Eaton Peabody Welcomes Attorney Ed Feibel to the Firm
August 12, 2010
BRUNSWICK, MAINE The law firm of Eaton Peabody has announced the addition of Edward F. Feibel to its Employment Practice.
"We are pleased that Ed has decided to join our labor and employment team at Eaton Peabody," stated Matt Raynes, Chair of Eaton Peabody's Employment Practice.
"Ed's employee benefits expertise is highly valued and will allow us to continue providing a full menu of employment law services to our clients."
For over 25 years, Feibel has represented businesses of all sizes, nonprofit organizations, governmental entities, and individuals with employee benefit issues. His practice emphasizes advice to employers dealing with tax-qualified and tax-exempt benefit plans. His experience extends to Taft-Hartley plans, cafeteria plans, health care and other fringe benefit programs. He has extensive experience with ERISA and IRS compliance, as well as executive compensation arrangements.
"We look forward to adding a lawyer with Ed's depth of experience to our statewide employment practice," stated Eaton Peabody President, Dan McKay. "His knowledge in this highly specialized area of practice will bring value to our business clients throughout Maine."
As of September, Feibel will be based in Eaton Peabody's Brunswick office but will provide employee benefit and ERISA advice to the firm's clients statewide.
Feibel started his legal career in the Washington, D.C. office of Fried, Frank, Harris, Shiver and Jacobson. In 1987, he returned to Maine where he practiced as an associate at a Portland based firm until the establishment of his solo practice in 1991.
Admitted to practice in Maine and the District of Columbia, Feibel graduated cum laude from the University of Maine School of Law in 1982. He received his B.A. from Bucknell University in 1974.
Active in the community, Feibel has served on the Gorham School Committee and is on the Board of Directors of the Gorham Times, the local non-profit community newspaper. He proudly celebrates his 7th year as a mentor to FRC Team 172, Falmouth and Gorham High Schools' competitive USFirst Robotics Challenge team. Feibel also is on the Board of Directors of Goodwill of Northern New England, Inc. He has two children and resides in Gorham, Maine with his wife Catherine.
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