Melissa Kurtzman

Melissa B. Kurtzman focuses her practice on representing management in a variety of employee benefits matters, including the design and implementation of qualified and non-qualified retirement plans and welfare and fringe benefit programs, employee benefits tax matters and employee benefits in mergers and acquisitions. She also provides advice on :

• Employee benefit plan administration
• Fiduciary responsibilities
• Internal Revenue Service and Department of Labor correction programs
• Contingent workforce issues

Melissa acted as an expert witness in a federal bankruptcy matter in connection with qualified plan issues. Additionally, she represents plan sponsors in employee benefit plan IRS and DOL audits. She assists plan sponsors in self-audits of employee benefits plans prior to or in connection with government audits.

Melissa is a member of Littler Mendelson’s Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation Practice Group. Prior to joining Littler, Melissa served as a partner at Wolf Block LLP where she focused on employee benefits. She was also the former director of ERISA compliance at a large retirement plan administration company.

Education :

• LL.M. in Taxation, The George Washington University Law Center, 1988
• J.D., University of Toledo College of Law, 1985
• B.A., Michigan State University, 1983

Courts : U.S. Tax Court

Professional & Community Affiliations :

• Board Member, Benefits Council of Greater Philadelphia, American Society of Pension Professionals and Actuaries
• Member, The Mid-Atlantic Pension Liaison Group
• Member, Employee Benefits Section, Philadelphia Bar Association
• Former Board Member, Children’s Village Child Care Center of Philadelphia