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Thomas R. Hoecker
Partner, Executive Committee Member
Tom Hoecker leads the firm’s Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation practice. He regularly assists employers in the design, documentation and implementation of qualified and non-qualified retirement plans and executive compensation programs (including equity based compensation programs) and compliance with the requirements of the Internal Revenue Code and the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (“ERISA”). Tom also assists employers and executives with executive level employment issues. He is a regular speaker, both nationally and locally, on issues involving executive compensation and the responsibilities of fiduciaries of ESOPs and other benefit plans.
Leadership Positions
Executive Committee, Snell & Wilmer (1999-present)
Vice President, Snell & Wilmer Charitable Foundation (2002-present)
Council Director, American Bar Association, Tax Section (2008-present)
Chair, American Bar Association, Tax Section, Employee Benefits Committee, Quality Assurance Group (2004-2008)
Chair, American Bar Association, Tax Section, Employee Benefits Committee (2002-2003)
Vice Chair, American Bar Association, Tax Section, Employee Benefits Committee (1998-2002)
Chair, American Bar Association, Tax Section, Employee Benefits Committee, Fiduciary Responsibility Subcommittee (1996-1998)
Board of Visitors, University of Illinois College of Law (2005-present)
Member, Board of Directors, Teach For America, Phoenix Chapter (2005-2008)
Past President and Steering Committee Member, Western Pension and Benefits Conference, Phoenix Chapter
Professional Recognitions & Awards
Charter Fellow, American College of Employee Benefits Counsel
Fellow, American Bar Foundation
The Best Lawyers in America® (1995-2010)
Best of the Bar, The Business Journal (2004)
Personal
Born in Chicago Heights, Illinois
Professional Memberships & Activities
State Bar of Arizona
American Bar Association
Maricopa County Bar Association
Illinois State Bar Association
Colorado Bar Association
Western Pension and Benefits Conference
Representative Presentations & Publications
Executive Compensation Update, Snell & Wilmer Mid-Year Update (June 2009)
The Impact of the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 on Executive Compensation Policies and Practices, Special Meeting, American Corporate Counsel Association, Arizona Chapter (November 2008)
Managing Fiduciary Risk — A Practical Guide for 401(k) Plan Fiduciaries, Western Pension and Benefits Conference, Annual Meeting, Seattle, Washington (July 2008)
Managing Fiduciary Risk — A Practical Guide for 401(k) Plan Fiduciaries, ALI-ABA Video Law Review (June 2008)
Planning to Comply — Developing an Effective Plan Governance Structure, National Accounting & Finance Council, American Trucking Association (March 2008)
The New Rules for Deferred Compensation — A Compliance Strategy for Corporate Counsel, Snell & Wilmer Corporate Counsel Forum (August 2007)
Selected Fiduciary Issues, ALI-ABA Video Law Review (June 2007)
Dodging Bullets — Avoiding Fiduciary Liability, Western Pension and Benefits Conference Orange County, California Chapter (April 2007)
Reexamining Moench — When Must A Fiduciary Sell Employer Stock? New York University Review of Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation (2007)
Section 409A, Scope and Coverage, American Corporate Counsel Association, Arizona Chapter (March 2006)
When Must A Fiduciary Sell Employer Stock, ALI-ABA Video Law Review (June 2006)
ERISA and the 401(k) Plan Fiduciary, ALI-ABA Video Law Review (June 2006)
Managing Fiduciary Risk, Western Pension and Benefits Conference, Orange County, California Chapter (2006)
Recurring Fiduciary Issues Affecting 401(k) Plans, American Society of Pension Professionals, Denver, Colorado (September 2005)
Selected Ethical Issues for the Benefits Lawyer, ALI-ABA, Representing the Professional and Closely Held Business (February 2004)
Plan Governance — Developing a Plan Governance Structure, Western Pension and Benefits Conference, Phoenix Chapter (March 2003)
Benefit Plans and Deals: Applying ERISA’s Fiduciary Standards to Business Combinations, ABA National Institute on Employee Benefits Issues in Mergers & Acquisitions (April 2001)
Applying ERISA’s Fiduciary Standards to Cash Balance Conversions, ALI ABA Video Law Review (June 2000)
Applying ERISA’s Fiduciary Standards to 401(k) Plans, ALI-ABA Video Law Review (June 1999)
Applying ERISA’s Fiduciary Standards to ESOPs, ALI-ABA Video Law Review (June 1998)
“Open Option” Plans — The Ultimate in Participant Investment Flexibility, ALI-ABA Video Law Review (May 1997)
Community Involvement
Boys and Girls Club of Greater Scottsdale, Board of Governors
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Education
University of Illinois College of Law (J.D., with honors, 1975)
Notes and Comments Editor, University of Illinois Law Forum
Member, Order of the Coif
Northern Illinois University (B.S., Finance, with honors, 1972)
Wall Street Journal Award (highest GPA in Finance Department)
Court Admissions
Supreme Court of Arizona
Supreme Court of Illinois
Supreme Court of Colorado
United States District Court, District of Arizona
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