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Stephen I. Jurmu

Steve joined Foster Swift in 1976, focusing primarily on federal tax matters relating to employee benefits. His peers have selected him for inclusion in Best Lawyers in America, Marquis' Who’s Who Among American Lawyers and Michigan Super Lawyers.

Steve is admitted to practice in Michigan. In addition to his practice, he has served as the Chair of a section subcommittee of the American Bar Association and the Chair of the State Bar of Michigan Taxation Section. He is also a member of the American Bar Association and the Federalist Society.

Born in Escanaba, Michigan, Steve graduated summa cum laude from Michigan State University, majoring in economics. He then went on to receive his juris doctorate from the University of Michigan in 1975.

Highlights & Recognitions

Representative Matters

• Employee Benefits Law: advising taxable and tax-exempt non-governmental employers and governmental employers regarding federal and state deferred compensation and welfare benefits law, including matters related to fiduciary standards; drafting various kinds of employee benefits documents.
• Federal Tax Law: advising taxable and tax-exempt non-governmental employers and governmental employers regarding federal tax law implications of various kinds of deferred compensation and welfare benefit arrangements.
• Corporate Law: advising clients regarding choice of entity, including entity issues relating to state nonprofit law and federal tax-exempt status, and related corporate governance issues.

News

• 21 Foster Swift Attorneys named to 2011 Michigan Super Lawyers; 4 named Michigan Rising Stars, September 12, 2011
• 18 Foster Swift Lawyers Included on 2010 Super Lawyers List, October 28, 2010
• Foster Swift's 2011 Best Lawyers, August 17, 2010
• Nineteen Foster Swift Attorneys Named in 2009 Super Lawyers, September 22, 2009
• Foster Swift Announces 2009 Best Lawyers, August 18, 2009
• Foster Swift Announces 2008 Best Lawyers In America, September 18, 2008
• Foster Swift Announces 2008 Super Lawyers, July 28, 2008

Publications

• New Interim DOL Rule Regarding Electronic Disclosure Under Participant Fee Disclosure Regulations, Foster Swift Employment, Labor & Benefits Quarterly, Fall 2011
• IRS Guidance on Terminating 403(b) Plans, Foster Swift Employment, Labor & Benefits Quarterly, Spring 2011
• DOL Participant Disclosure Regulations, Foster Swift Employment, Labor & Benefits Quarterly, Winter 2010
• The Role of an ERISA Expense Account in Paying Plan Expenses, Foster Swift Employment, Labor & Benefits Quarterly, Fall 2010

Memberships & Affiliations

Legal Affiliations:

• American Bar Association
     - Tax Section Employee Benefits Committee Subcommittee on 403(b), 457 and Exempt Organization Problems, Past Chair
     - Taxation Section
• State Bar of Michigan
     - Taxation Section, Past Chair
• Ingham County Bar Association

Industry & Professional Associations:

• Federalist Society