Atty. Stephanie A. Smithey
Ms. Smithey devotes her practice to all aspects of employee benefits law.
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About Stephanie A. Smithey at a glance
Stephanie A. Smithey is a employment attorney based in Indianapolis, Indiana, practicing at Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart PC. Admitted to practice in Indiana, Indiana State Bar Association. Educated at Loyola University Chicago (J.D., 1991) and University of Notre Dame (BA, 1988). Recognitions include Best Lawyers in America — Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law (2026). Serands clients in Indianapolis, IN and the surrounding metropolitan area.
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- Ms. Smithey devotes her practice to all aspects of employee benefits law
- She represents clients with respect to qualified retirement plans and health and welfare plans, assisting them with a variety of plan design, compliance, and administration issues for all types of pension, health and welfare benefit plans.Ms
- Smithey advises her clients as to ERISA, MPPAA, HIPAA, COBRA, PPACA, the Internal Revenue Code, as well as other federal and state laws applicable to employee benefit plans and plan sponsors
- She assists clients with IRS and DOL audits, as well as internal compliance audits and plan corrections
- She regularly counsels clients as to the scope of their fiduciary duties and how they may seek to limit fiduciary exposure
- Ms. Smithey frequently assists health plans in complying with the health care reform laws as well as the HIPAA privacy security rules and provides in-house training for employers and other plan personnel.In addition to counseling clients as to how to comply with the many laws that apply to their employee benefit plans, Ms. Smithey advises them how to handle benefit plan-related disputes in an effort to avoid litigation
- In this context, she has counseled employers, insurers, third party administrators, trustees, and other plan fiduciaries
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Employment lawyers represent workers in wrongful termination, discrimination, harassment, wage & hour disputes, and severance negotiations.
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Jurisdictional Context
Why local counsel matters in Indiana
Practicing law in Indiana. Legal matters in Indiana are governed by state-specific rules of civil and criminal procedure, statutes of limitations, and substantive law. Cases originating in Indianapolis are typically filed in the local municipal court or the appropriate Indiana state district court, depending on subject matter and amount in controversy. An attorney licensed in Indiana 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 Indiana courts without local counsel or pro hac vice admission.
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