Jared R. Johnson
**** ***** ****** **. *** VEGAS, NV 89139 717-***-****
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BAR ADMISSIONS
Nevada Bar (Admission by exam - 2004) Washington, DC (Admission by waiver
- 2004)
Pennsylvania (Admission by exam - 2006) United States Court of
International Trade
United States Supreme Court United States Tax Court
United States Federal Court (District of Nevada, Central District of
Pennsylvania)
PRIVATE PRACTICE
Greene, Roberts & Rasmussen, PLLC Las Vegas,
NV
Associate Attorney January
2007 - Present
. Resolve IRS and DOL employee benefits and executive compensation
controversies and audits;
Litigate and appeal IRS and DOL findings
. Counsel clients on domestic and international regulatory compliance for
non-qualified deferred compensation (409A) plans, cafeteria (125) plans,
incentive stock option (422) plans, ESOPs, HIPAA requirements, FMLA
issues, PPACA legislation, employment law issues, section 401 and 457(f)
requirements, as well as other employee benefits matters
. Counsel clients on fiduciary issues, proper governance of benefits
and retirement plans and correction of noncompliant defined benefit and
defined contribution plans through EPCRS
. Draft, review, and monitor plan, policy and program documents and
participant communications, including summary plan descriptions, 409A
plans, incentive stock options, cafeteria plans (125 plans), qualified
defined benefit and defined contribution plans, loan agreements, and
other compensation and benefits-related agreements
. Perform required and optional PPACA, 409A, and qualified plan
amendments and restatements
. Evaluate laws and regulations to determine how changes will impact
clients and provide proactive legal advice regarding such impact
. Conduct seminars for pension and financial professionals on employee
benefits and executive compensation compliance with IRS and DOL
requirements and correction programs, including QDIA and fiduciary issues
Harmon & Davies, P.C.
Las Vegas, NV/Lancaster, PA
Associate Attorney November 2004 -
November 2006
. Advised clients on impact of PPA 2006 on underfunded multiemployer
and collectively bargained pension plans in mergers, acquisitions, and
dissolutions
. Advised clients on ERISA, FMLA, disability, discrimination, and human
resources matters
. Served as primary outside counsel in human resources and pension
matters for multinational corporations and subsidiaries
. Draft employment agreements, severance agreements, and non-compete
agreements
EDUCATION
University of Alabama School of Law
Tuscaloosa, AL
LL.M. in Taxation August 2008 -
August 2010
Pepperdine University School of Law
Malibu, CA
Juris Doctor August 2001 -
December 2003
. Straus Institute Certificate of Dispute Resolution
Brigham Young University
Provo, UT
Bachelor of Arts in International Law & Diplomacy August
1996 - April 2001
ADDITIONAL EXPERIENCE
Clerkships Nevada Eighth Judicial District Court (Las Vegas), Los Angeles
Superior Court, Wilmer, Cutler & Pickering (London)
LANGUAGES
French (22 years) Spanish (20 years) Portuguese (14 years)
Russian (14 years)