Eric Scott Smith is a lawyer practicing church and nonprofit organizations benefit planning, executive compensation, health and welfare plans and 1 other area of law. Eric received a B.S. degree from Oklahoma State University in 1995, and has been licensed for 28 years. Eric practices at McAfee & Taft A Professional Corporation in Tulsa, OK.
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Areas of Law
Practice Details
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Payment InformationPayment & Cost FeaturesFixed hourly rates
Fixed fees available
Accepted Credit CardsMasterCard
Visa -
Firm InformationPositionOf CounselFirm NameMcAfee & Taft A Professional Corporation
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Representative Cases & TransactionsCasesExperience: Prepare qualified plan documents
represent clients with respect to Internal Revenue Service determination letter applications
Prepare for
represent clients in Internal Revenue Service
Department of Labor employee benefit plan audits
voluntary correction actions undertaken with both agencies
Advise clients regarding plan design
documentation changes relating to health care reform employer m
ate compliance
Advise clients regarding design
prepare documentation for nonqualified deferred compensation plans
Advise clients regarding executive compensation issues arising from employment agreements
severance arrangements
Perform employee benefit plan due diligence relating to mergers
acquisitions
advise both buyers
sellers with respect to employee benefits issues
Experience
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Bar Admission & MembershipsAdmissions1998, Oklahoma
MembershipsCommunity & Professional
American Bar Association
Oklahoma Bar Association
Tulsa County Bar Association
Southwest Benefits Association (past Director)
Tulsa Employee Benefits Group (past Director)
Tulsa Pension Attorneys (past Chairperson)
Leadership Tulsa graduate
Other Activities and Interests
Youth sports coach and Sunday School teacher
Frequent speaker on employee benefits topics including:
•Nuts and Bolts of Severance Plans, March 2015, SouthWest Benefits Association Plan Administration Skills Workshop, Oklahoma City
•Department of Labor Audits: What Plan Administrators Need to Know, March 2014 SouthWest Benefits Association Plan Administration Skills Workshop, Oklahoma City
•Fee Disclosures, Revenue Sharing, ERISA Accounts and Litigation, April 2014, Tulsa Employee Benefits Group
•Transition Relief under Final Pay or Play Regulations and Review of DOL FAQ XVIII, February 2014, Tulsa Pension Attorneys
•Health Reform: PPACA's Continuing Impact on Plans and Plan Administrators, March 2013 SouthWest Benefits Association Plan Administration Skills Workshop, Oklahoma City
•Latest Update on the PPACA: What's Happening Now, April 2013, Fundamentals of Employment Law, Tulsa
•PPACA: The New Health Care Law Issue, March 2013 SouthWest Benefits Association Plan Administration Skills Workshop, Oklahoma City
•Health Reform: Preparing for 2014, January 2013, Tulsa Employee Benefits Group
•Executive Compensation Strategies, April 2012, Executive Luncheon Series, Tulsa
•Health Care Reform - Update Preparing for the Inevitable, October 2011, Tulsa Equal Employment Opportunity Coordinators Association
•Welfare Plan Design, November 2010, SouthWest Benefits Association Employee Benefits Conference for Practitioners and Plan Sponsors, Dallas
•Practical Issues for 403(b) Plans and Year?End Retirement Plan Amendment and Notice Reminders, October 2009, Tulsa Employee Benefits Group
•New Rules for Health Plans, COBRA Subsidy, Expanded Special Enrollment Rules, Mental Health Parity and More, April 2009, Tulsa Employee Benefits Group
•New HIPAA Privacy and Security Developments, November 2009, TAHRA Employment Law & Practices Seminar, Tulsa
•Administering the Qualified Change in Status Rules and Related Issues, February 2009, SouthWest Benefits Association Plan Administration Skills Workshop, Tulsa -
Education & CertificationsLaw SchoolUniversity of Oklahoma
Class of 1998
J.D.
Other EducationOklahoma State University
Class of 1995
B.S.
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Personal Details & HistoryAgeBorn in 1973
1973
Eric Scott Smith
Two West Second Street, Suite 1100Tulsa, OK 74103U.S.A.
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