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Marcia S. Wagner
Work in The Wagner Law Group
Top Rated Family Law Attorney with 36 years of experience
ERISA, Employment, Mergers & Acquisitions, Bankruptcy
125 High Street, Oliver Street Tower 5th Floor, Boston, MA 02110
About Marcia S. Wagner
Practice Areas
- ERISA
- Employment
- Mergers & Acquisitions
- Bankruptcy
Education
- Harvard Law School, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1987Juris Doctorate
- Honors: John M. Olin Law and Economics Research Fellowship; Who's Who Among American Law Students; Economics Teaching Fellowship at Harvard College
- Cornell University, 1984B.A., Bachelor of Arts
- Major: Double major in Economics and Government
- Honors: Summa cum laude; dean's list every semester; distinction in all subjects; honor societies: Phi Beta Kappa, Phi Kappa Phi, Alpha Lambda Delta
- London School of Economics and Political Science, 1983Graduate level Economics
- Honors: Class One Distinction, top 5% of all foreign students
Classes and Seminars
- Controlled Group, Affiliated Service Group, Leased Employee and Independent Contractor Issues, Continuing Professional Education for Internal Revenue Service Employee Plans Audit Agents, Northeast Division of Internal Revenue Service, 2005 - Present
- Federal Employment Rights (Guest Lecturer for ERISA Portion of Course) , Massachusetts School of Law , 2001 - Present
- Pension Law, Bentley College, 1999 - 2000
Qualifications
Bar Admissions
- Massachusetts, 1987
- District of Columbia, 1987
Other Affiliations
- IRS Advisory Committee on Tax Exempt and Government Entities: Advice and consultation to the IRS on pension matters: 2010 – Analysis and Recommendations Regarding the IRS’s Determination Letter Program; 2009 – International Pension Issues in a Global Economy: A Survey and Assessment of IRS’ Role in Breaking Down the Barriers; 2008 – Improving the Employee Plans Compliance Resolution System: A Roadmap for Greater Compliance, 1997 - 2010 (2010 Employee Benefits Subcommittee Chair)
- Legg Mason Retirement Advisory Council, 2010 - Present
- American College of Employee Benefits Counsel, 2008 - Present (Fellow)
- Harvard Law School, 10th, 15th, 20th, 25th and 30th Reunion Committee
- Membership to the National Association of Professional Women, 2007 - Present
- Advisory Board on Compensation Planning for Tax Management, Inc., 1993 - Present
- Advisory Council for Foundation for Fiduciary Studies, Joseph M. Katz School of Business, University of Pittsburgh , 2004 - Present
- Advisory Board for Pension Assistance Project of Gerontology Institute of UMass Boston, 1993 - 1997
- American Arbitration Association, Council of Arbitrators, 1993 - 1995
- Commonwealth Institute – Million Dollar Circle Member, 2005 - Present
- Editorial Advisory Committee for Profit Sharing/401(k) Council of America, 2005 - Present
- Editorial Board for Law Firm Partnership & Benefits Report, 1999 - Present
- Employee Benefits Committee, American Bar Association Tax Section, 1990 - Present
- ERISA/Employee Benefits Law Committee, Boston Bar Association, 1990 - Present
- Pension Liaison Committee, IRS Key District Office, Brooklyn, NY, 1992 - Present
- Tax Section Council, Massachusetts Bar Association, 1992 - Present
Past Positions
- Warner & Stackpole (now known as K&L Gates LLP), Partner, 1995 - 1996
- Powers & Hall, Of Counsel, 1993 - 1995
- Choate, Hall & Stewart, Associate, 1989 - 1993
- Bingham, Dana & Gould (now known as Morgan, Lewis, Bockius LLP), Associate, 1987 - 1989
- Harvard Law School, Teaching Assistant, 1986 - 1987
- Harvard College, Economics Teaching Fellow, 1985 - 1986
- Cornell University, Teaching Assistant, 1983 - 1984
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- Employment
- Mergers & Acquisitions
- Bankruptcy
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