Trucker Huss, APC, is pleased to announce Director Joe Faucher was inducted as a 2024 Fellow of The American College of Employee Benefits Counsel (ACEBC), at the College’s Annual Dinner held in Washington D.C. on September 14, 2024. This year’s induction ceremony also celebrated the 50th anniversary of the passage of ERISA. The award marks the tenth Trucker Huss attorney to be inducted into the ACEBC, demonstrating the Firm’s continued leadership in the employee benefits and ERISA industry. The ACEBC is an invitation-only organization of nationally recognized employee benefits legal experts with at least twenty years of experience as an employee benefits practitioner.  Fellows of the ACEBC are selected by the College’s Board of Governors from among employee benefits attorneys nominated for that honor and recommended for consideration by the Board’s Membership Committee after considering the recommendations of regional screening committees. Selection as a Fellow reflects the Board’s judgment that a nominee

Trucker Huss is proud to announce that Katuri Kaye spoke at The CMCP (California Minority Counsel Program) Annual Business Conference, celebrating CMCP’s 35th Anniversary. The conference was held last week at the UCLA Meyer and Renee Luskin Conference Center.  The CMCP Annual Business Conference (+ Corporate Connections), is a three-day event that brings together over 300 attorneys of color and their allies from law firms and corporate/public agency legal departments. Diverse practitioners from across California, from experienced general counsel and legal officers to mid-career partners and counsel, to early-career associates, gather to renew business relationships, explore new opportunities and network, and gain continuing legal education. Katuri is a member of the CMCP Board of Directors and is also the Trucker Huss DEI Director and Chair of the Firm’s DEI Committee. Click here to learn about Katuri.  

Trucker Huss, APC is proud to support the 2024 Western Benefits Conference in San Francisco being held September 26-27, 2024. The annual conference is hosted by the Western Pension & Benefits Council (WP&BC) to provide networking opportunities and new developments important to professionals in employee benefits. This year the conference will also celebrate the 70th anniversary of WP&BC and the 50th anniversary of ERISA (Employee Retirement Income Security Act).  Scott Galbreath and Robert Gower both serve on the Conference Planning Committee and Gower serves as the President for San Francisco, the host chapter. Galbreath also serves as Chair of Conference Reception Subcommittee and is the Vice President of the Sacramento Chapter. In addition, Brad Huss will present on The Litigation Update and Fiduciary Rule panel.  Click here to learn more about the 2024 Western Benefits Conference.

Trucker Huss, APC is proud to support the 49th Annual Installation & Awards Dinner & Gala of the Black Women Lawyers Association (BWL) of Los Angeles, Inc. The event will be held at the Ritz Carlton, Marina Del Rey on September 28, 2024. The theme of the evening is, “Architects of Progress: Shaping the Future and Honoring Our Legacy Through Service and Leadership”. Katuri Kaye, Partner and DEI Director at Trucker Huss, is a lifetime member of BWL in both Northern California and Los Angeles, and has been active in both Regions of BWL for decades. She is being installed as the Recording Secretary for the BWL/LA’s 2024/2025 Board. Founded in 1975, Black Women Lawyers Association of Los Angeles, Inc. is a non-profit corporation whose mission is dedicated to charitable, educational and community-based services, and addressing the needs and concerns of African American women in the legal profession. Click here for

Trucker Huss, APC is pleased to announce Brad Huss will participate on the Litigation Update and Fiduciary Rule panel during the 2024 Western Benefits Conference in San Francisco being held September 26-27, 2024. The annual conference is hosted by the Western Pension & Benefits Council (WP&BC) to provide networking opportunities and new developments important to professionals in employee benefits.  The Litigation Update and Fiduciary Rule panel will present both the defense and plaintiff side perspectives and discuss the latest trends in ERISA litigation including a wave of recent cases contesting the use of 401(k) plan forfeitures and attacking defined benefit plan pension risk transfers. They will also cover other developments such as ESG investment funds, pension benefit misstatements, court challenges to the DOL’s new Fiduciary Rule, and pension cybersecurity/theft and privacy issues.  Brad Huss has been practicing in the employee benefits field for over forty years, and his practice is primarily in the

Trucker Huss is pleased to announce that Best Lawyers® has recognized 15 of our lawyers for 2025: 11 are included in the 2025 edition of The Best Lawyers in America®, 4 have been named to the 2025 Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® list, and one has been given the 2025 Lawyer of the Year Award. 2025 Best Lawyers® Joseph C. Faucher Scott E. Galbreath Angel L. Garrett  R. Bradford Huss Clarissa A. Kang Kevin Nolt Mary Powell  Dylan D. Rudolph Robert Schwartz Charles A. Storke Nicholas J. White 2025 Ones to Watch® Sarah K. Bowen Adrine A. Cargill Sarah Kanter Catherine L. Reagan  Since it was first published in 1983, Best Lawyers® has become highly regarded by many as a definitive guide to legal excellence. Recognition in Best Lawyers® is widely regarded by both clients and legal professionals as a significant honor, conferred on a lawyer by his or her peers. Best Lawyers® has published