Kim Wilcoxon > Thompson Hine LLP > Cincinnati, United States > Lawyer Profile

Thompson Hine LLP
312 WALNUT STREET, 14TH FLOOR
CINCINNATI, OH 45202-4089
OHIO
United States

Work Department

Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation/Privacy & Cybersecurity

Position

Kim is a partner in the Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation practice group. She helps employers and service providers understand and apply the complex and ever-changing rules relating to employee benefit plans, with a special focus on health and welfare plans. She assists employers by analyzing various plan designs; closely following legal developments and offering proactive advice on issues such as the Affordable Care Act, surprise billing, transparency requirements, mental health parity compliance, wellness programs, HIPAA, COBRA, consumer-driven health plans, nondiscrimination requirements, and cafeteria plans; drafting and reviewing plan documentation and participant communications; consulting on benefit claims and appeals; and reviewing and negotiating service provider agreements.

Education

  • University of Cincinnati College of Law, J.D., 2001, Order of the Coif
  • Miami University, B.A., 1998, summa cum laude

Lawyer Rankings

United States > Labor and employment > Employee benefits, executive compensation and retirement plans: design

Thompson Hine LLP’s ‘tremendous’ and ‘extremely responsive’ team advises a number of Fortune 1000 companies, alongside clients in the financial services and utilities sectors, many of whom have a national and global footprint. The team is led by Cleveland’s Julia Ann Love, who has particular expertise of group health plan rules and regulations. Kim Wilcoxon is also experienced in handling healthcare matters, while Laura Ryan advises on all aspects of compliance related to their retirement, health and welfare, and compensation programs. Tim Brown is capable of handling a variety of plans, such as health and welfare plans, whereas Shane Starkey primarily focuses on executive compensation matters. These attorneys are all active in the firm’s Cincinnati office. Washington DC’s Dominic DeMatties focuses on retirement plans.