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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, Treasury regulations, 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

Firm Events

Investment Management Coffee Chat – 401(k) Investment Revolution

Lewandowski v. Johnson and Johnson: Another PBM Fee Case Falls on Standing — Important Lessons for Plan Sponsors and Fiduciaries

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2026 Brown Bag Benefits: Artificial Intelligence and Employee Benefits: Landscape, Risks, and Governance

ERISA Litigation & Compliance

DOL’s New 401(k) Fiduciary Safe Harbor: A Roadmap for Alternative Assets and the Litigation Risks That Remain

Thompson Hine Expands Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation Practice Nationally with Seven New Attorneys

Avenues for Benefit Plan-Related Relief in Response to the California Wildfires

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Agnes Kolbeck

<a href="https://admin.thompsonhine.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Kolbeck-Koenecke-Wilcoxon-Love-Kohn.pdf">“Lewandowski v. Johnson and Johnson: Another PBM Fee Case Falls on Standing — Important Lessons for Plan Sponsors and Fiduciaries,”</a> Benefits Law Journal, June 2026

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<li>&#8220;<a href="https://www.thompsonhine.com/insights/2026-brown-bag-benefits-artificial-intelligence-and-employee-benefits-landscape-risks-and-governance/">Artificial Intelligence and Employee Benefits: Landscape, Risks, and Governance</a>,&#8221; Thompson Hine 2026 Brown Bag Benefits Webinar Series, June 2026</li>
<li>Co-presenter, &#8220;401(k) Investment Revolution DOL Alternative Assets Proposed Rule,&#8221; Thompson Hine Investment Management Coffee Chat Webinar Series, May 2026</li>
<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 The National Jurist as one of 10 Law Students of the Year, 2022</li>
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