Pat concentrates her practice in employee benefits and executive compensation. She assists clients with benefits issues arising during bankruptcy or mergers and acquisitions and drafts retirement and welfare plans. In addition, Pat assists as clients make loans to employee stock ownership plans (ESOPs) and advises clients with respect to operational and compliance issues in retirement and welfare plans. Pat's experience includes drafting executive compensation plans and equity incentive plans.
Awards & Recognitions
· The Best Lawyers in America, Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law, 2008-2012
Professional Associations & Memberships
· The Missouri Bar
Civic Involvement
· Heart of America Tax Institute, Program Chair
· Operation Breakthrough, Grapevine Group
Clerkships
· The Hon. Joel M. Flaum, U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit, 1983-1984
News & Publications
News
9.6.11, More Than 100 Husch Blackwell Attorneys Named to Best Lawyers 2012
Publications
9.17.10, IRS Guidance on Reimbursement of Over-The-Counter Drugs from Employer Plans
8.26.10, IRS Guidance on Correction of Failure to Restate Pre-Approved Plans
7.15.10, COBRA Subsidy Sunset and Model COBRA Notices Posted by DOL
6.28.10, Healthcare Reform Regulations Issued Addressing Grandfathered Plans
4.7.10, Impact of Health Care Reform on Employers and Employer-Sponsored Health Plans
3.4.10, Eligibility Period for COBRA Subsidy Extended through March 31, 2010
1.15.10, COBRA Subsidy Extension
Events
7.21.10, Health Reform Seminar
Kansas City, MO
Seminar