"It's our knowledge and experience as a team that differentiates us from the big firms that staff a few people in a benefits department. That collective knowledge and experience make a big difference in how effectively we solve our client's problems."
- Marcel P. Weiland

Marcel P. Weiland

Marcel's practice encompasses all areas of employee benefits law, including qualified retirement plans, nonqualified deferred compensation plans, and ESOPs. He offers particular expertise and extensive experience in the DOL and IRS voluntary correction programs, and in 409(p) anti-abuse testing for S corporation sponsored ESOPs. Marcel was formerly an attorney in the Northern California Employee Benefits Tax Group of Deloitte & Touche (in both San Francisco and Sacramento). His experience includes working as a paralegal with the system-wide in-house legal counsel for benefit programs for the University Of California, advising in the areas of retirement and health and welfare benefits. He is a member of the ESOP Association, and serves as the Sacramento chapter president of the Western Pension & Benefits Conference.

Marcel is a member of the Sacramento County, California State, and American Bar Association Taxation Sections.

13 Years of Experience

mpw@seethebenefits.com

Education

  • University of San Francisco School of Law: J.D., 1995
  • California State University, San Jose: B.A., History, 1987

Areas of Expertise

Marcel's practice encompasses all areas of employee benefits law, including qualified retirement plans, nonqualified deferred compensation plans, and ESOPs. He offers particular expertise and extensive experience in the DOL and IRS voluntary correction programs, and in 409(p) anti-abuse testing for S corporation sponsored ESOPs. Marcel was formerly an attorney in the Northern California Employee Benefits Tax Group of Deloitte & Touche (in both San Francisco and Sacramento). His experience includes working as a paralegal with the system-wide in-house legal counsel for benefit programs for the University Of California, advising in the areas of retirement and health and welfare benefits. He is a member of the ESOP Association, and serves as the Sacramento chapter president of the Western Pension & Benefits Conference.

Marcel is a member of the Sacramento County, California State, and American Bar Association Taxation Sections.