Debra is a seasoned benefits lawyer advising clients on design, implementation and compliance matters relating to pensions, 401(k), ESOPs, health and welfare, fringe benefit and executive compensation programs.
Debra’s practice involves a full range of employee benefit programs, including defined benefit pension, cash balance, profit sharing, 401(k) and employee stock ownership (ESOP) plans; health, flexible benefits and other welfare benefit plans; stock-based compensation and equity-incentive plans; and non-qualified deferred and other executive compensation programs. She advises public, closely held and tax-exempt employers in a variety of industries on plan design, administration and compliance issues, helping them find a solution that best fits their business needs.
She speaks frequently at client seminars and joint seminars with other professional groups about benefit-related topics, including non-qualified deferred compensation and recent developments in retirement and health plans. In the past, she was an Adjunct Faculty at the University of St. Thomas, teaching courses in the administration of retirement and welfare benefit plans. She currently serves as a member of the Employee Benefits Council of the Minnesota State Bar Association.