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Richard A.  Hackett

Attorney - Minneapolis

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Telephone
612.632.3090
Fax
612.632.4090
E-mail
richard.hackett@gpmlaw.com
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Anne Weinauer, 612.632.3372

Address
500 IDS Center
80 South 8th St
Minneapolis, MN 55402

Main: 612.632.3000
Fax: 612.632.4444

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Hackett, Richard

Dick serves as "Of Counsel" at Gray Plant Mooty and is well known in the Twin Cities for his experience with employee benefit matters.

Dick is a former adjunct professor at William Mitchell College of Law. He frequently lectures for Minnesota Continuing Legal Education and Minnesota Institute of Legal Education on employee benefit matters. He currently serves on a Great Lake States regional council that advises the IRS on issues related to employee benefit plans.

In addition, Dick has an active corporate practice focused on several privately-held businesses.

Presentations

  • "A Look Back at 2008-2009: A Legislative and Regulatory Year in Review," The Twin Cities Chapter of ISCEBS Educational Meeting, September 2009
  • "Benefits News: A Special Edition," Minneapolis Pension Council Meeting, September 2009
  • Fifth Annual Retirement Survey Results Seminar, panelist, Grant Thornton, March 18, 2009
  • "Spotlight on Retirement Plan Disclosures for Employees," Gray Plant Mooty Employment Law Conference, October 23, 2008
  • "IRS VCP Update and Overview," January 2008
  • "Correcting Administrative Errors in Qualified Retirement Plans," January 2007

Education

  • University of Chicago Law School, J.D., 1978
  • Middlebury College, undergraduate degree, magna cum laude, 1975

Professional Activities

  • Minneapolis Pension Council, past president
  • Midwest Pension Conference, past president
  • Minnesota State Bar Association, Employee Benefit section, past chair

Honors and Distinctions

  • "Lawyer of the Year" in Minneapolis for Employee Benefits Law, Best Lawyers, 2010
  • “The Best Lawyers in America,” Woodward/White, 2008-2011
  • “Super Lawyer,” Minnesota Super Lawyers, 2005-2010
  • "Minnesota's Best Lawyers," Minnesota Monthly, 2009

Community Involvement

  • Rotary Club of Minneapolis, Club No. 9