Honors & Awards
- The Best Lawyers in America®, 2005-2025 (Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law)
Admissions
Kentucky, 1990
Education
1979, B.A., Calvin College (Honors)
1980, M.A., University of Michigan
1984, M.B.A., University of Southern California
1990, J.D., Boston College Law School
Overview
Alan Pauw's practice covers multiple fields, such as healthcare, employee benefits, wills and trusts, along with general business and corporate issues. He functions primarily as a business and tax attorney, representing small family-owned corporations in sales transactions and aiding various physicians with contract-related matters, including buy-ins, healthcare compliance, and general employment issues.
Tax and corporate law present analytical challenges and involve personal relationships, which drew Alan to these areas of law. Estate planning and probate matters bring Alan's practice into contact with families facing significant decisions, and he finds fulfillment in making a positive difference in their lives as they navigate family, legal, and tax issues.
Capabilities, Successes, and Assignments
- Represents small family corporations involved in sale transactions.
- Assists physicians with contractual matters concerning buy-ins, healthcare compliance, and general employment issues.
- Addresses matters concerning public pension plans and ERISA retirement plans, including compliance with the Tax Code, fiduciary liability concerns, and non-qualified deferred compensation.
- Created McBrayer's prototype plan document, which is an IRS pre-approved retirement plan document that many of the firm's employer clients use.
Primary Practice
Additional Practice Experience
Affiliations
Community/Civic Leadership
- Louisville Employee Benefits Council
- Deferred Compensation Practitioners
- Louisville Forum, Member
- Social Security Payee
- Session Elder at Crescent Hill Presbyterian Church
Professional Activities
Kentucky Bar Association
Louisville Bar Association
American Bar Association
American Health Lawyers Association
Louisville Benefits Council
Louisville Estate Planning Council
Toastmasters International
News & Insights
News
- August 15, 2024
- August 17, 2023
- April 24, 2023
- August 18, 2022
- August 19, 2021
- August 20, 2020
- Business Lexington, November 2019, November 1, 2019
- U.S. News – Best Lawyers® in America, September 4, 2019
- July 1, 2019
Seminars & Speaking Engagements
- A Seminar for EmployersThe Mane on Main, 201 East Main Street, 15th Floor, Lexington, Kentucky, March 22, 2023
- A Seminar for Employers500W Training Center, 500 West Jefferson Street, 4th Floor, Louisville, Kentucky, March 21, 2023
- 401(k) Fiduciary Topics, Helm Creznic WilhoitNovember 2018
- Entering PracticeUniversity of Louisville, June 2017
- Asset Protection PlanningMarch 2017
- Nonqualified Deferred Compensation PlansSeptember 2015
- Fiduciary Liability Under ERISAJune 2015
- Financial Reform UpdateLousville, KY, 2011
- Human Resources TopicsElizabethtown, KY, 2011
- Fiduciary & Other LiabilitiesLouisville, KY, 2010
- HIPAA, Stark, Medical ComplianceLouisville, KY, 2010
- Entering Practice Contract NegotiationsLouisville, KY, 2009
- Identity TheftLouisville, KY, 2009
- Required Distributions From Retirement Plans/IRA'sJune 2001
Articles
- Plan Sponsor Fiduciary Summit
- Legal Reform and Affect on AdvisorsJanuary 2011
- Roth ConversionDecember 2009
- Business Considersations for Practicing MedicineJanuary 2008
- Issues to Consider When Hiring EmployeesJournal of the Kentucky Medical Association, June 2005
- Health Law UpdateMay 2005
- Is Your Organization Ready for HIPAA SecurityJune 2004
- 401(k) Plans and Fiduciary ResponsibilitiesMarch 2004
- Complying With New HIPAA StandardsJanuary 2004
- IRA Planning: Strategies for Transferring and Preserving WealthNovember 2003
- Employee Fringe Benefits in Kentucky: Understanding the IssuesMay 2003
- Nuts and Bolts of 401(k) PlansNovember 2002
- Retirement Plan Legal Issues
- Required Minimum Distributions From IRA's
- Hot Topics in Estate Planning