Mike is Hodgson Russ’s Employee Benefits Practice Leader. For more than 19 years, Mike has concentrated his practice in employee benefits law, with a focus on welfare benefits. He represents numerous public employers such as school districts and municipalities while also counseling employers in many different types of private sector industries, such as manufacturing, healthcare and more. Mike's private employer clients cover a broad range of industries and he is fully equipped to handle different sectors.
Mike is proficient in matters regarding the Affordable Care Act (ACA), the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (COBRA), the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA), the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), and tax compliance for welfare plans.
He has considerable experience in drafting employee benefit plan documents and summary plan descriptions, as well as negotiating administrative service agreements related to the operation of self-insured health plans. Mike also has substantial experience defending clients who have received proposed assessment penalties under the Affordable Care Act.
Education
Binghamton University, B.A.
University at Buffalo School of Law, J.D., magna cum laude
Admissions
- New York
Recognitions
- Listed, Buffalo Business First/Buffalo Law Journal's Legal Elite of Western New York, 2020
- Former Articles Editor, Buffalo Law Review
-
Listed, Upstate New York Super Lawyers Rising Stars, 2015 - 2016
News & Insights
- AlertHodgson Russ Employee Benefits Alert
- AlertHodgson Russ Employee Benefits Alert
- AlertHodgson Russ Education Alert
- AlertHodgson Russ Employee Benefits Alert
- AlertHodgson Russ Employee Benefits Alert
- AlertHodgson Russ Education Alert
- AlertHodgson Russ Employee Benefits Alert
- AlertHodgson Russ Employee Benefits Alert
- AlertHodgson Russ Education Alert
- AlertHodgson Russ Employee Benefits Alert
- AlertHodgson Russ Education Alert
- AlertHodgson Russ Employee Benefits Alert
- AlertHodgson Russ Employee Benefits Alert
- SeminarBuffalo Marriott Niagara 1340 Millersport Hwy, Amherst, NY 14221
- AlertHodgson Russ Employee Benefits Alert
- AlertHodgson Russ Employee Benefits Alert
- AlertHodgson Russ Employee Benefits Alert
- AlertHodgson Russ Employee Benefits Alert
- AlertHodgson Russ Education Alert
- AlertHodgson Russ Employee Benefits Alert
- AlertHodgson Russ Employee Benefits Alert
- AlertHodgson Russ Canada-U.S. Cross-Border and Cybersecurity & Privacy Alert
- AlertHodgson Russ Education Alert
- NewsHodgson Russ Municipal and Education Alert
- NewsHodgson Russ Employee Benefits Alert
- NewsHodgson Russ Employee Benefits Alert
- NewsHodgson Russ Employee Benefits Newsletter
- NewsHodgson Russ Employee Benefits Newsletter
- NewsHodgson Russ Employee Benefits Newsletter
- NewsHodgson Russ Employee Benefits Newsletter
- NewsHodgson Russ Employee Benefits Newsletter
- NewsHodgson Russ Employee Benefits Alert
- NewsHodgson Russ Employee Benefits Newsletter
- NewsHodgson Russ Employee Benefits Newsletter
- NewsHodgson Russ Employee Benefits Newsletter
- NewsHodgson Russ Employee Benefits Newsletter
- NewsHodgson Russ Employee Benefits Newlsetter
- NewsHodgson Russ Employee Benefits Newsletter
- NewsHodgson Russ Employee Benefits Newsletter
- NewsHodgson Russ Employee Benefits Newsletter
- NewsHodgson Russ Employee Benefits Newsletter
- NewsHodgson Russ Employee Benefits Newsletter
- NewsHodgson Russ Employee Benefits Newsletter
- NewsHodgson Russ Employee Benefits Newsletter
- NewsHodgson Russ Employee Benefits Newsletter
