Education
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LL.M. (Tax), with honors, 1991
IIT Chicago-Kent College of Law
Chicago, Illinois -
J.D., 1986
IIT Chicago-Kent College of Law
Chicago, Illinois -
B.A., with high honors, 1983
Elmhurst College
in Political Science and Urban Studies, [double major]
Criminology minor
Elmhurst, Illinois
Professional Career
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2023 – Present
Counsel
Trucker Huss, APC
Sacramento, California -
2017 – 2023
Of Counsel
Murphy Austin Adams Schoenfeld
Leader of the Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation practice group -
2013 – 2017
Attorney
The Burton Law
Leader of the Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation practice group -
2007 – 2013
Senior Attorney
Chang, Ruthenberg & Long
Professional Licenses
and Affiliations
- Member, State Bar of California
- State Bar of California Board of Legal Specialization Certified Specialist in Taxation Law, 2017
- Member, State Bar of Illinois
- Member, Sacramento County Bar Association, Business, Labor and Employment, and Tax Law Sections
- Member, National Institute of Pension Administrators
- Past President, Sacramento Chapter of Western Pension & Benefits Council
- Past President, Sacramento Chapter of National Institute of Pension Administrators
- Past Chair, Sacramento County Bar Association Tax Section
- Past Chair, Chicago Bar Association, Taxation Committee’s Exempt Organization Division
- Past Chair, Chicago Bar Association, Trade & Professional Associations Law Committee
- Past Chair, CBA Employee Benefits Committee’s Executive Compensation Subcommittee
- Past Chair, CBA Employee Benefits Committee’s ERISA Litigation Subcommittee
- Impact Foundry, Faculty Member