Jeffrey W. Knapp

Shareholder | Portland | 503.778.2115 | knappj@lanepowell.com

Areas of Practice

• Employee Benefit Plans
• Incentive and Compensation Plans
• ERISA Claims and Litigation

Professional Experience

• William M. Mercer, Incorporated, 1997-1999
• Bullivant Houser Bailey, P.C., 1994-1997
• Miller, Nash, Wiener, Hager, and Carlsen
  • Associate Attorney, 1989-1994; Summer Law Clerk, 1988

Admitted to Practice

• Oregon
• U.S. District Court, District of Oregon

Academics

• University of Pennsylvania Law School (J.D., 1989)
  • Order of the Coif
  • Editor, University of Pennsylvania Law Review
  • Publication: “Effective State Regulation of Energy Utility Diversification,” 136 U. Pa. Law Rev. 1677, 1988
• Washington and Lee University (B.A., 1984)
  • B.A. in Romance Languages (Spanish/French)

Practice Group and Specialty Team Memberships

• Business
• Employee Benefits
• ERISA Litigation
• Labor and Employment
• Litigation
• Taxation

Publications

• “10 Things You Need to Know About Section 409A,” Washington CEO, October 2008 (Co-author)
• “Demutualization: Coming to a Welfare Plan Near You,” Jeff Knapp and Judy Bauserman, Benefits Law Journal, Winter 1999, pg. 7 (Co-author)

Speaking Engagements

• “Health Care Reform: What Every Best Employer Needs to Know,” Lane Powell’s 28th Annual Labor and Employment Law Seminar, Portland, April 21, 2011
• “Health Care Reform: What Every Best Employer Needs to Know,” Lane Powell’s 28th Annual Labor and Employment Law Seminar, Seattle, October 2010
• “Changing Benefits for Challenging Times: Adding, Reducing and Restructuring Employee Benefit Plans,” Lane Powell’s 27th Annual Labor and Employment Law Seminar, Portland, March 2010
• “Making Sense of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act,” Association of Washington Business Spring meeting, May 11, 2010 (Panelist)
• “ARRA 2009: How Your Business Can Benefit From Federal and State Stimulus Programs,” Lane Powell Tax Seminar, March 20, 2009
• “Time for a Check-Up: How Recent Legal Developments Affect Your Employee Benefit Plans,” Lane Powell Tax Seminar, July 30, 2008

Awards and Honors

• Named as “Oregon Super Lawyer,” Super Lawyers magazine, Employee Benefits/ERISA, 2006-2011
• Named as one of The Best Lawyers in America®, Employee Benefits (ERISA), 2006-2012
• Peer Review Rated “AV” in Martindale-Hubbell

Professional and Community Activities

• Western Pension and Benefits Conference, President – Portland Chapter (2002-2003)
• Member, Oregon State Bar
• Member, Multnomah Bar Association