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Agnes is an associate in the Employee Benefits &amp; Executive Compensation group. She primarily advises clients on compliance with the Internal Revenue Code, ERISA, DOL regulations, and other applicable laws, with a focus on qualified retirement plans.

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Her experience also extends to drafting plan documents and amendments, and completing various filings. In addition, Agnes collaborates with the ERISA litigation team, particularly in matters involving retirement plan class actions, litigation avoidance, and fiduciary responsibility.

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Agnes graduated cum laude from New England Law Boston, where she earned her J.D. with a concentration in litigation and a certificate in tax law. Shortly thereafter, she completed an LL.M. in taxation at Boston University.

While in law school, Agnes interned at Harvard University’s Federal Tax Clinic, where she assisted in representing low-income taxpayers in their controversies with the IRS. She previously served as a judicial law clerk for Associate Justice Mary Thomas Sullivan of the Massachusetts Appeals Court and as a judicial intern for Judge David Barron of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit.

Boston University, LL.M., 2025

New England Law | Boston, J.D., 2022

Loyola University Chicago, M.J., 2015

Knox College, B.A., 2012

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<li>&#8220;ERISA Litigation 2025: Key Trends and Mid-Year Insights,&#8221; Thompson Hine Webinar, June 2025</li>
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<li>Selected by <em>The National Jurist</em> as one of 10 Law Students of the Year, 2022</li>
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