus of Mr. Miller's current practice is the Health Care Reform Act legislation (the Affordable Care Act). He works with clients to evaluate the effect of the new law on their group health plans, and offers advice as to the manner of addressing the new rules.

Mr. Miller is listed both in The Best Lawyers in America and SuperLawyers as being among the top attorneys in the field of employee benefits. He has also been elected as a Fellow of the American College of Employee Benefits Counsel, and currently serves as a representative to the IRS Tax Exempt and Government Entities (TE/GE) Council for the Pacific Coast Region.

Mr. Miller is a nationally recognized author and speaker, and has served as a member of the Editorial Advisory Board of the Journal of Taxation of Employee Benefits. Mr. Miller is an active member of the Western Pension & Benefits Council (formerly the President of the National Board (JCOP))