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Sunday, November 19, 2006
Ind. Law - Barnes & Thornburg ERISA lawyer featured
In a story today in the business section of the Indianapolis Star headed "My big break: Team-player attorney rode niche to managing role," Barnes & Thornburg managing partner Alan A. Levin relates how he got his start in ERISA law, and its beneifts. Some quotes:
It began with a phone call from one of the leaders of my future law firm employer. I was two months away from graduating law school and had already accepted an offer to join Barnes & Thornburg. I had served as a summer associate there and had pictured myself becoming a tax attorney.Dan FitzGibbon, then chairman of Barnes & Thornburg's tax department, called to gauge my interest in a future assignment. I had become acquainted with Dan during my time at the firm. He was someone I respected, so I listened intently to what he had to say.
During that call he asked me if I was willing to do ERISA (Employee Retirement Income Security Act) law at the firm. This type of law was nothing I had ever experienced before. It never came up in any of my law school classes, and I never had an ERISA assignment during my internship at the firm. It was Dan's instincts, though, that my personality, or lack thereof, and interest in labor and tax issues would make this a successful practice area for me.
Posted by Marcia Oddi on November 19, 2006 08:01 AM
Posted to Indiana Law