Best Lawyers in California, United States for Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
Joe Faucher represents clients in Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law and Litigation - ERISA matters from Trucker Huss APC in Los Angeles, California. For more than 30 years, he has handled ERISA litigation and other employee benefit-related disputes involving retirement plans, disability insurance plans, health insurance plans, and life insurance plans. Joe’s ERISA litigation practice includes defending class actions alleging breaches of fiduciary duty against retirement plan sponsors and fi...
Louis Mezzullo’s principal areas of practice are Taxation, Estate and Business Succession Planning, and Employee Benefits. He was on the faculty of the University of Miami School of Law Graduate Program in Estate Planning from 2004 to 2007 and on the faculty of the University of San Diego School of Law in 2009. He was an adjunct professor of law at the University of Richmond Law School from 1978 until 2006. He is listed in Who's Who in American Law, Who's Who in Emerging Leaders and Who...
Donald P. Sullivan is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice areas of Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law and Employment Law - Management. Donald P. practices law in San Francisco, California Best Lawyers has recognized Donald P. Sullivan since 2021. The Best Lawyers recognition is based on a peer-review survey of lawyers in the same geographic region and legal practice area. The recognition reflects the professional regard in which Donald P. Sullivan is held by other lawyers.
Christine L. Richardson is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area of Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law. Christine L. practices law in San Francisco, California Best Lawyers has recognized Christine L. Richardson since 2026. The Best Lawyers recognition is based on a peer-review survey of lawyers in the same geographic region and legal practice area. The recognition reflects the professional regard in which Christine L. Richardson is held by other lawyers.
Mr. Robert Schwartz is a San Francisco, California employee benefits attorney with more than 25 years of experience advising clients on Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law. His practice focuses on multiemployer pension plans, employer withdrawal liability, fiduciary matters, plan administration, and ERISA litigation . At Trucker Huss APC , Mr. Schwartz represents a broad range of multiemployer trust funds, including one of the largest Taft-Hartley trusts in the United States. He counsels trustees, ...
With over 30 years of legal experience, Mark J. Grushkin focuses on providing clients with employee benefit services involving mergers and acquisitions, retirement plans, health and welfare plans, and litigation. He has been involved in a wide variety of employee benefits matters, including: Pension Profit-sharing Employee stock ownership Stock appreciation rights Phantom stock plans Welfare and fringe benefits plans Deferred compensation Early retirement programs Severance plans Supplemental...
Angel L. Garrett is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice areas of Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law and Litigation - ERISA. Angel L. practices law in San Francisco, California Best Lawyers has recognized Angel L. Garrett since 2025. The Best Lawyers recognition is based on a peer-review survey of lawyers in the same geographic region and legal practice area. The recognition reflects the professional regard in which Angel L. Garrett is held by other lawyers.
Nicholas “Nick” White advises clients on Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law , with a practice focused on ERISA consulting and tax-qualified retirement plans. Based in Los Angeles, California, Nick counsels employers, fiduciaries, and plan sponsors on a broad range of employee benefits matters, including the correction of plan defects, prohibited transactions, and fiduciary issues through Internal Revenue Service and Department of Labor remedial programs. He also advises fiduciaries reg...
Clarissa A. Kang represents employee benefit plans, plan administrators, plan sponsors, and fiduciaries in Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law and Litigation - ERISA matters before federal and state courts and government regulatory agencies. Based in San Francisco, California, she advises clients on a broad range of ERISA litigation and compliance issues affecting retirement, health, and welfare benefit plans. As a director at Trucker Huss APC , Clarissa handles complex litigation involving benefit...
R. Bradford Huss has practiced in the employee benefits field for more than forty years, focusing on Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law and Litigation - ERISA . Based in San Francisco, California, Mr. Huss represents clients in ERISA litigation, fiduciary responsibility matters, qualified pension and profit-sharing plans, and Department of Labor investigations as part of the legal team at Trucker Huss APC . Mr. Huss also serves as a private mediator in ERISA litigation matters and has been appoint...
Sarah Bowen advises employers and multiemployer trusts on a broad range of matters involving employee benefit plans, including qualified retirement plans and health and welfare plans . Based in San Francisco, California, Sarah represents clients in Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law and counsels plan sponsors, fiduciaries, and administrators on compliance, administration, and operational matters affecting employee benefit programs. Sarah provides guidance on federal and state laws governing single...
Catherine Reagan is an attorney at Trucker Huss APC in San Francisco, California, where she practices Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law with an emphasis on ERISA litigation and compliance matters. She represents plan sponsors, trustees, fiduciaries, and employers in a broad range of employee benefits disputes and regulatory matters. Catherine’s practice includes defending clients in 401(k) and retirement plan class action litigation, handling claims involving medical, disability, and pensio...
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