Gordon Feinblatt LLC

32 Best Lawyers awards

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Awarded Practice Areas

Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law

Biography

Matt Mellin has concentrated on employee benefit law throughout his career. He has practiced in both the law firm environment and as a staff attorney for one of the world's largest employee benefits consulting firms. Matt's experience covers the full range of employee benefit plans, including pension and profit sharing plans, multiemployer benefit plans, ESOPs and stock purchase plans, 401(k) and tax sheltered annuity arrangements. He advises employers on compliance with Health Care Reform (the Affordable Care Act) and the many other rules affecting health insurance benefits, including cafeteria plans, health and dependent care spending plans, and health savings accounts. He also works extensively on Section 409A compliance for non-qualified deferred compensation programs.

Matt is a past Chairman of the Employee Benefits Subcommittee of the Maryland State Bar Association's Section of Taxation, and has served on the Maryland State Personnel Article Review Committee which recodified Maryland's personnel laws, including its various pension and retirement systems.

Gordon Feinblatt LLC

32 Best Lawyers awards

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Overview

  • University of Maryland, J.D., graduated 1982
  • University of Maryland, J.D., graduated 1982

Client Testimonials

It is a pleasure to work with such an experienced professional who will still answers his own telephone. Mr. Mellin's counsel is always thorough, ethical, and practical.

Scott Maynard (Vertis, Inc.)

Baltimore, MD

Matt is a delight with whom to work and has a very extensive knowledge base for DOL/ERISA and ACA matters. He is most responsive and translates complex concepts into easily understandable actions. I have valued our working relationship for many years and his level of expertise and common sense approach is invaluable to our organization.

Matthew is extremely knowledgeable, responsive, timely and creative. He is professional all the way.

Over the years in working with Mr. Mellin I have contacted him regarding a wide array of benefit related issues and have found his expertise and professionalism to be invaluable. He has a tremendous amount of experience, is well versed in our line of business, very responsive to our needs, and has a keen sense of breaking down the most complicated issue/regulation into terms that one can comprehend. I find Mr. Mellin to be a valuable asset to me and our organization.

Thomas Ellis (Mt. Washington Pediatric Hospital)

Awards & Focus

Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2021 - Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
Named "Lawyer of the Year" by Best Lawyers® for:
  • Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law, Baltimore (2021)
Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2026 for work in:
  • Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
Special Focus:
  • ERISA
  • ESOPS
  • Executive Compensation
  • Fiduciary Responsibility
  • Government Plans
  • Multi-Employee Plans
  • Pension, Health and Welfare
  • Qualified Plans

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