Partner
Indianapolis, Indiana
Indiana, 1984
U.S. District Court Southern District of Indiana, 1984
Indiana University School of Law, Indianapolis, Indiana
J.D.,
1984
Honors: Magna Cum Laude
Valparaiso University, Valparaiso, Indiana
B.A. with high distinction,
1981
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Linda Nichols Kenny's areas of practice include employee benefits and ERISA. She is a member of the firm's Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation Practice Group. Ms. Kenny attended Indiana University School of Law -
Indianapolis
, where she graduated in 1984,
magna cum laude
. She earned her undergraduate degree with high distinction in 1981 from
Valparaiso
University
. She was admitted to the Indiana Bar in 1984.
Throughout her career, Kenny has advised numerous clients on the design of qualified retirement plans, including sophisticated cross-tested, age-weighted and integrated plans, as well as defined benefit plans. She has also worked with employers in resolving many retirement plan compliance issues including representation before the Department of Labor and Internal Revenue Service. Kenny has also attended and lobbied at
IRS
hearings in
Washington
,
D.C.
, regarding proposed leased employee regulations, which included the preparation of testimony involving the treatment of contract truck drivers as independent contractors. In addition to her law career, Kenny was an adjunct professor at the Indiana University School of Law -
Indianapolis
, where she designed and taught a course in ERISA Retirement Plans.
"Nondiscrimination Testing and Safe Habor Plans", The Central Indiana Chapter International Society of Certified Employee Benefit Specialist (ISCEBS), 2001
"Benefit Litigation Update", The Central Indiana Chapter International Society of Certified Employee Benefit Specialist (ISCEBS), 2000
"Prevention vs. Attorney Fees", Working in Employee Benefits (WEB), 1998
"Prevention vs. Attorney Fees", Working in Employee Benefits (WEB), 2000
"404(c) Nuts and Bolts", The Central Indiana Chapter International Society of Certified Employee Benefit Specialist (ISCEBS), 1999
"Moving Beyond the Uniform Contribution Structure in Defined Contribution Plans", The Central Indiana Chapter International Society of Certified Employee Benefit Specialist (ISCEBS), 1998
"Pension Plan Primer for the Non-ERISA Attorney", The Indiana Continuing Legal Educational Background Forum, 1998
"401(k) ADP/ACP Testing Issues", The Central Indiana Chapter International Society of Certified Employee Benefit Specialist (ISCEBS), 1996
"Direct Rollover Distributions", Working in Employee Benefits (WEB), 1993
"Loans, Hardship Withdrawals and Other Distribution Issues", The Indiana Continuing Legal Educational Background Forum, 1992
"Self-Trusteed Plans and Loans", The Indiana Continuing Legal Educational Background Forum, 1992
Indiana Bar Association
Member
American Bar Association
Member
Indiana University School of Law - Indianapolis - ERISA Retirement Plans
Adjunct Professor 2000-2003
Reis-Nichols, Inc.,
1984
- Present
Member, Board of Directors
May 14, 1959, Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
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