Litigated and lost the case Spacek v. Maritime Ass'n,134 F.3d 283 (5th Cir. 1998) but a recent Supreme Court case found my client to have had the correct position. Central Laborers' Pension Fund v. Heinz, 124 S.Ct. 2230, 2235, 72 USLW 4441, 4441, 2004-1 USTC P 50,260, 50260, 32 Employee Benefits Cas. 2313, 2313, 4 Cal. Daily Op. Serv. 4841, 4841, 2004 Daily Journal D.A.R. 6651, 6651, 19 Fla. L. Weekly Fed. S 347, 347 (U.S. Jun 07, 2004)
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ERISA |
Born August 22, 1956
Undergraduate degree: Concordia College, Moorhead MN.
Graduate degree: University of Houston, College of Law
Admitted to the State Bar of Texas in 1985
Became Board Certified in Labor and Employment Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization in 1992.
Memberships:
Individual Employee Co-Chair, Welfare Plans: Benefit Claims-SECTION OF LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT LAW EMPLOYEE BENEFITS COMMITTEE-American Bar Association
Texas State Bar
National Employment Lawyers Association-Houston
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