About Us Our Team Practice Areas Recognition Contact Leonard Elberts FORMER SHAREHOLDER 1977-2021 Practice Areas Multi-Employer Benefit Plans ERISA Health Care Law DOL Investigations IRS Examinations QDROs Litigation (Benefit Plans) Lee Elberts was with the firm from 1977 until his death in 2021. His practice centered exclusively on the representation of trustees sitting on pension and health & welfare benefit trust funds. In that capacity, Lee gained extensive experience in the following areas: handling multiemployer plan withdrawal liability matters, drafting procedures for collecting employer contributions, drafting Summary Plan Descriptions, advising trust funds on benefits eligibility and related issues, advising trust funds on Department of Labor investigations and Internal Revenue Service examinations, providing legal advice at trustee meetings, counseling fund administrators and staff, drafting and analyzing Qualified Domestic Relations Orders (QDROs), advising relevant parties of their fiduciary duties, and advising clients of recent pertinent legislation. Lee also defended clients in lawsuits pursued by plan participants. Lee's service and contributions to the firm over the span of more than four decades were significant. He died in May, 2021, and will be greatly missed. As indicated in our disclaimer, the representations contained herein and throughout this web site are for informational purposes only and should not be taken or relied upon as legal advice. © 2021 Asher, Gittler & D'Alba, Ltd. All Rights Reserved.

About Us Our Team Practice Areas Recognition Contact BENEFIT ADMINISTRATION The administration of Taft-Hartley Funds is a complex and ever-changing area of law. The attorneys in our employee benefits administration practice have over 60 years of experience serving multi-employer benefit plans, including defined benefit and defined contribution pensions, and a variety of health, educational, and legal welfare plans. We are committed to serving working men and women by assisting in ensuring the continued vitality of Taft-Hartley pension and welfare benefit plans. We represent our employee benefit fund clients by providing counsel on a variety of aspects of ERISA plan administration, from fiduciary issues to regulatory compliance, assisting in determining benefit eligibility, evaluating Qualified Domestic Relations Orders, subrogation, regulatory filings, and ensuring compliance with qualification requirements. We provide drafting services for all plan documents, policies, and procedures. Additionally, we provide a range of litigation services, including maintaining actions for contributions and employer withdrawal liability as well as defense in actions for benefits and benefits appeals. As indicated in our disclaimer, the representations contained herein and throughout this web site are for informational purposes only and should not be taken or relied upon as legal advice. © 2021 Asher, Gittler & D'Alba, Ltd. All Rights Reserved.