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Thomas J. Sigmund

Kegler Brown Hill + Ritter, L.P.A
  • Recognized Since:
    1995
  • Recognized in:
    Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
    Trusts and Estates
  • Law School:
    The Ohio State University
  • Website:
    http://www.keglerbrown.com
  • Location:
    65 East State Street, Suite 1800
    Columbus, OH 43215
Sigmund serves as chair of the firm’s Employee Benefits & ERISA area, and also focuses his practice in the areas of estate planning, business succession and tax law. He has been with the firm since 2008 and has been practicing law since 1978.

Employee Benefits + ERISA
Tom has over 30 years of experience practicing law and is well known for his ERISA work. He works with clients, from individuals to large organizations, to achieve their goals with the design, implementation, and administration of both qualified and non-qualified retirement and deferred compensation plans. Additionally, Tom represents closely-held businesses and business owners regarding fringe benefits, compensation planning, 409A issues and insurance planning. He has a wealth of experience in the design and implementation of executive compensation plans, employment agreements and severance agreements. Tom counsels clients and has served as an expert witness in ERISA litigation cases with respect to both pension and welfare benefit plan matters. With mergers or acquisitions, Tom regularly assists clients with the employee benefit issues that surround these transactions.

Estate Planning + Business Succession
Another focus of Tom’s practice is his work in business succession and estate planning. Tom counsels individuals and business owners on sophisticated techniques to accomplish their estate planning and business succession objectives. This counseling often entails cutting-edge tax savings measures which dovetail with the client’s personal and business objectives. Tom’s counsel often encompasses creditor protection planning. Tom has served as an expert witness in probate court litigation matters in state and out of state.
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Sigmund serves as chair of the firm’s Employee Benefits & ERISA area, and also focuses his practice in the areas of estate planning, business succession and tax law. He has been with the firm since 2008 and has been practicing law since 1978.

Employee Benefits + ERISA
Tom has over 30 years of experience practicing law and is well known for his ERISA work. He works with clients, from individuals to large organizations, to achieve their goals with the design, implementation, and administration of both qualified and non-qualified retirement and deferred compensation plans. Additionally, Tom represents closely-held businesses and business owners regarding fringe benefits, compensation planning, 409A issues and insurance planning. He has a wealth of experience in the design and implementation of executive compensation plans, employment agreements and severance agreements. Tom counsels clients and has served as an expert witness in ERISA litigation cases with respect to both pension and welfare benefit plan matters. With mergers or acquisitions, Tom regularly assists clients with the employee benefit issues that surround these transactions.

Estate Planning + Business Succession
Another focus of Tom’s practice is his work in business succession and estate planning. Tom counsels individuals and business owners on sophisticated techniques to accomplish their estate planning and business succession objectives. This counseling often entails cutting-edge tax savings measures which dovetail with the client’s personal and business objectives. Tom’s counsel often encompasses creditor protection planning. Tom has served as an expert witness in probate court litigation matters in state and out of state.
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Education:

  • The Ohio State University, J.D., graduated 1978
  • The Ohio State University, B.A., graduated 1975

Bar Admissions:

  • Ohio, Ohio State Bar Association
 

Court Admissions:

  • U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio
  • U.S. Tax Court

Affiliations:

  • Columbus Bar Association - Member
  • Columbus Estate Planning Council - Member, Past Chair
  • Columbus Foundation, Legal Advisory Committee - Advisor
  • ESOP Association - Member
  • James Ambassador Society - Member
  • Ohio State Bar Association - Member
  • Society of Financial Service Professionals - National Executive Board Member

Named "Lawyer of the Year" by Best Lawyers for:

  • Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law, Columbus, OH (2018)
 

Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America for work in:

  • Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
  • Trusts and Estates
 

Awards:

  • Selected to the Ohio Super Lawyers list
  • Recipient of the Sam Chickerella Hall of Fame Award
  • Martindale-Hubbell Rating of AV, which indicates very high to preeminent legal ability and very high ethical standards as established by confidential opinions from members of the bar.

Federal Clerkships:

  • United States District Court
  • United States Tax Court

Areas of Expertise:

  • Employee Benefits
  • ERISA
  • ESOPS
  • Estate Planning
  • Executive Compensation
  • Gift Planning
  • Pension, Health and Welfare
  • Succession Planning
  • Tax
  • Trusts and Estates
 

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Kegler Brown Hill + Ritter, L.P.A
http://www.keglerbrown.com
 
Headquarters
65 East State Street, Suite 1800
Columbus, OH 43215
(614) 462.5400
2 Office Locations
in 1 Country

United States

United States

Ohio

Ohio

Marion, OH

381 East Church Street

Marion, OH 43302

United States

(740) 387.1120

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