- NewsHodgson Russ Employee Benefits Newsletter
- NewsHodgson Russ Employee Benefits Newsletter
- NewsHodgson Russ Employee Benefits Newsletter
- NewsHodgson Russ Employee Benefits Newsletter
- NewsHodgson Russ Employee Benefits Newsletter
- NewsHodgson Russ Employee Benefits Newsletter
- NewsHodgson Russ Education Alert
- NewsHodgson Russ Education Alert
- NewsHodgson Russ Employee Benefits Newsletter
- NewsHodgson Russ Employee Benefits Newsletter
- NewsHodgson Russ Employee Benefits Newsletter
- NewsHodgson Russ Employee Benefits Newsletter
- NewsHodgson Russ Employee Benefits Newsletter
- NewsHodgson Russ Employee Benefits Newsletter
- NewsHodgson Russ Employee Benefits Newsletter
- NewsHodgson Russ Employee Benefits Newsletter
- NewsHodgson Russ Employee Benefits Newsletter
- NewsHodgson Russ Employee Benefits Newsletter
- NewsHodgson Russ Employee Benefits Newsletter
- NewsHodgson Russ Employee Benefits Newsletter
- NewsHodgson Russ Education and Media & First Amendment Alert
- NewsHodgson Russ Employee Benefits Newsletter
- NewsHodgson Russ Employee Benefits Newsletter
- NewsHodgson Russ Employee Benefits Newsletter
- NewsHodgson Russ Employee Benefits Newsletter
- NewsHodgson Russ Employee Benefits Newsletter
- NewsHodgson Russ Employee Benefits Newsletter
- NewsHodgson Russ Employee Benefits Newsletter
- NewsHodgson Russ Employee Benefits Newsletter
- NewsHodgson Russ Employee Benefits Newsletter
- NewsHodgson Russ Employee Benefits Newsletter
- NewsHodgson Russ Employee Benefits Newsletter
- NewsHodgson Russ Employee Benefits Newsletter
- NewsHodgson Russ Employee Benefits Newsletter
- NewsBuffalo Business First
- NewsHodgson Russ Employee Benefits Alert
- NewsHodgson Russ Employee Benefits Newsletter
- NewsHodgson Russ Employee Benefits Newsletter
- NewsHodgson Russ Employee Benefits Newsletter
- NewsHodgson Russ Employee Benefits Newsletter
- NewsHodgson Russ Employee Benefits Newsletter
- NewsHodgson Russ Employee Benefits Newsletter
- NewsHodgson Russ Employee Benefits Alert
- NewsHodgson Russ Employee Benefits Newsletter
- NewsHodgson Russ Employee Benefits Newsletter
- NewsHodgson Russ Employee Benefits Newsletter
- NewsHodgson Russ Employee Benefits Newsletter
- NewsHodgson Russ Employee Benefits Newsletter
- NewsHodgson Russ Education Alert
- NewsHodgson Russ Employee Benefits Alert
- NewsHodgson Russ Cybersecurity and Privacy Alert
- NewsHodgson Russ Education Alert
- NewsHodgson Russ Education Alert
- NewsHodgson Russ Employee Benefits Newsletter
- NewsHodgson Russ Employee Benefits Newsletter
- NewsHodgson Russ Employee Benefits Newsletter
- NewsHodgson Russ Employee Benefits Newsletter
- NewsHodgson Russ Employee Benefits Newsletter
- NewsHodgson Russ Employee Benefits Newsletter
- NewsHodgson Russ Employee Benefits Alert
- NewsHodgson Russ Employee Benefits Newsletter
- NewsHodgson Russ Employee Benefits Newsletter
- NewsHodgson Russ Employee Benefits Newsletter
- NewsHodgson Russ Employee Benefits Newsletter
- NewsHodgson Russ Employee Benefits Newsletter
- NewsHodgson Russ Employee Benefits Newsletter
- NewsHodgson Russ Cybersecurity & Privacy Alert
- NewsHodgson Russ Employee Benefits Newsletter
- NewsHodgson Russ Employee Benefits Newsletter
- NewsHodgson Russ Employee Benefits Newsletter
- NewsHodgson Russ Employee Benefits Newsletter
- NewsHodgson Russ Education Alert
- Webinar
This year the Hodgson Russ annual Labor & Employment Conference will be presented as a three part webinar series. Join our attorneys as they provide insight into some of the most critical issues of 2020, including the latest updates in light of COVID-19.
