Bennett E. Choice is a shareholder in the firm's Employee Benefits Practice. He serves Taft-Hartley (multiemployer) Boards of Trustees for local and regional plans throughout the country. He represents Boards of Trustees in a number of diverse industries including electrical construction, laborers, trucking/warehousing and the retail food industry. In addition, Ben advises closely held businesses on their employee benefits programs.
Ben is also a frequent presenter at conferences including the International Foundation of Employee Benefit Plans, the Wisconsin Institute of CPAs, the National Association of Police Organizations and the American Society of Pension Professionals and Actuaries.
Representative Matters and Experience
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Merging a Taft-Hartley pension plan with another plan, enhancing survival and growth of the plan
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Guiding Taft-Hartley clients in the management of their plans by providing legal and fiduciary advice with respect to plan administration, funding issues and investment of plan assets
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Helping establish employee ownership of a regional contractor through the implementation of an ESOP
Accolades
Notable Publications
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Co-authored HIPAA Privacy for Health Plans After HITECH
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Co-authored the HIPAA Privacy Compliance Manual for Health Plans
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Contributor to the Trustees Handbook
Affiliations/Memberships
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International Foundation of Employee Benefit Plans (Attorney Committee, 2007-2009)
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Wisconsin Retirement Plan Professionals, Ltd. (former president and director)
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Greater Milwaukee Employee Benefits Council
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State Bar of Wisconsin
Education
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J.D., with high distinction, University of Iowa College of Law
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B.B.A., University of Iowa