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MichaelDurnwald

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Cleveland

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MichaelDurnwald

Managing Associate

Focus Areas

  • “Health/Welfare Plan Developments & Considerations,” Thompson Hine Annual Labor & Employment Seminar, November 13, 2024
  • “Navigating the Future: Fiduciary Obligations in Health and Welfare Plans – Fiduciary Deep Dive – Part 3,” Thompson Hine webinar, May 2024
  • “Pension Plans Need Love, Too!” Thompson Hine SECURE 2.0 Deep Dive Webinar, September 2023
  • “More Paper, Less Paper: The Disclosure Provisions,” Thompson Hine SECURE 2.0 Deep Dive Webinar, July 2023
  • “Rethinking the Match: Student Loan Repayments,” Thompson Hine SECURE 2.0 Deep Dive Webinar, June 2023
  • “Mistakes Happen: Easier Corrections & Recoupment,” Thompson Hine SECURE 2.0 Deep Dive Webinar, May 2023
  • “Long-Term Part-Time Employees: 1.0 + 2.0,” Thompson Hine SECURE 2.0 Deep Dive Webinar, April 2023
  • “Catch-up Contributions Get Complicated,” Thompson Hine SECURE 2.0 Deep Dive Webinar, March 2023
  • Inducted into The Legal Aid Society of Cleveland’s Community Commitment Honor Society, 2024
  • Received The Legal Aid Society of Cleveland’s “Access to Justice” Award, 2022

Community Activities

  • Centers for Dialysis Care, Committee Member

Education

  • Northwestern University School of Law, J.D.,
    cum laude
  • University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, M.H.R.
  • Illinois Wesleyan University, B.A.,
    magna cum laude
    ,

    Phi Beta Kappa

Bar Admissions

  • Ohio
  • Illinois