- Member, New England Employee Benefits Council
- Member, National Association of Stock Plan Professionals
- Member, Rhode Island Bar Association
- Member, Massachusetts Bar Association
- Secretary, Girls Scouts of Southeastern New England
- Member, The Smith Club of Rhode Island
- Past representative, The Moses Brown School Parents Association
- Past board member, The American Lung Association of Rhode Island
Education
- University of Denver Sturm College of Law, J.D., 1988
- Smith College, B.A., 1985
- Boston University School of Law, LL.M., 1992
Bar Admissions
- Massachusetts
- Rhode Island
- Speaker, “2022 SCOTUS Decision in Dobbs vs Jackson Women’s Health Organization,” WTW: 2023 Healthcare Risk Conference, July 19-21, 2023.
- Speaker, “Impact of Dobbs on Employee Benefit Plans,” Association of Corporate Counsel, Dallas-Fort Worth Chapter, September 14, 2022.
- Speaker, “Legal Aspect of COVID Vaccinations,” Polaris MEP, June 3, 2021.
- Speaker, “Employee Benefits Update,” Locke Lord, February 24, 2021.
- Speaker, “Session IV: Employee Benefits,” Employment Law Alliance’s COVID-19 @ Work: Straight Talk Series Webinar, May 21, 2020.
- Speaker, “Employee Benefits: Impacts of the New Administration,” Locke Lord, January 21, 2021.
- Speaker, “HR Roundtable with Locke Lord: Labor Laws in the Time of COVID-19,” Locke Lord, April 8, 2020.
- Speaker, “SECURE Act: Changes for Employer-Sponsored Retirement and Health Plans,” Locke Lord, January 29, 2020.
- Co-author, “IRS Issues Additional Guidance on Withholding and Reporting for Uncashed Retirement Plan Checks,” Employee Benefits Blog, August 14, 2025.
- Co-author, “Feeling Competitive: The Reasonableness of Forfeiture-for-Competition Provisions,” Troutman Pepper Locke, April 3, 2025.
- Co-author, “Venture Capital Financing,” Organizing, Financing, and Advising a Massachusetts Business – Chapter 11, Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education, January 31, 2025.
- Co-author, “IRS Issues Proposed Regulations on the Expanded Definition of “Covered Employee” Under Code Section 162(m),” Troutman Pepper Locke, January 29, 2025.
- Author, “IRS Announces 2025 Retirement Plan Limits: Modest Increases,” Locke Lord, November 2024.
- Author, “IRS Issues Guidance on Employer Matching Contributions for Student Loan Repayments,” Locke Lord, October 2024.
- Co-author, “New IRS Guidance: Emergency Personal Expense and Domestic Abuse Victim Distributions Under SECURE 2.0,” Locke Lord, August 19, 2024.
- Co-author, “Back to 1975: New Delays to the DOL’s Investment Fiduciary Advice Rule,” Locke Lord, August 7, 2024.
- Author, “IRS Issues Guidance on Secure 2.0 – What Plan Sponsors Need to Know,” Employee Benefit Plan Review, July-August 2024.
- Co-author, “Navigating the Impact of the New Fiduciary Rule on Insurers and Producers,” Locke Lord QuickStudy, May 31, 2024.
- Author, “The DOL’s Final Investment Advice Fiduciary Rule Is Here,” Locke Lord, May 7, 2024.
- Author, “IRS Issues Guidance on Secure 2.0 – What Plan Sponsors Need to Know,” Locke Lord, April 16, 2024.
- Author, “IRS Issues Proposed Regulations On Long-Term, Part-Time Employee Participation In 401(K) Plans,” Locke Lord, February 2024.
- Author, “IRS Announces 2024 Retirement Plan Limits: Modest Increases,” Locke Lord, November 8, 2023.
- Co-author, “IRS Proposes Regulations on Using Forfeitures in Qualified Retirement Plans,” Locke Lord, May 8, 2023.
