A veteran ERISA and health care lawyer with a wide range of experience in all aspects of regulated employee benefits and health care business transactions and compliance. Experience in both tax and labor (ERISA) aspects of employee benefits as a lawyer in private practice representing small to publicly traded clients and as in house counsel. Also experienced in health care law including HIPAA privacy, provider relations, pharmaceutical regulation and state and federal managed care law. Owner and operator of the web site ERISA.com. An experienced Arbitrator of ERISA disputes. Formal post-professional mediation training.

University of Pittsburgh School of Law - J.D. 1975

Houston Harbaugh
Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Law Practice industry
July 1975 – May 1994 (18 years 11 months)

• Partner in Charge of Employee Benefits Practice Area with responsibility for all employee benefit legal matters and the supervision, training and mentoring of junior attorneys and paralegals. Advised clients in all areas of employee benefits including multiemployer (union) plan issues, PBGC matters, DOL and IRS audits, mergers and acquisitions of plans in relation to similar corporate transactions and executive compensation issues. including publicly traded, tax exempt and governmental entities. Experienced with federal and state enforcement actions and employee disclosure and enforcement actions related to employee benefit plans. Developed law firm sponsored IRS approved "Volume Submitter" defined contribution and defined benefit retirement plans for use by Firm clients.