John L. Utz

Recognized by Best Lawyers^® since 1995.

7285 West 132nd Street, Suite 320 Overland Park, Kansas 66213-1164

(913) 685-0970

Firm: Utz & Lattan, LLC

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Utz & Lattan, LLC

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Phone Number (913) 685-0970

JOHN L. UTZ focuses exclusively on employee benefits law, including matters affecting pension, profit sharing, ESOP, 401(k), executive compensation, and health and welfare programs. He is listed in The Best Lawyers in America and is a Fellow in the American College of Employee Benefits Counsel. Mr. Utz is also active in the American Bar Association, currently serving as the chair of the Employee Benefits Committee of the Section of Taxation and having chaired several ABA subcommittees on employee benefits issues.

Mr. Utz is the author of a regular column on executive compensation litigation in The NASPP Advisor. He is also the author of a chapter on Executive Compensation Litigation in the treatise Executive Compensation (published by the Bureau of National Affairs) and the author of two Tax Management Portfolios (on Nonstatutory Stock Options and Restricted Property under Section 83). Mr. Utz has published articles in journals such as the Tax Management Compensation Planning Journal, Employee Relations Law Journal, Labor Law Journal, The Labor Lawyer, Employee Benefits Journal, Journal of Pension Planning & Compliance, Journal of Deferred Compensation, ERISA and Benefits Law Journal, Pension Plan Administrator, The Corporate Analyst, Employee Benefits Counselor, and Journal of the Missouri Bar.

Mr. Utz has been a frequent speaker at national employee benefits seminars, including those sponsored by the ABA, ALI-ABA, AICPA and ASPA

What legal services does this lawyer offer?

Corporate Compliance Law

Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law

Government Affairs and Investigations

Pension, Health, and Welfare

Qualified Plans

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