Attorneys


John T Koss 
San Francisco, California
 
phone 415 517-2221
fax 415 229-4747
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John Koss, ERISA Consultant, Mediator and special counsel, has more than 20 years of experience in ERISA and related employee benefits tax law. He is enlisted by corporate, public sector, and multi-employer employee benefits plan sponsors, administrators, and trustees in order to assist them in a wide variety of concerns relating to employment and employee benefits law. Contact Mr. Koss to schedule a consultation regarding your specific employment law mediation or consultation needs.

Benefit Plans Audits and Negotiations

Mr. Koss assists clients with design, administration, and regulatory compliance of employee benefits plans. He conducts and critiques audits of benefit plans in light of laws pertaining to Severance Plans, and the COBRA, Cal-COBRA, and HIPAA laws related to health insurance. He negotiates on behalf of plan sponsors with the IRS and the Department of Labor on adjustments required under self-correction programs. He manages projects, mediates and performs early neutral evaluations of employee benefit claims and employment disputes.

San Francisco employment mediator John Koss speaks and writes on current developments in employee benefits law and on the successful management of workplace conflict. To inquire about Mr. Koss's speaking availability, conflict management services, or employment law mediation services, contact John Koss by phone or through this Web site.

Areas of Practice:
ERISA Consulting
Mediation
Early Neutral Evaluation
Certification/Specialties:
Mediation, University of California, Berkeley, 2001


Arbitration, Better Business Bureau, 2006


Bar Admissions:
Illinois, 1979
New York, 1987
Classes/Seminars Taught:
Business Law, City University of New York, Hunter College, January 1, 1987 - September 1, 1991


Pro Bono Activities:
Chicago Volunteer Legal Services, October 1, 1979 - September 1, 1984
GMHC Legal Services, NYC, November 1, 1984 - May 1, 1989
Lesbian and Gay Community Center Legal Services, NYC, August 1, 1989 - September 1, 1995
Shanti Peer Services Volunteer, San Francisco, May 1, 2001 - August 1, 2005