Atty. Pedro Alberto Herrera
Pedro Herrera is a partner in the Tax Practice Group. His practice focuses on employee benefit plans, governmental pension plans, ERISA, and labor law.
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Pedro Alberto Herrera is a Partner based in Miami, Florida, practicing at Jones Walker LLP. They have 22+ years of legal experience, licensed to practice since 2004. Their practice focuses on employment, tax, employment contracts, and government. Admitted to practice in Florida U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida U.S. District Court, Southern District of Fl (2004). Educated at University of Pennsylvania (J.D., 2003) and University of Miami (B.S. Political, 1999). Recognitions include AV Preeminent. Active member of American Bar Association Cuban American Bar Association Coral Gables Bar Association - Board of Directors Florida Bar. Serands clients in Miami, FL and the surrounding metropolitan area.
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- Pedro Herrera is a partner in the Tax Practice Group
- His practice focuses on employee benefit plans, governmental pension plans, ERISA, and labor law
- With more than two decades of experience advising institutional funds, Pedro is nationally recognized for his ability to guide plan trustees, sponsors, and fiduciaries through the full spectrum of regulatory, legislative, and operational challenges affecting both defined benefit and defined contribution pension plans, HSAs, HRAs, Money Purchase Plans, Taft-Hartley and governmental plans, Voluntary Employees' Beneficiary Association (VEBAs), endowment funds, corporate plans, not-for-profits, as well as health and welfare benefit plans
- He remains at the forefront of the latest legal and business developments impacting compensation and benefits arrangements
- Pedro serves as general counsel to the boards of trustees of governmental employee benefit plans, helping boards navigate complex issues involving fiduciary duties, regulatory compliance, investment governance, and trustee responsibilities
- His practice also includes extensive work with multiemployer Taft‑Hartley plans, advising on ERISA, the Internal Revenue Code, trust law, co‑fiduciary liability, prohibited transactions, and directed trustee obligations
- He provides comprehensive counsel on drafting, updating, and administering both qualified and non-qualified retirement plans and health plans
- Leveraging his education from the Wharton School, Pedro brings deep insight into investment structures and plan governance
- He has negotiated and secured sophisticated institutional investment agreements across all asset classes, including equities, fixed income, private equity, private debt, venture capital, hedge funds, real estate, commodities, and other alternative investment structures
- A frequent speaker, Pedro has presented before the State of Florida Division of Retirement, the Harvard Trustee Leadership Forum for Retirement Security, the Institute for Law and Economic Policy, the Florida Public Pension Trustees’ Association, the National Association of Public Pension Attorneys, the Florida Government Finance Officers Association, and the Florida Professional Firefighters
- He is also a faculty member of the International Foundation of Employee Benefit Plans’ Certificate of Achievement in Public Plan Policy certification program, where he teaches legislative and regulatory development courses to various plan professionals and trustees
- Pedro is committed to delivering strategic, practical, and highly responsive counsel that empowers clients to safeguard the integrity and sustainability of their executive compensation and employee benefit plans
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Each practice area below reflects the types of cases Pedro Alberto Herrera handles, with a brief overview of what that area of law covers.
Employment lawyers represent workers in wrongful termination, discrimination, harassment, wage & hour disputes, and severance negotiations.
Pedro Alberto Herrera is one of 169,120 employment attorneys indexed nationally. Browse employment attorneys in Florida →
Tax attorneys handle IRS audits, tax debt, international tax, estate planning, and tax court litigation.
Pedro Alberto Herrera is one of 85,302 tax attorneys indexed nationally. Browse tax attorneys in Florida →
Pedro Alberto Herrera is one of 7,721 employment contracts attorneys indexed nationally. Browse employment contracts attorneys in Florida →
Attorneys for administrative law, agency hearings, government contracts, licensing, and public benefits.
Pedro Alberto Herrera is one of 132,225 government attorneys indexed nationally. Browse government attorneys in Florida →
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Why local counsel matters in Florida
Practicing law in Florida. Legal matters in Florida are governed by state-specific rules of civil and criminal procedure, statutes of limitations, and substantive law. Cases originating in Miami are typically filed in the local municipal court or the appropriate Florida state district court, depending on subject matter and amount in controversy. An attorney licensed in Florida 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 Florida courts without local counsel or pro hac vice admission.
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