Speakers 2007: Raymond Turner, Esq
Raymond Turner, Esq. is Of Counsel with the Dallas office of Jackson Lewis LLP. Mr. Turner received his Bachelor of Arts degree, magna cum laude, from Louisiana State University. He graduated from Southern Methodist University where he was awarded a Juris Doctor Degree. Coming out of a strong tax background, Mr. Turner has developed extensive experience in all aspects of employee benefits law including the design and maintenance of qualified and nonqualified retirement plans, welfare plans, equity and executive compensation, ERISA Title I fiduciary and other matters, governmental plans, church plans, dealing with plans in mergers and acquisitions and representing clients in plan-related audits and other matters before the Internal Revenue Service and the Department of Labor. Of note is that Mr. Turner has advised a foreign government on the privatization of its social security system. With almost 30 years in employee benefits practice Mr. Turner is among the firm's most experienced lawyers in this important field.