Full Biography: Mary Beth Braitman

Mary Beth Braitman's primary area of law is employee benefits where she represents a number of public retirement systems and educational institutions. She works with numerous public pension plans around the country on tax issues, plan design issues, plan qualification issues, IRS compliance issues, fiduciary issues, and health care issues.

She is a frequent writer and speaker on public plan issues. She recently presented in the following: "Update on Legal Issues Affecting Public Plans" - NCTR Annual Conference - Austin, TX - October 2006; "Current Regulatory Requirements for Employee Health Expense Accounts - HRAs and HSAs - NAGDCA - September 2006; "Federal Regulatory Update" - NCTR Annual Conference - October 2005; "Selected Federal Regulatory Developments for Governmental Plans" - NAPPA Annual Conference - June 2005; "Plan Assets - A Moving Target?" - NAPPA Annual Conference - June 2004; "Advanced Tax Workshop" – NAPPA Annual Conference – June 2003; "The Changing Landscape of the Way We View Retirement – Early Retirement Incentives" – NAPPA Annual Conference - June 2003; “403(b) Plan Update,” and “Governmental Plan 457 Proposed Regulations” - IRS Leadership Conference - Chicago, IL, October 24, 2002; “Governmental Plan 457 Proposed Regulations” - Public Safety Employees Pension and Benefits Conference - Palm Springs, CA - October 21-23, 2002; “Recent Regulatory Developments for Public Pension Plans” - National Council on Teacher Retirement 80th Annual Convention - Anchorage, Alaska - October 7-10, 2002; Portability Issues After EGTRRA,” “Governmental Plans Update - ALI-ABA Retirement, Deferred Compensation and Welfare Plans of Tax Exempt and Governmental Employers,” and “Retirement Savings Legislation Included in Tax Relief Bill Applicable to Governmental Plans” - ALI-ABA - Washington, DC - September 11-13, 2002; “High Performance Plans – Innovations in Service Purchase, Retiree Medical, and Leave Conversion” – National Association of State Personnel Executives – August 2002 Convention.

Ms. Braitman is listed in The Best Lawyers in America (2006 edition), Martindale-Hubbell Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers (2005 edition), Who's Who of American Women (2006-2007, 25th edition), and Who's Who in American Law (2005-2006) (14th edition). She recently completed service as an appointed member of IRS Commissioner's Tax Exempt and Governmental Entities Advisory Committee.

Ms. Braitman is a member of the Executive Board of the National Association of Public Pension Attorneys (NAPPA), the National Council of Teachers Retirement, the National Association of Governmental Deferred Compensation Administrators, and the Indiana Municipal Lawyers Association.

Ms. Braitman earned her bachelor of science in management from Indiana University, Bloomington, graduating in 1971. She earned her juris doctorate, summa cum laude, from Indiana University School of Law, Indianapolis in 1981.

Mary Beth Braitman was born in Indianapolis, Indiana. She joined Ice Miller in 1981, and is the Chair of the Employee Benefits Group. She previously worked with the Internal Revenue Service in the Employee Plans/Exempt Organization Division, working on qualification and tax issues involving retirement plans.