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Lawrence (Larry) Grudzien, JD, LLM is an attorney practicing exclusively in the field of employee benefits. He has experience in dealing with qualified plans, health and welfare, fringe benefits and executive compensation areas. He has more than 35 years’ experience in employee benefit law. He has extensive practice advising on all aspects of employee benefit law including: drafting and reviewing individually designed and prototype retirement plans and Employee Stock Ownership Plans (ESOPs), performing due diligence on employee benefit issues for merger, acquisition and outsourcing transactions and advising on administrative and design issues, involving qualified retirement plans, including ESOPs and health and welfare plans. Mr. Grudzien was also an adjunct faculty member of John Marshall Law School’s LL.M. program in Employee Benefits and at the Valparaiso University’s School of Law. Mr. Grudzien has a B.A. degree in history and political science from Indiana University, J.D. degree from Valparaiso University School of Law and LL.M. degree in tax from Boston University School of Law. He is a member of Indiana and Illinois Bars.

Practice areas: ERISA, MEWAs, HIPAA, EAPs, ACA, VEBAs, ADA, Self-Funded Benefits, Medicare, Retirement Plans, HRAs, Association Health Plans, Cafeteria Plans, COBRA, Fringe Benefit Plans, IRS and DOL audit, Reporting and Disclosure Issues, Taxation, Health and Welfare Plans,

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