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“Crawling Through a River of (Metaphorical) Sewage: What The Shawshank Redemption Taught Me About Law Firms, Narcissists, and Freedom”

Let’s get one thing straight: The Shawshank Redemption isn’t just about prison. If you think it’s just a story about a guy escaping through 500 yards of foulness, you’re missing the point—and probably still stuck in your own version of Shawshank...

Affiliated plan providers of big plans get slaughtered

Following a jury’s decision to award over $38 million to a class of more than 26,000 participants in Pentegra’s multiple employer plan, the issue of working with providers affiliated with the plan sponsor highlights the potential conflict of inter...

Choices are good unless it cannibalizes your business

You know what everyone’s talking about lately in the retirement plan world? Pooled Employer Plans...

You can’t go negative

Growing up, I was a pessimist. I don’t know why, but I let every little thing get to me, and I re...

The whole job offer fiasco

I have been an ERISA attorney since 1998. More than half my career now has been in my practice for ...

The whole job offer fiasco

I have been an ERISA attorney since 1998. More than half my career now has been in my practice for ...

Don’t make the interview process a living hell

A friend of mine is interviewing for a new job. What was supposed to be one interview has morphed i...

BlackRock Lifepath lawsuits were a dud

I knew early from my law school days that I had zero interest in litigation. It was probably from M...

Be open and honest

Someone from my past was in a new line of work and I wanted to help them out. They were presenting ...

You have to deal with schnorrers, but draw the line

One of my favorite Yiddish words is “schnorrer.” While it means beggar or sponger, it e...