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Michele O. Heffernan

Partner

mheffernan@jaeckle.com


12 Fountain Plaza
Buffalo, NY 14202-2292


P: 716.843.3850

F: 716.856.0432



Practice Areas

Employee Benefits

Michele O. Heffernan is a member of the Firm's Employee Benefits practice group. Her background includes analysis and drafting of all forms of pension, profit sharing, 401(k), employee stock ownership, and welfare plans; advising businesses regarding supplemental retirement, deferred compensation, incentive, stock option, and other executive compensation programs; representation of clients with respect to multiemployer pension plan issues; and consultation regarding benefit plan issues arising in business acquisitions and divestitures.

Education:

College of New Rochelle (B.A., 1971); State University of New York at Buffalo (J.D., cum laude, 1974) Managing Editor, Buffalo Law Review, 1973-74

Admissions:

1975 New York State Bar; 1975 U.S. District Court, Western District of New York; 1976 U.S. Tax Court

Principal Area(s) of Practice:

Employee Benefits

Representations:

Co-General Counsel, Hauptmann-Woodward Medical Research Institute, Inc.

Memberships & Offices:

Erie County Bar Association (Former Director); New York State Bar Association; American Bar Association; Listed, Best Lawyers in America

Community Service:

Member (former Chairman) Board of Directors, Artpark & Company; Member (former Chairman), Board of Trustees, Holy Angels Academy