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Regina J. Elbert
Associate 
One James Center
relbert@mcguirewoods.com901 East Cary Street Richmond, Virginia 23219-4030 F: 804.698.2058    |
Ms. Elbert focuses on employee benefits litigation. She also counsels clients in all aspects of qualified and nonqualified retirement plans and welfare plans, and assists employers in complying with tax laws, ERISA, and other legal requirements. She has represented employers before the IRS, the Department of Labor, the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation, and in federal and state courts. In 2009, Ms. Elbert was named a Virginia Super Lawyers "Rising Star" by Law & Politics magazine.
- Named a Virginia Super Lawyers "Rising Star," Law & Politics, 2009, 2010
- Law Clerk, Chief Justice Leroy R. Hassell, Sr., Supreme Court of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia, 2005-2006
- Harvard Legal Aid Bureau, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 2003-2005
- Summer Associate, McGuireWoods LLP, Richmond, Virginia, 2004
- Summer Associate, McGuireWoods LLP, Washington, D.C., 2003
- Law Intern, the Hon. James H. Michael, U.S. District Court for the Western District of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia, 2001-2002
- Contributing Author, "Employee Benefits Law," Second Edition, 2007-2009 Supplements, ABA Section of Labor and Employment Law
- "ERISA Litigation Update: Supreme Court Says ERISA Plan Language Trumps Ex-Spouse's Waiver of Benefits," Workcite, January 2009
- "The Harsh Consequences of Shoddy Claim Denials and Explanations of Benefits," Workcite, August 2008
- "Supreme Court Finds That Kentucky Disability Pension Does Not Violate ADEA," Workcite, June 2008
- "Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act Impacts Employee Benefits," Workcite, May 2008
- "San Francisco Health Care Security Ordinance," Workcite, May 2008
- "SEC Warns Public Pension Funds of Dangers of Operating with Inadequate Compliance Programs," Workcite, April 2008
- "Supreme Court Allows Fiduciary Breach Claim for Failure to Follow Investment Instructions," Workcite, February 2008
- "Supreme Court Distinguishes Fiduciary and Settlor Roles in Plan Terminations: Beck v. PACE International Union," Workcite, August 2007
- "ERISA Litigation Update: Maryland's 'Fair Share' Law Is Preempted by ERISA," Workcite, January 2007
- "IRS Issues Final Rules for Electronic Notices and Elections for Retirement and Welfare Benefit Plans," Workcite, November 2006
- "ERISA Stock Drop Litigation," Central Virginia Employee Benefits Council, Richmond, Virginia, March 2009
- "Section 125 Regulations Update," International Society of Certified Employee Benefits Specialists, Richmond, Virginia, June 2008
- Old Dominion Bar Association
- American Bar Association
- Central Virginia Employee Benefits Council
- Chief Justice's Advisory Committee on Domestic Violence Issues in Virginia's Courts, Appointed 2007
- Alpha Phi Omega
- Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated
- Board Member, Equality Virginia, Equality Virginia Advocates, and Equality Virginia Political Action Committee
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EDUCATION Harvard Law School, Cambridge, Massachusetts, J.D., 2005
University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia, B.A., with Distinction, Foreign Affairs and Economics, 2002 ADMITTED Supreme Court of Virginia 2005 U.S. Supreme Court 2010 U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit 2007 U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia 2007 U.S. District Court for the Western District of Virginia 2008 PLACE OF BIRTH Richmond, Virginia |