Rhonda A. O’Brien practices in the areas of business transactions, employee benefits, and federal, state and local taxation. She represents a wide variety of businesses in connection with operations, governance and contracting. She has drafted tax-qualified retirement plans and non-qualified deferred compensation plans (including 457 plans and plans governed by the Internal Revenue Code Section 409A). She has successfully participated in the IRS voluntary correction programs to preserve the tax-qualified status of retirement plans.

Ms. O’Brien advises on structuring and administering health plans and other welfare plans, Section 125 (cafeteria) plans and other tax-favored benefit programs. She has been involved in the development of request for proposal procedures for solicitation of consultants in portfolio analysis, portfolio performance review, bundled services, custodianship and investment management for plan assets.

She also provides counsel to businesses on a wide spectrum of state, local and federal taxation matters including income, payroll, excise, fuel, sales and use tax, real estate and personal property taxes, and utility taxes. Ms. O’Brien has represented businesses including tax-exempt entities through their formation, acquisition, growth, divestiture and sale. She counsels public sector institutions concerning general business law, legal duties, obligations tax and benefits.

Rhonda earned her J.D. from Southern Illinois University School of Law and has an LL.M. in taxation from Washington University in St. Louis.