Employee Benefits & ERISA Litigation

Litigation, settlement discussions, and audits are stressful experiences, pulling you away from running your business. We can help.

UB Greensfelder represents clients in a wide range of employee benefits and ERISA litigation matters. Using the team approach, we leverage the knowledge and skills of our employee benefits attorneys and our employment and business litigation teams to provide our clients with a strong defense.

How We Help

We regularly represent businesses of all sizes, fiduciaries, insurers, and financial providers in connection with ERISA disputes. We have defended lawsuits – ranging from several thousand to several million dollars – across the United States in a spectrum of matters, including:

  • Denial of benefits (health, life, disability, retirement, and deferred compensation)
  • Executive compensation and “top-hat” plans (nonqualified deferred compensation or supplemental executive retirement plans for executives)
  • Penalty claims
  • Breach of fiduciary duty claims
  • Church plans
  • 401(k) stock drop cases
  • Failure to provide information to plan participants
  • Improper offsets
  • Interpleader claims on behalf of plans to determine proper payee
  • State law claims (e.g., breach of contract, state insurance laws)
  • Employee Stock Ownership Plans (ESOP)
  • ERISA §510 claims
  • Multiemployer benefit plan claims

Employee Benefits & ERISA Litigation

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Lauren A. Daming
Partner | Assistant General Counsel
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Thadford A. Felton
Partner | Partner-in-Charge, Chicago
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Lauren B. Harris
Counsel | Director of Professional Development
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Kevin T. McLaughlin
Co-Managing Partner
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Douglas S. Neville
Partner | Co-Group Leader, Tax
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Patricia A. Shlonsky
Partner | Partner-in-Charge, Cleveland
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Michael N. Ungar
Partner | Chair, Litigation Department