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Stephen I Jurmu

Stephen I Jurmu

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1700 East Beltline, Northeast, Suite 200, Grand Rapids, MI 49525 + 1 location

Employee Benefits, Federal Taxation, Business Law and 5 more

About Stephen I Jurmu

Stephen I Jurmu is a lawyer practicing employee benefits, federal taxation, business law and 5 other areas of law. Stephen received a B.A. degree from Michigan State University in 1973, and has been licensed for 50 years. Stephen practices at Foster, Swift, Collins & Smith, P.C. in Grand Rapids, MI and 1 other location.

Stephen I Jurmu (Grand Rapids, Michigan)

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Stephen I Jurmu got this award in 2021

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Services

Areas of Law

  • Employee Benefits 2
    • ERISA
    • Executive Compensation
  • Business Law
  • Other 4
    • Federal Taxation
    • Employer Services
    • International Taxation
    • Michigan Tax

Practice Details

  • Firm Information
    Position
    Shareholder
    Firm Name
    Foster, Swift, Collins & Smith, P.C.
  • Representative Cases & Transactions
    Cases
    Representative Matters: Employee Benefits Law:
    Advising clients regarding tax, labor law,
    litigation matters r elating to employee benefit plans
    Advising clients that are subject to ERISA, as well as clients such as state
    local governments
    qualifying church organizations that are exempt from ERISA
    Assisting with the design of benefit plans
    drafting documents that implement each design, including employee disclosure materials
    Helping employers to ensure that their programs comply with changes in relevant tax
    labor law, including ERISA
    other laws
    Assisting employers with IRS
    U.S. Department of Labor audits
    Negotiating closing agreements
    private letter rulings with the Internal Revenue Service
    Advising clients in prohibited transaction
    other special legal problems
    Advising employers regarding the corporate governance
    fiduciary duty aspects of implementing
    administering an employee benefit plan
    Counseling clients in the growing area of international employee benefit planning, including the taxation of employee benefits pursuant to tax treaties
    Federal Tax Law:
    Advising taxable
    tax-exempt non-governmental employers
    governmental employers regarding federal tax law implications of various kinds of deferred compensation
    welfare benefit arrangements.
    Corporate Law:
    Advising clients regarding choice of entity, including entity issues relating to state nonprofit law
    federal tax-exempt status,
    related corporate governance issues.

Experience

  • Bar Admission & Memberships
    Admissions
    1976, Michigan
    U.S. District Court for the Western District of Michigan
    U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan
    Memberships

    Affiliations

    Memberships & Affiliations

    Legal Affiliations:

    •American Bar Association
    •Tax Section Employee Benefits Committee Subcommittee on 403(b), 457 and Exempt Organization Problems, Past Chair
    •Taxation Section
    •State Bar of Michigan
    •Taxation Section, Past Chair
    •Ingham County Bar Association

  • Education & Certifications
    Law School
    University of Michigan Law School
    Class of 1975
    J.D.
    Other Education
    Michigan State University
    Class of 1973
    B.A.
    Economics

    Michigan State University
    Class of 1973
    B.A.
    summa cum laude

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