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- District of Columbia
- U.S. Supreme Court
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit
- U.S. Tax Court
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| Education |
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- J.D., George Washington University School of Law (Law Review member; Order of the Coif)
- LLM (Taxation), Georgetown University
- B.S., Brooklyn College
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| Professional Affiliations |
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- Member, American Bar Association
- Member, Association of Life Insurance Counsel
- Member, District of Columbia Bar Association
- Member, Board of Advisers, BNA Pension & Benefits Reporter
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| | | Stephen W. Kraus
PartnerWashington, D.C. Email: swk@jordenusa.com
Phone: 202.965.8147
Fax: 202.965.8104 Steve Kraus advises clients on a broad range of tax and ERISA matters relating to qualified and non-qualified retirement plans, IRAs and IRA annuities, health and other welfare benefit plans. He also advises life insurance company clients on the tax qualification of annuities and life insurance contracts. Mr. Kraus has experience dealing with the issues surrounding synthetic annuities, including securing private letter rulings for clients; advising clients with regard to issues surrounding Bank-Owned Life Insurance; and advising clients regarding mutual fund taxation issues.
He has represented clients on numerous matters before both the Internal Revenue Service and the Department of Labor. Mr. Kraus was Chief Counsel, Retirement Security for the American Council of Life Insurances where he worked for 25 years. Speeches and Publications
- Speaker, ALI-ABA Conference on Life Insurance Company Products (2004)
- Speaker, American Conference Institute Long Term Care Conference (2001)
- Speaker, International Claim Association (2000)
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