Margaret A. Strothkamp
Associate
Margaret A. Strothkamp's experience includes:
- Drafting employee benefit plan documents, amendments, summary plan descriptions, administrative forms and notices
- Counseling clients on benefit matters regarding pension and welfare benefit plans
- Assisting in designing new benefit plans, programs and policies that comply with the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA)
- Drafting employment agreements, other executive compensation-related documents, and employee handbooks
She has substantial experience with qualified plan terminations and employee benefit matters in mergers, acquisitions and bankruptcy.
Her employee benefits credentials are complemented by her corporate experience. She has assisted in the negotiating and drafting of documents for the sale of public, private and family-owned businesses, as well as the formation of joint ventures.
Ms. Strothkamp has been responsible for the preparation of comprehensive due diligence rooms and the drafting of numerous documents, contracts, and schedules for corporate and bankruptcy transactions.
Publications
Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Arrangements Supplement (2003-present)
Qualified Deferred Compensation Plans — Forms Supplement (2003-present)
"A Survival Guide to Employee Benefits for the Non-Benefits Attorney," CBA Record (November 2003)
"Addressing the Mutual Fund Crisis," Bank Consulting Group, Inc., NetWork Newsletter (May/June 2004)
Speeches and Presentations
"The Nuts and Bolts of 401(k) Plans," Lorman Education Services (2003)
Pro Bono Activities
Chicago Volunteer Legal Services (CVLS)
Education
DePaul University College of Law
(J.D., with honors,
2001)
Symposium Editor, DePaul Law Review
Executive Board Member, DePaul Law Review
Member, Moot Court Society
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
(B.A., Sociology,
1995)
Professional Memberships
American Bar Association
Illinois State Bar Association
Chicago Bar Association
Employee Benefits Committee
Secretary, Department of Labor Liaison Subcommittee
