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| | Address | | 2911 Turtle Creek Boulevard, Suite 300 | | Dallas, Texas 75219 | | (Collin, Dallas & Denton Cos.) | | | |
| | Contact Information | | Phone: 214-891-7014 | Fax: 214-891-7015; 214-276-1330
Cell Phone: 214-478-2776 | | | Send Us Email |  |
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| William C. Clifton practices in the following areas of law:
ERISA, Qualified Domestic Relations Orders (QDROs), Employee Benefits Issues in Divorce, QDRO Litigation in State and Federal Courts. | Firm Profile:
After almost fourteen years of ERISA experience in several large corporate legal departments, William C. Clifton has for the past fourteen years been assisting family law attorneys and individuals in connection with employee benefits issues arising in the divorce context, including (i) the drafting of qualified domestic relations orders (QDROs), (ii) counsel with respect to the division of executive compensation (including non-qualified plans and stock options), (iii) determining the community property portion of a spouse's employment benefits, (iv) QDRO litigation in both state and federal courts, and (v) providing expert witness testimony. | | Firm Size: 1 | | William C. Clifton (Member) born Cape Girardeau, Missouri, December 11, 1954; admitted to bar, 1981, Texas; 1995, U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Texas and U.S. Tax Court. Education: Texas Christian University (B.S., 1977); University of Houston (J.D., 1981). Editor, Chapter 16, "Retirement Benefits/Stock Options," Protecting Your Assets From A Texas Divorce, Vanden Eykel, Ike; Murphy, Kathryn; Robertson, Rick; Dallas: PSG Books, 2005. Speaker: "Non-Qualified Deferred Compensation Plans," Garland Chapter of the Texas Society of Certified Public Accountants, 1995; "Income Tax/QDROs/COBRA," Pro Bono Family Law Training, Dallas Bar Association, 1996; "Sexy New Developments in QDROs," Family Law Section, Dallas Bar Association, 1998; "The Expert Witnesses Series: Character and Value of Employment Benefits," State Bar of Texas, 2000; "Division of Tax-Qualified and Nonqualified Plans," Family Law Section, Travis County Bar Association, 2000; "Division of Retirement Benefits and Executive Compensation," The Nuts and Bolts of Divorce Law in Texas, Lorman Education Services, 2001; "Is Inception of Title Dead?" Gulf Coast Family Law Specialists, 2005. Member: Internal Revenue Service, Dallas Key District, EP/EO Council, 1991-1993; Chairman, Employee Benefits Advisory Committee for the City of University Park, Texas, 2001-2007. Member: State Bar of Texas (Member, Family Law Section). Reported Cases: Johnston v. Capital Accumulation Plan of the Chubb Corporation, 1998 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 20096 (N.D. Tex. 1998); Tait v. Barbknecht & Tait Profit Sharing Plan, 997 F. Supp. 763 (N.D. Tex. 1997). Practice Areas: ERISA; Qualified Domestic Relations Orders (QDROs); Employee Benefits Issues in Divorce; QDRO Litigation in State and Federal Courts. |
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