Katherine R. Kratcha

Katherine Kratcha is a shareholder in the firm’s Employee Benefits Practice, where she excels in helping clients make practical decisions while navigating complex regulations. She specializes in health and welfare plans, partnering with her clients to answer compliance questions, review contracts, draft amendments and plan documents and devise strategies for best outcomes. She has broad experience with the federal laws that apply to these plans, including the Affordable Care Act, the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act, COBRA, HIPAA and other laws that affect employee benefit plans (the Internal Revenue Code, Medicare, FMLA, ADA, etc.).

Katie’s clients include large corporate self-funded benefit plans, Taft-Hartley multiemployer plans, government benefit plan sponsors, small companies and nonprofits. Her experience with qualified retirement plans includes advising on employee stock ownership plans, other defined contribution plans such as 401(k) plans, and pension plans.

She’s authentic and personable, able to explain complex regulations in clear, concise language and present actionable options.

Katie enjoys mountain biking, cross-country skiing and spending time with her family.