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Ms. Christen practices in all areas of employee benefits law. Her experiences involve compliance and design of qualified retirement plans (including governmental and private sector defined benefit plans and profit sharing and 401(k) plans), sections 457 or 403(b) plans, SEP or other nonqualified plans, and health and other welfare plans (including cafeteria plans, severance plans, COBRA and HIPAA issues); advising clients on employee benefit concerns in mergers and acquisitions; and ERISA litigation.
Before joining Dykema, Ms. Christen practiced employee benefits law for a boutique benefits firm and prior to that a major Detroit-based law firm. She also clerked for the Ohio Court of Appeals.
Seminars and Speeches
2006 ERISA Disclosure and Claims Review Procedures for Group Health Plans, Detroit Medical Center
2005 HIPAA Non-Discrimination Rules & Bona Fide Wellness Plans, Foundation For Healthy Community, Jackson County Employer Consortium
2005 Managed Care Primer (ERISA Compliance Chapter)
2004 Domestic Partner Issues for Employee Benefit Plans, Employment Group Seminar
2003 Tax Law Updates for Retirement Plans, Marsh-Dykema Presentation
2003 COBRA and Other Welfare Benefits Update, Employment Group Seminar
2003 Fiduciary Training for 401(k) Plans, Client Presentation
2003 HIPAA Privacy Laws for Employers, Harbor Benefit Services, Ann Arbor, Michigan
2001 New Tax Law Changes Affecting Employee Benefits, Employment Group Seminar, Plymouth, MI
1997-1998 COBRA Compliance, Toledo Ohio Employers Association
Professional Associations
American Bar Association
Michigan State Bar Association, Labor and Taxation Sections
Oakland County Bar Association.
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