SHOLOM M. FINE
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
The Wagner Law Group, P.C., Boston, Massachusetts. Associate, Specializing in ERISA/Employee Benefits Law (March 2006 –Present)
Associate
- Responsible for assisting firm clients on a wide variety of issues with respect to qualified and nonqualified retirement plans and welfare plans
- Specific expertise includes:
- Preparing and managing the Form 5500 filings,
- Preparing summary annual reports,
- Preparing submissions to the Internal Revenue Service and Department of Labor under various correction programs (e.g., VFCP, DFVC and VCP),
- Drafting SPDs,
- Managing the termination and administration of orphaned plans, including IRS Filings of Forms 5310 and distributions of account balances to participants,
- Drafting cafeteria plans to comply with Massachusetts’ recent health care laws,
- Drafting various welfare plan documents (e.g., premium only plans, SPDs) and employer administrative forms (e.g., COBRA, beneficiary designation).
Littler Mendelson, P.C., Boston, Massachusetts. August – November 2005
Legal Intern
Conducted legal research and wrote memoranda regarding a wide variety of labor and employment law matters.
United Stated Court of Appeals for the First Circuit, Hon. Bruce M. Selya, Providence, Rhode Island. March – May 2005
Judicial Intern
- Assisted in preparation for oral arguments by writing and presenting case summaries.
- Wrote a draft opinion in an immigration case, and conducted research for other opinions.
- Additional research topics included Indian law and criminal law.
United States Attorney’s Office, Criminal Division, Boston, Massachusetts. August – November 2004
Legal Intern
- Conducted legal research and wrote memoranda regarding a variety of issues for the Economic Crimes Unit, including sentencing guidelines, conspiracy, and evidentiary matters.
- Assisted with negotiation of plea agreements.
EDUCATION
Northeastern University School of Law, Boston, MA, Juris Doctor May 2006
Beth Medrash Govoha, Lakewood, NJ, M.S., Talmudic and Rabbinic Literature, June 1992, B.S., Talmudic and Rabbinic Literature, June 1989.
ADMISSION TO PRACTICE
Massachusetts Bar, 2006. Member, Massachusetts Bar Association.