Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
Lisa Wintersheimer Michel
Awarded Practice Areas
Biography
Lisa Wintersheimer Michel's practice is concentrated in the employee benefits (ERISA) and executive compensation areas. Her practice primarily involves all aspects of qualified retirement plans, including profit sharing plans, 401(k) plans, employee stock ownership plans (ESOPs) and defined benefit plans, executive compensation matters and welfare benefit plans. This includes compliance with laws including tax, labor, COBRA, HIPAA and other applicable laws, and administration and operation of all types of plans. She has worked extensively with employee benefit matters related to mergers, acquisitions, divestitures and other corporate transactions and has lectured on qualified retirement plans. Lisa also has served on the firm’s Board of Directors.
Overview
- University of Cincinnati, J.D., graduated 1988
- Xavier University, BA, graduated 1985
- Ohio, Ohio State Bar Association
- Kentucky, Kentucky Bar Association
- Ohio, Ohio State Bar Association
- Kentucky, Kentucky Bar Association
- University of Cincinnati, J.D., graduated 1988
- Xavier University, BA, graduated 1985
Client Testimonials
Awards & Focus

Named "Lawyer of the Year" by Best Lawyers® for:
- Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law, Cincinnati (2021)
- Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law, Cincinnati (2014)
Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2026 for work in:
- Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
Awards:
- AV® Preeminent™ Peer Review Rated, Martindale-Hubbell
- Listed in Chambers USA: America's Leading Business Lawyers
- Named to Ohio Super Lawyers
- Leadership Cincinnati, Class XXV
- Cincinnati Business Courier's Forty Under 40, Class of 2002
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