Focus Areas
- “Additional Guidance Released on Coverage for OTC COVID-19 Tests,” Thompson Hine COVID-19 Update, February 2022
- “Guidance Released on Coverage for OTC COVID-19 Tests,” Thompson Hine COVID-19 Update, January 2022
- “Should Auld Acquaintance Be Forgot? SECURE Act Guidance for 401(k) Plan Sponsors to Remember in the New Year,” Thompson Hine Business Law Update, Winter 2021
- “What Health Plan Sponsors Need to Know About COVID-19 Vaccine Coverage Requirements,” Thompson Hine COVID-19 Update, December 2020
- “IRS Issues Guidance on High Deductible Health Plans and COVID-19 Expenses,” Thompson Hine COVID-19 Update, March 2020
- “Plan Service Provider Contracts: To Provide or Not To Provide To Plan Participants,” Thompson Hine ERISA Litigation blog, August 2019
- “Qualified Small Employer Health Reimbursement Arrangements: A Glimpse Into the Future of Employer Provided Health Care?,” The Law@Work, Winter 2017
- “The ACA Is Here to Stay: Prepare for the Cadillac Tax,” Thompson Hine Product Liability eNewsletter, Fall 2015
- “COVID-19 and Return to Work Policies: Vaccination Requirements, Leave Requests, Workers’ Compensation,” Strafford Webinar, April 13, 2021
- “One Size Doesn’t Fit All: Ensuring Your Benefit Programs Support and Promote Inclusion and Diversity,” Webinar, Northeast Ohio Chapter of the Worldwide Employee Benefits Network, February 11, 2021
- Retirement Plans Update Webinar, Northeast Ohio Chapter of the Worldwide Employee Benefits Network, Annual Legal and Regulatory Update, May 14, 2020
- “Coronavirus in the Workplace: Responding to the Current Outbreak and Planning for the Next Pandemic,” Strafford Webinar, April 5, 2020
- “COVID-19 Implications: For Employers and Employees,” Health Action Counsel, March 24, 2020
- “COVID-19: Planning Considerations for Employers,” Thompson Hine Webinar, March 10, 2020
- “20/20 Vision: A Clearer Picture of the Retirement Plan Landscape in the Coming Year,” Thompson Hine’s Annual Labor & Employment Seminar, Cleveland, Ohio, November 12, 2019
- “Preparing for 2019: Retirement Plan Opportunities,” Thompson Hine Annual Labor & Employment Seminar, October 29, 2018
- “Employee Benefits – The Trump Impact,” Thompson Hine Annual Labor & Employment Seminar, November 8, 2017
- “The Trump Impact – The Potential Effect on Law and Policy,” March 1 and March 8, 2017
- “Post Presidential Election Legislative Agenda,” Health Action Council webinar, December 8, 2016
- “Employee Benefits 2016 Grab Bag,” Thompson Hine’s Annual Labor & Employment Seminar, Cleveland, Ohio, October 27, 2016
- “Hot Topics in Employee Benefits Law,” Thompson Hine Annual Labor & Employment Seminar, Cleveland, Ohio, November 3, 2015
- “Private Exchanges II – Assessing the Employer Experience, A Consultant/Employer Panel” Moderator, The Cleveland Chapter of the Worldwide Employee Benefits Network, Cleveland, Ohio, April 16, 2015
- “Private Exchanges – What Employers Need to Know,” Thompson Hine Annual Labor & Employment Seminar; November 5, 2014
- “Private Exchanges – A Panel of Options,” Moderator, Joint Program Sponsored by The Cleveland Chapter of the Worldwide Employee Benefits Network and the Health Action Council, Cleveland, Ohio, April 2014
- “Wellness Programs and Health Care Reform” and “HR Legal Update – Pop Quiz,” Thompson Hine’s Annual Labor & Employment Seminar, Cleveland, November 2013
- “The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act for Financial Advisors,” CFA Society Cleveland, Cleveland, February 2013
- “A Discussion of the Flurry of Guidance on Health Care Reform,” Northeast Ohio Chapter – International Society of Certified Employee Benefit Specialists, Cleveland, February 2013
- “Ensuring the Legal ‘Wellness’ of Your Wellness Program,” Thompson Hine LLP Hot Topics in Employment Law, Cleveland, December 2012
- “Global Benefits Governance: Why It’s Important and How It Can Protect Your Organization,” Oswald’s Global Benefits Symposium, Cleveland, June 2012
- “Avoiding Pitfalls: A Checklist of Employment & Benefits Issues to Consider in Mergers & Acquisitions,” Thompson Hine LLP Breakfast Briefings, Cleveland, Independence and Akron, Ohio, May 2012
- “Traps for the Unwary: Fiduciary Responsibility in Everyday Plan Administration,” The American Society of Pension Professionals & Actuaries, Cincinnati Pension Conference, Covington, Kentucky, November 2011
- “Tales from the Crypt X: To Insure or Self-Insure, That is Not the Only Question!”, The Cleveland Chapter of the Worldwide Employee Benefits Network, Cleveland, October 2011
- “Health Care Reform,” Thompson Hine LLP Cleveland Labor & Employment Law Briefing, Cleveland, December 2010
- “Welfare & Fringe Benefit Plans,” The Cleveland Chapter of the Worldwide Employee Benefits Network, Benefits Boot Camp, Cleveland, June 2010
- “Share Plans and the Prospectus Directive: Tips, Tricks and Traps from the Non-EU Issuer’s Perspective,” Panel discussion at the Global Equity Organization annual conference, 2007
- Listed in Legal 500, 2018
Professional Associations
- Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association
- WEB (Worldwide Employee Benefits) Network
Education
- Cleveland-Marshall College of Law, J.D., 2000, summa cum laude
- College of Wooster, B.A., 1997
Bar Admissions
- Ohio
- Additional Guidance Released on Coverage for OTC COVID-19 Tests,
COVID-19 Update
, February 7, 2022 - Guidance Released on Coverage for OTC COVID-19 Tests,
COVID-19 Update
, January 11, 2022 - Business Law Update – Winter 2021,
Thompson Hine Newsletter
, January 14, 2021 - What Health Plan Sponsors Need to Know About COVID-19 Vaccine Coverage Requirements,
COVID-19 Update
, December 14, 2020 - IRS Issues Guidance on High Deductible Health Plans and COVID-19 Expenses,
COVID-19 Update
, March 12, 2020