- NewsHodgson Russ Cybersecurity & Privacy Alert
- NewsHodgson Russ Employee Benefits Newsletter
- NewsHodgson Russ Employee Benefits Newsletter
- NewsHodgson Russ Employee Benefits Newsletter
- NewsHodgson Russ Employee Benefits Newsletter
- NewsHodgson Russ Employee Benefits Newsletter
- NewsHodgson Russ Employee Benefits Newsletter
- NewsHodgson Russ Employee Benefits Newsletter
- NewsHodgson Russ Employee Benefits Newsletter
- NewsHodgson Russ Employee Benefits Newsletter
- NewsHodgson Russ Employee Benefits Newsletter
- NewsHodgson Russ Cybersecurity & Privacy Alert
- News
- NewsYahoo! Finance
- NewsHodgson Russ Cybersecurity & Privacy Alert
- NewsHodgson Russ Employee Benefits Newsletter
- NewsHodgson Russ Employee Benefits Newsletter
- NewsHodgson Russ Employee Benefits Newsletter
- NewsHodgson Russ Employee Benefits Newsletter
- NewsHodgson Russ Employee Benefits Newsletter
- NewsHodgson Russ Cybersecurity & Privacy Alert
- NewsHodgson Russ Cybersecurity & Privacy Alert
- NewsHodgson Russ Cybersecurity & Privacy Alert
- NewsHodgson Russ Municipal and Education Alert
- NewsHodgson Russ Cybersecurity & Privacy Alert
- NewsHodgson Russ Cybersecurity & Privacy Alert
- NewsHodgson Russ Employee Benefits Newsletter
- NewsHodgson Russ Employee Benefits Newsletter
- NewsHodgson Russ Employee Benefits Newsletter
- NewsHodgson Russ Employee Benefits Newsletter
- NewsHodgson Russ Employee Benefits Newsletter
- NewsHodgson Russ Employee Benefits Alert
- NewsHodgson Russ Employee Benefits Alert
- NewsHodgson Russ Employee Benefits Alert
- NewsHodgson Russ Employee Benefits Alert
- NewsHodgson Russ Education Alert
- NewsHodgson Russ Education Alert
- NewsHodgson Russ Employee Benefits Alert
- NewsHodgson Russ Education Alert
- NewsHodgson Russ Employee Benefits Alert
- NewsHodgson Russ Education Alert
- NewsHodgson Russ Cybersecurity & Privacy Alert
- NewsHodgson Russ Education, Municipal & Public Finance Alert
- NewsHodgson Russ Education Alert
- NewsHodgson Russ Education Alert
- NewsHodgson Russ Employee Benefits Alert
- NewsHodgson Russ Employee Benefits Alert
- NewsHodgson Russ Employee Benefits Alert
- NewsHodgson Russ Cybersecurity & Privacy Alert
- NewsHodgson Russ Employee Benefits Newsletter
- NewsHodgson Russ Employee Benefits Newsletter
- NewsHodgson Russ Employee Benefits Newsletter
- NewsHodgson Russ Employee Benefits Newsletter
- NewsHodgson Russ Employee Benefits Newsletter
- NewsHodgson Russ Cybersecurity & Privacy Alert
- NewsHodgson Russ Cybersecurity & Privacy Alert
- NewsHodgson Russ Employee Benefits Newsletter
- NewsHodgson Russ Employee Benefits Newsletter
- NewsHodgson Russ Employee Benefits Newsletter
- SeminarMillennium Hotel, 2040 Walden Avenue, Buffalo NY 14225
- NewsHodgson Russ Employee Benefits Alert
- NewsHodgson Russ Employee Benefits Newsletter
- NewsHodgson Russ Employee Benefits Newsletter
- NewsHodgson Russ Employee Benefits Newsletter
- NewsHodgson Russ Employee Benefits Newsletter
- NewsHodgson Russ Employee Benefits Newsletter
- NewsHodgson Russ Employee Benefits Newsletter
- NewsHodgson Russ Employee Benefits Newsletter
- Press ReleasePress Release
- Press ReleasePress Release
- NewsBuffalo Law Journal
- NewsBuffalo Law Journal
- Press ReleasePress Release
- NewsBuffalo Law Journal
Civic
- Board of Directors, Compeer of Greater Buffalo
- Member, Innovation, Creativity and Entrepreneurship Council: Buffalo State College
- Board Member, Lee Foundation Mental Health Advisory Committee
Professional
- New York State Bar Association