Deals and People February 23, 2015

Wagner Law Group Adds ERISA Attorney

Wagner's ERISA and employment litigation department will be expanding in 2015.
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Thomas E. Clark, Jr., an Employee Retirement Income Security Act specialist and employee benefits lawyer, has joined the Wagner Law Group.

Marsha Wagner, managing director of the Wagner Law Group, says the addition of Thomas Clark, Jr. is an important addition to the law firm’s Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) team. “Tom is an important addition to our ERISA team of outstanding attorneys as we continue to build legal depth in the complicated ERISA arena, especially litigation,” Wagner notes.

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Clark’s expertise encompasses all aspects of employee benefits programs, including the design, implementation and compliance of retirement plans, health and welfare plans, and executive and incentive compensation arrangements. He specializes in assisting covered service providers in meeting their ERISA compliance needs.

“Clark is a well-seasoned litigator complementing the strong ERISA and employment litigation department,” Wagner adds, “which will be expanding in 2015.”

Earlier in his career, Clark worked for the law firm of Schlichter, Bogard & Denton, including on such landmark cases as Tibble v. Edison—pending for argument before the U.S. Supreme Court. He also is editor-in-chief of the Fiduciary Matters Blog and teaches ERISA fiduciary law as an adjunct professor at the Washington University in St. Louis School of Law, his alma mater.

Wagner also announced the addition of Seth Gaudreau as an associate in the firm’s Boston office. Gaudreau focuses on ERISA and business litigation.

More information is available at www.WagnerLawGroup.com.

Products February 23, 2015

ABG in Illinois Offers Ramsey’s Financial Education

Dave Ramsey's SmartDollar financial education program provides information about making and sticking to a budget and eliminating debt.
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Alliance Benefit Group-Illinois is now providing Dave Ramsey’s SmartDollar financial counseling program to 401(k), 403(b) and 457(b) retirement plan participants.

Ramsey, a well-known personal finance guru, says his SmartDollar program helps teach defined contribution (DC) retirement plan participants sound financial principles, like saving, spending wisely, and eliminating debt, so they can avoid financial difficulties and become retirement ready.

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Ramsey developed SmartDollar to bring a program to plan participants that gives effective guidance about making and sticking to a budget, eliminating debt and building—at least initially—a $1,000 emergency fund.

“Financial fitness is the key to retirement savings success and Dave Ramsey’s SmartDollar is a proven program that works,” says John Blossom, CEO of Alliance Benefit Group-Illinois. “We are proud to be able to deliver this great program to plan sponsors across Illinois, whether they are clients of ABG Retirement Plan Services or not.”

More information about SmartDollar is available at www.SmartDollar.com. Plan sponsors and advisers looking for more information about Alliance Benefit Group-Illinois’ offering of the program can contact the firm by emailing info@abgil.com, or by visiting www.abgil.com.

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