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Visibility Rankings  | | #3 out of 4,479 lawyers in Indianapolis, Indiana | | #1,126 out of 890,538 total lawyers Overall |
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| Practice Areas | COBRA; Deferred Compensation; Employee Compensation; ERISA; Executive Compensation; Flexible Benefit Plans; Health Benefits; Non-Qualified Benefits; Pension and Profit Sharing Plans; Pension Plans; Profit Sharing; Qualified Retirement Plans; Retirement Benefit Plans; 401(k) Plans; Agribusiness; Agricultural Law; Employee Benefits; Employee Benefit Taxation; Employee Benefit Trusts; Employee Stock Ownership Plans; Employee Stock Ownership Trusts; Equity Compensation; ERISA Compliance; Executive Compensation Taxation; Multi-Employer Benefits; Multi-Employer Pensions; Pension Fund Investments; Pension Taxation | | | Peer Review Rating | AV
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What's this? | | | Education | Indiana University School of Law, Indianapolis, J.D., cum laude, Dean's List, 1985, Indiana University, Bloomington, B.A., with distinction, Dean's List, Phi Beta Kappa, Phi Eta Sigma, Alpha Lambda Delta, 1982 | | | Admitted | 1985, Indiana | |
| Born | Kansas City, Missouri, May 17, 1960 | | | Biography | Partner, 1992—. Chair, Agribusiness Initiative, 2008—. Co-Chair, Employee Benefits Group, 2007—. Strategic Planning and Personnel Committees, 2007—. Chair, Practice Group Development, 2007. Co-Managing Partner, 2004-2006. Global Benefits Management, 2000. Recipient: Indiana Fever "Inspiring Women" Class of 2008; 2006, 2007, and 2008 "Best Lawyers in America," Corporate Counsel Magazine; 2006, 2007, and 2008 "Best of Class" by the Best of the US Inc.; 2006 and 2008 Touchstone Award - Law Category; 2004-2008 "Super Lawyer" in Employee Benefits, 2004-2005 "Top 25 Female Super Lawyers," Indianapolis Monthly Magazine; "2002 Notable American Women," American Biographical Institute; 2000 "Forty Under 40," Indianapolis Business Journal. Member: Alternate Delegate to Republican National Convention, 2008; Children's Museum Board of Trustees, 2008; Indianapolis Sister City Committee, 2008. Secretary and Executive Committee Member, Greater Indianapolis Progress Committee, 2008. Member: International Foundation of Employee Benefit Plans; U.S. Chamber of Commerce, 2008; Indiana Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors, 2008; Network of Women in Business, 2007-2008; Indianapolis Opera Board of Directors, 2007-2008; Mickey's Camp for Women, 2007; Meritorious Presidential Rank Awards selection panel, 2007. Chair, Mayor Greg Ballard Personnel Committee, 2007-2008; Fellowship, Diversity Leadership Academy of Greater Indianapolis, 2007.President, Past Vice President, and member of Woodstock Club Board of Directors, 2006—; Board Member, Energize-ECI, 2006—; Member, Midwest Advisory Committee-Managing Partner Forum, 2006—; Chair, Committee to Elect Lt. Gov. Becky Skillman, 2005—; Vice Chair, Marion County Republican Central Committee, 2004-2007; Third Vice President, Greater Indianapolis Republican Women's Club, 2004—; Member, Indiana Republican Platform Committee, 2002-2007; Member, Richard G. Lugar Excellence in Public Service Series Board of Governors, 1996—, President, 2000-2007; Chairman, Dress for Success, 2007 Capital Campaign; Delegate, Republican National Convention, 2004; Member, Electoral College, 2004; Member, State of Indiana Trade Missions, Japan, 2007; Germany and the United Kingdom, 2007; Taiwan and Vietnam, 2006; Japan and Korea, 2006; Central America, 2006; Japan and Taiwan, 2005. Recent Speeches: panelist, "Saying Yes, Saying No", Indianapolis Bar Association, 2008; "Permission to Prioritize", Women in the Legal Profession Summit presented by Lexis-Nexis, 2008; "Meeting the Needs of a Multi-Generational Workforce", Employee Benefits Seminar, Indiana Chamber of Commerce; "Meeting the Needs of a New Generation of Lawyers, Fee-Earners, and Clients", Leadership United presented by Executive Women Leadership Program, 2008; panelist, "Cultivating a True Strategic Partnership between Your Firm's Attorneys and its Marketing/Business Development Leadership," Speaker, "Who Knows What Clients Want? The Lawyers or the Marketers?" with Dona Stohler, Strategic Marketing and Business Development in the Modern Law Firm presented by the ARK Group, 2007; "Getting Involved in the Political Process," Network