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Robert A. (Rob) Browning |
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Overland Park, Kansas |
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Robert joined Spencer Fane in January 2008 as a Partner in the Employee Benefits Group. Robert received his juris doctor at the University of Houston Law Center where he was Associate Editor of the Houston Law Review and a member of the Order of the Coif and Order of the Barons. Before receiving his law degree, Robert was an optometrist and an associate professor at the University of Houston College of Optometry for more than 10 years.
Prior to joining Spencer Fane, Robert was a Shareholder in the Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation Group at Polsinelli Shalton Flanigan Suelthaus PC in Kansas City, Missouri. Prior to 1999, Robert was Senior Counsel in the Law Division of The Variable Annuity Life Insurance Company (VALIC) in H... » Read More Robert joined Spencer Fane in January 2008 as a Partner in the Employee Benefits Group. Robert received his juris doctor at the University of Houston Law Center where he was Associate Editor of the Houston Law Review and a member of the Order of the Coif and Order of the Barons. Before receiving his law degree, Robert was an optometrist and an associate professor at the University of Houston College of Optometry for more than 10 years.
Prior to joining Spencer Fane, Robert was a Shareholder in the Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation Group at Polsinelli Shalton Flanigan Suelthaus PC in Kansas City, Missouri. Prior to 1999, Robert was Senior Counsel in the Law Division of The Variable Annuity Life Insurance Company (VALIC) in Houston, Texas. He began his legal career in 1990 with the law firm of Liddell, Sapp, Zively, Hill & LaBoon in Houston, Texas.
» Read Less Robert joined Spencer Fane in January 2008 as a Partner in the Employee Benefits Group. Robert received his juris doctor at the University of Houston Law Center where he was Associate Editor of the Houston Law Review and a member of the Order of the Coif and Order of the Barons. Before receiving his law degree, Robert was an optometrist and an associate professor at the University of Houston College of Optometry for more than 10 years.
Prior to joining Spencer Fane, Robert was a Shareholder in the Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation Group at Polsinelli Shalton Flanigan Suelthaus PC in Kansas City, Missouri. Prior to 1999, Robert was Senior Counsel in the Law Division of The Variable Annuity Life Insurance Company (VALIC) in Houston, Texas. He began his legal career in 1990 with the law firm of Liddell, Sapp, Zively, Hill & LaBoon in Houston, Texas.
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• Tax and pension laws governing retirement, health and welfare, executive compensation and other employee benefit plans
• Section 403(b) tax-deferred annuities
• Section 457 deferred compensation arrangements
• Qualified plans for governments, churches and tax-exempt organizations
• Nonqualified deferred compensation arrangements subject to Section 409A
• Tax and pension laws governing retirement, health and welfare, executive compensation and other employee benefit plans
• Section 403(b) tax-deferred annuities
• Section 457 deferred compensation arrangements
• Qualified plans for governments, churches and tax-exempt organizations
• Nonqualified deferred compensation arrangements subject to Section 409A
» Read Less • Tax and pension laws governing retirement, health and welfare, executive compensation and other employee benefit plans
• Section 403(b) tax-deferred annuities
• Section 457 deferred compensation arrangements
• Qualified plans for governments, churches and tax-exempt organizations
• Nonqualified deferred compensation arrangements subject to Section 409A
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Professional Activities |
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• American Bar Association, Section of Taxation, Employee Benefits Committee
• Employee Benefits Institute, Steering Committee
• Kansas City Compensation & Benefits Association
• Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association, Employee Benefits Committee
• American Bar Association, Section of Taxation, Employee Benefits Committee
• Employee Benefits Institute, Steering Committee
• Kansas City Compensation & Benefits Association
• Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association, Employee Benefits Committee
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• American Bar Association, Section of Taxation, Employee Benefits Committee
• Employee Benefits Institute, Steering Committee
• Kansas City Compensation & Benefits Association
• Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association, Employee Benefits Committee
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Publications and Presentations |
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• Contributing Author, 403(b) Answer Book, Panel Publishers (2008)
• Author, "Deferred Compensation for Dummies: The Section 409A Compliance Clock is Ticking," Journal of the Kansas Bar Association (October, 2008).
• Presenter, Profit Sharing Council of America, National Conference (2007)
• Presenter, Employee Benefits Institute, Workshop on Section 403(b) Final Regulations (2008)
• Presenter, Employee Benefits Institute, Workshop on COBRA (2006)
• Contributing Author, 403(b) Answer Book, Panel Publishers (2008)
• Author, "Deferred Compensation for Dummies: The Section 409A Compliance Clock is Ticking," Journal of the Kansas Bar Association (October, 2008).
• Presenter, Profit Sharing Council of America, National Conference (2007)
• Presenter, Employee Benefits Institute, Workshop on Section 403(b) Final Regulations (2008)
• Presenter, Employee Benefits Institute, Workshop on COBRA (2006)
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• Contributing Author, 403(b) Answer Book, Panel Publishers (2008)
• Author, "Deferred Compensation for Dummies: The Section 409A Compliance Clock is Ticking," Journal of the Kansas Bar Association (October, 2008).
• Presenter, Profit Sharing Council of America, National Conference (2007)
• Presenter, Employee Benefits Institute, Workshop on Section 403(b) Final Regulations (2008)
• Presenter, Employee Benefits Institute, Workshop on COBRA (2006)
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