"We'd really like people to understand that in over 25 years of practicing employee benefits law as individuals, there aren't many situations we haven't seen. The problems we can't fix are few and far between. That's the benefit of our very focused law practice."
- Kenneth W. Ruthenberg, Jr.

Kenneth W. Ruthenberg, Jr.

Ken has practiced exclusively in employee benefits law since 1979, covering qualified retirement plans, nonqualified deferred compensation plans, and welfare benefit plans. His practice includes highly complex employee groups involving numerous interlocking entities, with tens of thousands of employees. He has extensive experience with cash balance plan conversions. Ken served as an adjunct professor at McGeorge School of Law's Master Of Laws in Taxation program and at Golden Gate University's Graduate School of Taxation. He also served as chairman of the State Bar's Taxation Section's Employee Benefits Committee. He is a co-author of "The Business Owner's Retirement Plan Survival Guide."

He is a fellow in the American College Of Employee Benefits Counsel, and was selected by his peers for inclusion in the registry of "The Best Lawyers In America"® and in the publication "Superlawyers"® .

Ken is a member of the California State and American Bar Associations.

33 Years of Experience

kwr@seethebenefits.com

Education

  • Golden Gate University School of Law: LL.M. (Tax), 1985 (graduated first in class)
  • U.C. Hastings College of the Law: J.D., 1974
  • University of Kansas: B.S., Business Administration, 1969

Areas of Expertise

Ken has practiced exclusively in employee benefits law since 1979, covering qualified retirement plans, nonqualified deferred compensation plans, and welfare benefit plans. His practice includes highly complex employee groups involving numerous interlocking entities, with tens of thousands of employees. He has extensive experience with cash balance plan conversions. Ken served as an adjunct professor at McGeorge School of Law's Master Of Laws in Taxation program and at Golden Gate University's Graduate School of Taxation. He also served as chairman of the State Bar's Taxation Section's Employee Benefits Committee. He is a co-author of "The Business Owner's Retirement Plan Survival Guide."

He is a fellow in the American College Of Employee Benefits Counsel, and was selected by his peers for inclusion in the registry of "The Best Lawyers In America"® and in the publication "Superlawyers"® .

Ken is a member of the California State and American Bar Associations.

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