- Author, “IRS Proposes Regulations on Using Forfeitures in 401(K) Plans (and Other Qualified Retirement Plans),” Locke Lord, May 2023.
- Author, “A Tale of Two Remedies: Preparing Employee Benefits Plans for the Sunset of Covid-19 Relief,” Locke Lord, April 13, 2023.
- Author, “Proposed Changes to Voluntary Fiduciary Correction Program (VFCP): DOL Adds Self-Correction for Late Deposits of 401(k) Contributions,” Locke Lord, February 2023.
- Author, “A New Type of ILS Investment – Cyber Insurance CAT Bonds,” Locke Lord, January 25, 2023.
- Author, “Secure 2.0: Top Changes Affecting Retirement Plans,” Locke Lord QuickStudy, January 17, 2023.
- Author, “IRS Announces 2023 Retirement Plan Limits – Unprecedented Increases to All Limits,” Locke Lord, October 21, 2022.
- Author, “IRS Extends Deadlines for Adopting CARES Act Amendments for Retirement Plans,” Locke Lord, October 18, 2022.
- Author, “IRS Notice 2022-33 Extends Retirement Plan Amendment Deadlines,” Locke Lord, August 24, 2022.
- Author, “Compliance Considerations for Medical Travel Reimbursement,” Locke Lord QuickStudy, August 1, 2022.
- Author, “IRS Announces New 90-Day Pre-Examination Compliance Pilot Program for Retirement Plans,” Locke Lord, June 9, 2022.
- Author, “Group Health Plans Must Cover at-Home COVID-19 Tests,” February 2022.
- Author, “Additional Guidance Issued on Coverage for OTC COVID-19 Tests,” February 11, 2022.
- Author, “Group Health Plans Must Pay For Over-The-Counter At-Home COVID-19 Tests,” Locke Lord, January 13, 2022.
- Author, “IRS Announces 2022 Retirement Plan Limits – Most Limits Increase,” Locke Lord, November 5, 2021.
- Author, “September 30, 2021 Marks the End of the COBRA Premium Subsidy – Don’t Overlook the Expiration Notice,” Locke Lord, September 7, 2021.
- Author, “IRS Provides Additional Guidance on COBRA Premium Subsidy,” Locke Lord, August 11, 2021.
- Author, “IRS Updates Qualified Plan Correction Procedures,” Locke Lord, July 29, 2021.
- Author, “IRS Releases Guidance on COBRA Premium Subsidy,” Locke Lord QuickStudy, May 25, 2021.
- Author, “COBRA Premium Subsidy Under the American Rescue Plan Act: Employers Need to Take Action by May 31, 2021,” Locke Lord, May 2021.
- Author, “The American Rescue Plan Act: COBRA Subsidies,” Locke Lord, March 31, 2021.
- Author, “U.S. Department of Labor Clarifies Extension of Certain Employee Benefit Deadlines Due to COVID-19,” Locke Lord, March 3, 2021.
- Author, “Helpful New Guidance on Locating Missing and Nonresponsive Retirement Plan Participants,” Locke Lord QuickStudy, February 2, 2021.
- Author, “Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021: Relief for Flexible Spending Accounts,” Locke Lord QuickStudy, January 8, 2021.
- Author, “Section 162(m) Final Regulations,” Locke Lord, January 6, 2021.
- Author, “IRS Extends Due Date for Contributions to Defined Benefit Plans to January 4, 2021,” Locke Lord, November 23, 2020.
- Author, “Making the Case for Interval and Tender Offer Funds – Hedge Fund and Private Equity Sponsors Can Increase Their Investor Base and Provide Liquidity to Investors,” Locke Lord, November 12, 2020.
- Author, “Has Your Retirement Plan Experienced a Partial Plan Termination?” Locke Lord, November 2020.
- Author, “IRS Announces 2021 Retirement Plan Limits – Most Limits Remain Unchanged,” Locke Lord, October 27, 2020.
