Curtis Fisher joined Bass, Berry & Sims in 2003 as an associate in the firm's Employee Benefits/ERISA Practice Area. In the course of his practice, Curtis routinely represents and advises both public and private companies on the design, implementation and administration of tax-qualified retirement plans (including 401(k) plans, pension plans, multi-employer plans and other collectively bargained plans), health and welfare plans, cafeteria plans, nonqualified deferred compensation plans and executive compensation arrangements. Curtis also represents clients on employee benefit matters involving the Internal Revenue Service, Department of Labor and the Pension and Benefit Guarantee Corporation, including litigation, plan audits and IRS and DOL correction programs. Prior to joining Bass, Berry & Sims, Curtis was an associate with a major law firm in Cincinnati, Ohio.
Curtis graduated from Eastern Michigan University in 1995 with a B.S. in History. In 2001, he received his J.D. magna cum laude from the University of Toledo College of Law. While in law school, he served as managing editor of the University of Toledo Law Review, received the Most Outstanding Student Award, and was elected to the Order of the Coif. Curtis has written numerous articles on a wide variety of employee benefit topics.
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