Atty. Danielle R. Panter
I have 35 years of employee benefits/ERISA planning experience on a broad range of questions and types of plans for a diverse client group. Clients include private companies, tax-exempt organizations, churches and governmental entities.
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Danielle R. Panter is a Shareholder based in Albuquerque, New Mexico, practicing at Hurley, Toevs, Styles, Hamblin & Panter, P.A.. They have 41+ years of legal experience, licensed to practice since 1985. Their practice focuses on employment. Admitted to practice in New York (1985) and New Mexico United States District Court for the District of New Mexico United States Court of Appeal (1992). Educated at University of Richmond, T.C. Williams School of Law (J.D. Georgetown, 1984) and Cornell University, College of Arts and Sciences (B.A. American, 1981). Recognitions include AV Preeminent. Active member of New York State Bar Association State Bar of New Mexico Albuquerque Bar Association. Serands clients in Albuquerque, NM and the surrounding metropolitan area.
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- I have 35 years of employee benefits/ERISA planning experience on a broad range of questions and types of plans for a diverse client group
- Clients include private companies, tax-exempt organizations, churches and governmental entities
- I provide advice and guidance on: Plan Development and Compliance • corrections (self-correct and Voluntary Correction Program) • 401(k), 403(b), 457(b), 457(f), and SEPs document drafting, design and amendment • compensation limits • excess contributions • eligibility • nondiscrimination • controlled groups • anti-cutback • assignments • distributions • benefit claims • retiree medical • domestic relations orders • policies and contract review • mergers and acquisitions • defense of Affordable Care Act proposed penalties I help clients build plans for: Executive and Employee Retention Plans and Reviews • nonqualified deferred compensation (top-hat elective deferral and SERPs) • nonstatutory stock options • bonuses • health, life, and dental insurance • cafeteria plans – employees choose their health and welfare benefits • wraps – combine several plans for single plan ERISA compliance and reporting • health reimbursement arrangements • paid time off • severance plans Work Experience Hurley, Toevs, Styles, Hamblin & Panter, P.A. (1997-Present), Founder, Director and Shareholder Keleher & McLeod, P.A. (1994-1997), Director and Shareholder Keleher & McLeod, P.A. (1992-1994), Associate University of New Mexico School of Law (1994), Adjunct Professor, “Introduction to ERISA” Proskauer Rose Goetz & Mendelsohn (1987-1991), Associate – New York, N.Y., now Proskauer Rose LLP Finley, Kumble, Wagner, Heine, Underberg, Manley, Myerson & Casey (1985-1987), Associate – New York, N.Y., dissolved Professional Affiliations Pacific Area Member, National TE/GE Council IRS/Employee Plans Practitioner Group, 2004-present Recent Seminars ERISA, ACA, WARN, COBRA and More, National Business Institute Employment Law Update, June 2019
- An overview of ERISA, including the types of plans covered, exempt plans and payroll practices, the levels of ERISA Title I coverage for different types of plans, preemption of state laws, interference with protected ERISA rights, determining ACA large employer status, Danielle’s golden rules for employers sponsoring ERISA plans and SECURE Act proposed legislation (enacted December 20, 1019)
- What Advisors Need to Know about Retirement Plans, Annual Estate Planning Update, May 2019
- How a lawyer or financial advisor can help an employer choose the correct employee benefit plan type, differences between the employee benefit plan types, what requirements ERISA imposes, how some types of plans are excepted from all or parts of ERISA, and current designated beneficiary case law
- Community Property and Controlled Groups, National Meeting of the TE/GE IRS Employee Plans Practitioner Group, February 2019
- When spouses both own businesses in a community property state, their businesses can be considered as a single employer under employee benefits and ERISA law (a controlled group)
- Why employers need to be aware of this pitfall and what to do about it
- ERISA Basics and Affordable Care Act Current Developments, June 2017
- An overview of ERISA, including the types of plans covered, exempt plans and payroll practices, the levels of ERISA Title I coverage for different types of plans, preemption of state laws, interference with protected ERISA rights, determining ACA large employer status, Danielle’s golden rules for employers sponsoring ERISA plans
- Recognitions Best Lawyers, Employee Benefits (ERISA) 2009-Present 2020 Lawyer of the Year – Employee Benefits (ERISA) Chambers USA Tier #1 Publications D. Panter, “Assessing the Family Leave Act,” New Mexico Business Weekly, March 27, 1995
- Also published in New Mexico Builder, New Mexico Labor Letter D. Panter, “I Need to Do What in Two Business Days?” New Mexico Business Weekly, February 20, 1995
- Also published in New Mexico Builder, New Mexico Labor Letter D. Panter, “Pros & Cons of Single-Payer,” 4 Prime Time – No. 4, p
- C, April 1999)
- D. Panter, “Overhaul Would Change Firms’ Benefits Administration [description of how Clinton’s Proposed Health Security Act would effect employers’ employee benefit plans],”New Mexico Business News, March 9, 1994
- D. Panter and T. Toevs, “New Mexico Insurance Department Issues Regulation Designed to Expose MEWAs,” 31 N.M
- Bar Bulletin 12 (1992)
- W. Kandel and D. Panter, “Current Developments in EEO: Jury Trials Under State EEO Laws,” 12 Empl
- Rel
- L. J. 127-139, (Summer 1986)
- D. Panter, “The Changes Accomplished By The Labor Racketeering Amendments of the Comprehensive Crime Control Act of 1984,” 36 Lab
- L.J. 744-761, (October 1985)
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Employment lawyers represent workers in wrongful termination, discrimination, harassment, wage & hour disputes, and severance negotiations.
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Practicing law in New Mexico. Legal matters in New Mexico are governed by state-specific rules of civil and criminal procedure, statutes of limitations, and substantive law. Cases originating in Albuquerque are typically filed in the local municipal court or the appropriate New Mexico state district court, depending on subject matter and amount in controversy. An attorney licensed in New Mexico brings working knowledge of local procedural deadlines, judicial practices in this andnue, and the substantive law that applies to cases brought here. Out-of-state attorneys generally cannot represent clients in New Mexico courts without local counsel or pro hac vice admission.
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