- Author, “Has Your Retirement Plan Experienced a Partial Plan Termination?” Locke Lord, September 29, 2020.
- Author, “Initial Thoughts Regarding the IRS’ Employee Payroll Tax Deferral Guidance in IRS Notice 2020-65,” Locke Lord QuickStudy, September 1, 2020.
- Author, “IRS Issues Carried Interest Guidance,” Locke Lord QuickStudy, August 7, 2020.
- Author, “IRS Issues COVID-19 Relief on Mid-Year Changes to Safe Harbor 401(K) Plans,” July 13, 2020.
- Author, “IRS Issues Guidance on Waiver of 2020 Required Minimum Distribution,” Locke Lord, July 6, 2020.
- Author, “IRS Issues Helpful Guidance for Coronavirus-Related Distributions and Loans from Retirement Plans Under The Cares Act,” Locke Lord QuickStudy, June 26, 2020.
- Author, “DOL Information Letter Allows Private Equity Investments in Defined Contribution Plans,” Locke Lord, June 11, 2020.
- Author, “New ERISA Safe Harbor Expands Opportunities for Electronic Disclosure of Retirement Plan Information,” Locke Lord QuickStudy, June 9, 2020.
- Author, “New Cafeteria Plan and Flexible Spending Account Guidance Allows Employers to Accommodate Employees’ Unanticipated Needs Due to COVID-19,” Locke Lord QuickStudy, May 18, 2020.
- Author, “Retirement Plan Loans and COVID-19: U.S. Department of Labor Fiduciary Relief and IRS Notice Allowing Short-Term Delay of Plan Loan Payments,” Locke Lord, May 12, 2020.
- Author, “Form 5500 Filing Relief for Certain Employee Benefit Plans,” Locke Lord, April 30, 2020.
- Author, “FAQs Provide Guidance on COVID-19 Testing and Diagnosis Requirements Affecting Employer Health Plans,” Locke Lord, April 27, 2020.
- Author, “IRS Takes the Position That No Statute of Limitations for ACA Employer Shared Responsibility Payments,” Locke Lord, April 21, 2020.
- Author, “Hang on to Those Pharmacy Receipts: The CARES Act Changes OTC Rules for FSAs, HSAs, and HRAs,” Locke Lord, April 9, 2020.
- Author, “CARES Act Guide: Overview of Executive Compensation Limits,” Locke Lord QuickStudy, March 28, 2020.
- Author, “CARES Act Guide: Overview of Key Employee Benefits Provisions,” Locke Lord QuickStudy, March 28, 2020.
- Author, “COVID-19 and Your Benefit Plans: What You Need to Know Now,” Locke Lord, March 23, 2020.
- Author, “Employers May Offer Tax-Free Financial Assistance to Employees Affected By Coronavirus under Internal Revenue Code Section 139,” Locke Lord, March 20, 2020.
- Author, “Signing and Retaining Plan Documents is Crucial for Qualified Retirement Plans,” Locke Lord, February 27, 2020.
- Author, “U.S. Supreme Court Remands ‘Stock Drop’ Case Back to Second Circuit,” Locke Lord, February 19, 2020.
- Author, “Legislation Proposed to Allow Employers to Make Matching Contributions on Student Loan Repayments,” Locke Lord, February 12, 2020.
- Author, “Overview of Proposed Regulations Under Code Section 162(m) — Grandfather Rules,” Locke Lord, January 8, 2020.
- Author, “Overview of Proposed Regulations Under Code Section 162(M) — Who is a Covered Employee,” Locke Lord, January 15, 2020.
- Author, “U.S. Supreme Court’s 2019-2020 Term Includes Three ERISA Cases,” Locke Lord, January 2, 2020.
- Quoted, “401(k) Advice Rule Puts Insurers on Well-Trodden Compliance Path,” Bloomberg Law, June 4, 2024.