EMPLOYEE BENEFITS & ERISA ATTORNEY WITH PUBLIC SECTOR IN-HOUSE COUNSEL EXPERIENCE
Adam has dedicated his practice to advising trust funds and individual employers on compliance with labor & employment laws and health & welfare regulations to minimize their risk. For almost a decade, he has counseled clients on all aspects of ERISA, HIPAA, Affordable Care Act, Medicare and Medicaid, FMLA, COBRA, and IRS/DOL statutes and regulations governing employee benefit plans. He brings extensive experience working with trustees and trust administrative staff with multi-employer Taft-Hartley pension plans, and public sector and tax-exempt trust funds.
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Adam previously worked as dedicated legal counsel to California Schools VEBA, one of the nation’s largest 501(c)(9) healthcare trust funds. Leveraging this experience, he understands the issues and changes in the regulatory environment, and how to stay in compliance as a dedicated fiduciary to an organization.
PRACTICE AREAS
ADMISSIONS
Bar Admissions
- California, 2014
EDUCATION
- Northeastern University School of Law – J.D.
- University of Massachusetts – B.S., Business Administration
- International Foundation of Employee Benefits Plans
- American Bar Association, Joint Committee on Employee Benefits
- San Diego County Bar Association
- Tom Homann L.G.B.T. Law Association
- Thomas, Adam, I.F.E.B.P. Benefits Magazine – Secure Choice: State-Based Retirement Plans Move Forward Despite Regulatory & Legal Headwinds (October 2018)
DO-IT-YOURSELF PROJECTS
As someone who enjoys tackling a good challenge, Adam does some of his own home remodeling and landscaping projects in his free time. He loves being able to look back at a finished product he can actually use and takes pride in having built it with his own hands.
When not working, Adam spends time with his husband and takes his two beagles, Dash (12) and Dexter (6 months), for walks. Adam grew up in Utah and has a big family with over 29 nieces and nephews. He relishes opportunities to go back home to visit with them.