Ginny is a principal at Gray Plant Mooty and chair of the Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation practice group. While she regularly works with a wide variety of legal issues related to both qualified and nonqualified benefit plans, Ginny has developed a particular specialty in the complex set of laws affecting executive compensation and benefits, and frequently advises employers of all sizes regarding compliance with those laws. In the executive compensation area, the types of arrangements she regularly works with are nonqualified deferred compensation plans, rabbi trusts, executive bonus plans, and equity-based compensation arrangements. Recently, Ginny has been working extensively with Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code and has been advising employers regarding how best to respond to its complex requirements. She also does extensive work with benefit arrangements for tax-exempt employers, such as tax-sheltered annuity (403(b)) plans and 457 plans. Ginny is a frequent presenter on issues related to executive compensation.
Ginny is a former teacher teaching low income children in Title I programs for several years in New Mexico and Wisconsin before entering law school.
Publications
- “Executive Compensation,” chapter in Minnesota Continuing Legal Education Business Law Deskbook, 1st Edition, 2010
- “ERISA and Nonqualified Employee Benefits Plans,” A Study Prepared for the Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company
- “Using Individual Long-Term Care Insurance Policies as Part of an Employer Sponsored Plan,” A Study Prepared for the Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company
Presentations
- “Business Law Deskbook: Executive Compensation Trends,” Minnesota Continuing Legal Education webcast seminar, June 22, 2011
- “Executive Compensation,” Minnesota Continuing Legal Education, July 21, 2010
- “Special Issues for Nonprofit Employers,” GPM Employment Law Seminar, April 21, 2010
- "409A Correction Procedures under Notice 2008-113," Minneapolis Pension Council, October 2009
- "Executive Compensation Update for Employment Lawyers," October 2009
- "Employee Benefits Update for Nonprofits," September 2009
- "409A Corrections Procedures and Other Developments in Executive Compensation," July 2009
Education
- University of Wisconsin Law School, J.D., cum laude, 1985
Graduated first in her class
Received two awards for academic excellence
Wisconsin Law Review, editor
Order of the Coif - University of New Mexico, M.A. in education
- University of Illinois, undergraduate degree in psychology
Professional Activities
- American Bar Association
- Wisconsin State Bar Association
- Minnesota State Bar Association
- Hennepin County Bar Association
- National Association of Stock Plan Professionals
Honors and Distinctions
- "The Best Lawyers in America," Woodward/White, 2010-2012
- "Super Lawyer," Minnesota Law & Politics, 2003