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Justin Stemple focuses his practice in the areas of qualified retirement plans, deferred compensation and health and welfare plans. In addition, he assists clients in the design and preparation of ESOPs and ESOP transactions. Justin is a member of the firm's Employee Benefits Practice Group and serves as an editor of the firm's HR Focus newsletter.
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Representative Experience
- Advising clients regarding the merger or termination of qualified retirement plans in the context of a corporate transaction
- Corporate counsel in over $60 million of transactions transferring ownership to an Employee Stock Ownership Plan (“ESOP”)
- Drafted qualified retirement plans and summary plan descriptions, including 401(k) plans, profit-sharing plans, and over ten ESOPs
- Drafting and conducting Internal Revenue Code Section 409A reviews of deferred compensation plans, including phantom stock plans, individual account balance plans, non-account balance plans, incentive based plans and severance agreements
- Successfully obtained governmental approval of the distress termination of multiple pension plans
- Assist employers with HIPAA security compliance
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Honors and Awards
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Bar Associations
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Teaching and Lecturing
- Adjunct Faculty Member, Western Michigan University (Certified Employee Benefits Specialist Program), 2006-Present
- "Non-Qualified Deferred Compensation Plans: What and Why?," WNJ Human Resources Seminar, March 23, 2010, Grand Rapids, Michigan
- "Last Call for 409A," WNJ Human Resources Seminar, September 11, 2008, Grand Rapids, Michigan
- "Generational Differences in the Workplace," ESOP Association Michigan Chapter Meeting, October 23, 2007
- "Electronic SPDs, Notices and Consents: What You Need to Know," WNJ Human Resources Seminar, May 10, 2007, Grand Rapids, Michigan
- "Structuring Equity Compensation in ESOP Companies," ESOP Association Michigan Chapter Meeting, March 28, 2007
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Publications
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Professional Affiliations
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National Center for Employee Ownership
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The ESOP Association
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