Bret Hamlin
USA Guide 2023
Band 3 : Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation
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813-222-8717Share profile
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About
Provided by Bret Hamlin
Practice Areas
Qualified Retirement Plans; Executive Compensation; Fiduciary & Prohibited Transactions; Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation; Representation Before Federal Agencies
Career
Bret Hamlin practices primarily in the areas of employee benefits, deferred compensation and trusts. Prior to entering the private practice of law, he provided plan design and consulting, third-party administration and investment, as well as retirement plan education services for clients.
Bret represents large, medium and small employers with respect to many employee benefit matters, including both single employer and multiple employer qualified retirement plans, executive deferred compensation and welfare benefit plan matters. A significant portion of his practice involves plan compliance, ERISA fiduciary best practices and plan corrections under Internal Revenue Service and Department of Labor compliance resolution and plan correction programs. He also represents clients before the Internal Revenue Service, Department of Labor and Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation with respect to employee benefits matters, including, but not limited to, Internal Revenue plan examinations and Department of Labor plan investigations.
Bret is an active member of the Employee Benefits Committee of the Tax Section of Taxation of the American Bar Association, the Tampa Bay Pension Council, the Florida West Coast Employee Benefits Council, and the National Association of Professional Employer Organizations (NAPEO). He is also a past president of the Florida West Coast Employee Benefits Council.
Professional Memberships
Florida West Coast Employee Benefits Council
Tampa Bay Pension Council, Co-Chair
American Bar Association: Tax Section, Employment Benefits Committee, Vice Chair
Education
University of Akron School of Law
J.D.
1991
University of Akron
B.S.
1985
Awards
AV Preeminent® Rating
Martindale-Hubbell
Best Lawyers in America (2008-2023)
Best Lawyers
2023