SARAH KENYON KRAW

(1949-2001)

   GEORGE M. KRAW

 

Employee Benefits, Business and Civil Litigation - Mr. Kraw is admitted in California, the District of Columbia and before the United States Supreme Court.

Mr. Kraw specializes in the representation of Taft-Hartley funds. He is a member of the Advisory Committee of the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation, appointed by President George W. Bush to represent the interests of employees. He is also the 2004 chair of the CEBS Committee of the International Foundation of Employee Benefit Plans.

He is a frequent author of law-related articles, and has been a contributor to the National Law Journal, American Lawyer, Washington Legal Times, Los Angeles Daily Journal, Boston Law Tribune, and the San Francisco Recorder. He has appeared as a legal commentator on Fox News' "Hannity and Colmes" and in other national media. Mr. Kraw also writes on national security issues for the Washington Legal Foundation.

Mr Kraw has received the following degrees:

• Juris Doctor - University of California at Berkeley, 1976
• Master of Arts - University of California at Berkeley, 1974
• Bachelor of Arts - University of California at Santa Cruz, 1971

He is a member of the following organizations:

• International Society of Certified Employee Benefit Specialists
• International Foundation of Employee Benefit Plans
• National Health Lawyers Association
• American Bar Association
• Union Internationale des Avocats
• Interamarican Bar Association
• State Bar of California
• District of Columbia
• National Writers Union (UAW Local 1981 AFL-CIO)

   LISA SCHWANTZ

Employee Benefits - Ms. Schwantz is admitted to practice in California and has received the following degrees:

• Juris Doctor - McGeorge School of Law, 1999
• Bachelor of Arts - University of Nevada, Reno, 1995

She is a member of the American Bar Association and the International Foundation of Employee Benefit Plans.

  
   KATHERINE McDONOUGH

Employee Benefits and Civil Litigation - Ms. McDonough is admitted to
practice law in the District of Columbia, Maryland, and California and
has received the following degrees:

• Juris Doctor - Washington College of Law, American University, 2000
• Bachelor of Arts - American University, 1997
  
  

She is a member of the American Bar Association and the International
Foundation of Employee Benefit Plans.

   MICHAEL CARROLL

Employee Benefits, Multiemployer Plan Collections and Civil Litigation – Mr Carroll is of counsel to the firm. For the past twenty five years Mr. Carroll has specialized in representing employee benefit plans regulated under ERISA, with an emphasis on the collection of delinquent employer contributions. He has represented over 40 multiemployer trust fund clients in the roofing, sheet metal, resilient floor tile, trucking and printing industries.

A popular speaker before professional organizations, Mr. Carroll often participates in educational meetings sponsored by the International Foundation of Employee Benefit Plans. He is a former chair of the International Foundation's Attorneys Committee and member of the Educational Program Committee.

Mr. Carroll holds the following degrees:

• Juris Doctor - University of San Francisco, 1971
• Bachelor of Arts - University of San Francisco, 1965

   DONALD E. DUNBAR JR.

ERISA Litigation – Mr. Dunbar is of counsel to the firm. His primary practice areas are civil litigation and qualified domestic relations orders. He is admitted to practice in California and has received the following degrees:

• Juris Doctor - Golden Gate University School of Law, 1978
• Bachelor of Arts - University of California, Berkeley, 1971