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Alan D. Pauw

Member

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

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

Seminars & Speaking Engagements

  • A Seminar for Employers
    The Mane on Main, 201 East Main Street, 15th Floor, Lexington, Kentucky, March 22, 2023
  • A Seminar for Employers
    500W Training Center, 500 West Jefferson Street, 4th Floor, Louisville, Kentucky, March 21, 2023
  • 401(k) Fiduciary Topics, Helm Creznic Wilhoit
    November 2018
  • Entering Practice
    University of Louisville, June 2017
  • Asset Protection Planning
    March 2017
  • Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Plans
    September 2015
  • Fiduciary Liability Under ERISA
    June 2015
  • Financial Reform Update
    Lousville, KY, 2011
  • Human Resources Topics
    Elizabethtown, KY, 2011
  • Fiduciary & Other Liabilities
    Louisville, KY, 2010
  • HIPAA, Stark, Medical Compliance
    Louisville, KY, 2010
  • Entering Practice Contract Negotiations
    Louisville, KY, 2009
  • Identity Theft
    Louisville, KY, 2009
  • Required Distributions From Retirement Plans/IRA's
    June 2001

Articles

  • Plan Sponsor Fiduciary Summit
  • Legal Reform and Affect on Advisors
    January 2011
  • Roth Conversion
    December 2009
  • Business Considersations for Practicing Medicine
    January 2008
  • Issues to Consider When Hiring Employees
    Journal of the Kentucky Medical Association, June 2005
  • Health Law Update
    May 2005
  • Is Your Organization Ready for HIPAA Security
    June 2004
  • 401(k) Plans and Fiduciary Responsibilities
    March 2004
  • Complying With New HIPAA Standards
    January 2004
  • IRA Planning:  Strategies for Transferring and Preserving Wealth
    November 2003
  • Employee Fringe Benefits in Kentucky:  Understanding the Issues
    May 2003
  • Nuts and Bolts of 401(k) Plans
    November 2002
  • Retirement Plan Legal Issues
  • Required Minimum Distributions From IRA's
  • Hot Topics in Estate Planning

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