of Women in Business, 2007; Keynote speech "Meeting the Needs of a New Generation of Lawyers, Fee-Earners and Clients," HR Legal 2007: Strategic Workforce Planning for the Modern Law Firm presented by Managing Partner/ARK Group, 2007; Panelist, 2006 Women's Leadership Conference: Women in Change, Women in Charge; Panelist, "Career Strategies and Work/Family Life," Women's Caucus and Democratic Law Society, 2005. Recent Publications: Blog columnist for State of Indiana Trade Missions, Inside Indiana Business, 2005-2007; "Four Generations, One Workplace" with Tiffany Sharpley, Inside Edge E-newsletter Morning Briefing, 24 April 2007; "Employee Benefits of the Future" with Linda Rowings and Tiffany Sharpley, Employee Benefit Plan Review, January 2007; "Gulf Zone Opportunity Act Revises Definition of Dependent" with Katrina Clingerman, Employee Benefits e-Update, 11 September 2006; "Daniels Helps State Compete Globally," Indianapolis Business Journal, 7 August 2006; ""Women Leaders - Are They a Unique Commodity?", Inside Indiana Edge/Indiana Business, 12 May 2006; Hurricanes Katrina and Rita Generate a Storm of Relief for Employee Benefit Plan Sponsors, Participants and Beneficiaries" with Jim Kemper and Tiffany Sharpley, Employee Benefits e-Update, 10 October 2005; "New USERRA Requirements for Employers" with Katrina Clingerman, Employee Benefits e-Update, 4 February 2005; "Plan Sponsors Should Ensure that Small Benefits are Cashed Out Before the March 28 Deadline" with Jim Kemper, Tracy Mounts, and Stephanie Smithey, Employee Benefits e-Update, 13 January 2005; "Final COBRA Notice Regulations Issued" with Janine Bosley and Chris Sears, Employee Benefits e-Update, 1 June 2004; "EEOC Votes to Limit Retiree Health Benefits" with Janine Bosley and Tara Schulstad Sciscoe, Employee Benefits e-Update, 27 April 2004; "GUST Determination Letter Applications Filed by February 2, 2004 Will Be Timely" with Martha Hutzelman, Terry Mumford, and Eric Swank, Employee Benefits e-Update, 23 January 2004; "Help Your Employees Manage Skyrocketing Health Care Costs" with Chris Sears, Tiffany Sharpley, and Stephanie Smithey, Employee Benefits e-Update, 18 September 2003; "COBRA Strikes Again: Employers Need to Make Changes" with Ice Miller Employee Benefits Group, ICEnet.com, July 2003. Interviews/Features: "Ice Miller Launches Agribusiness Strategies Initiative", Brownfield Network, 18 January 2008; "Mayor-Elect Working on Building Team", WTHR.com, 20 December 2007; "Ice Miller to Provide Agribusiness Legal Services", INside Edge Midday Report, 10 December 2007; "Firm Unveils Ag Practice", Indianapolis Business Journal, 10 December 2007; "City Hall Braces for Major Shake-Up", Indianapolis Star, 11 November 2007; "Ballard's 'Brain Trust' - 15 Who Helped", Indianapolis Star, 10 November 2007; "Ballard's Next Move: Drafting His Support Staff", Indianapolis Star, 7 November 2007; "Rising to the Top," Indianapolis Woman, June 2007; "Indiana Trade Delegation Prepares to Leave for Germany, UK," Inside Indiana's Morning Briefing, 11 May 2007; "Gora the Explorer," Indianapolis Business Journal, 10 March 2007; "Racing Toward Retirement," BizVoice, January/February 2007; "Legal Challenges: How Melissa Proffitt Reese Builds Relationships to Make Ice Miller a Stronger Organization," Smart Business Indianapolis, January 2007; "Does Gender Matter in Politics?", Indianapolis Business Journal, 11 December 2006; "Are Women Equal in Law Firms?", Indianapolis Business Journal, 1 November 2006; "Firm's Lawyers Applaud Its Commitment to Diversity," Indianapolis Star, November 2006; "Indiana's Best Lawyers - Who are the 340 Attorneys Picked by their Peers?" Indiana Business Magazine, June 2006 and June 2007; "Women Blaze Trails for Others," Indiana Lawyer, September 2004; "Ice Miller's Proffitt Reese Balances Work with Family," Indianapolis Star, 8 August 2004; "Woman Joins Helm of Ice Miller Law Firm," Indianapolis Star, 10 July 2004; "Serving Her Country via the Courts: US Attorney Leads During Challenging Times," Indianapolis Business Journal, January 2004; "Part-Timers Pursuing Benefits Can Use Firm's Policy as Guide," Indianapolis Star, 18 June 2003; "In Some Courts, It's Still a Man's World," Indianapolis Business Journal, 1996; "Companies Prepare for Speedy 401(k) Rules," Indianapolis Business Journal, 1996. | | | ISLN | 902231281 | |
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