W. Michael Gradisek practices in the areas of employee benefits law, ERISA and executive compensation and chairs the Firm's Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation practice.

Admitted to practice in Pennsylvania and the District of Columbia, he is a member of the Taxation Section of the American Bar Association, the Pennsylvania and Philadelphia bar associations and the National Association of Stock Plan Professionals. Mr. Gradisek is also a member of the ASPA Benefits Council of the Delaware Valley and serves on its board of directors, and is a former president/program chair and co-founder of the Philadelphia Chapter of WEB, Inc., a network of benefits professionals.

Mr. Gradisek is a 1994 graduate of Georgetown University Law Center (LL.M., taxation), a 1993 graduate of Ohio Northern University College of Law and a graduate of the College of William and Mary.

Professional Activities

American Bar Association
- Taxation Section
Pennsylvania Bar Association
Philadelphia Bar Association
WEB, Inc. (A Network of Benefits Professionals)
- President/Program Chair and Co-Founder, Philadelphia Chapter.
National Association of Stock Plan Professionals

Admissions

District of Columbia
Pennsylvania
United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania

Education

Georgetown University Law Center, LL.M. Taxation, 1994
Ohio Northern University College of Law, J.D., 1993

Experience

Duane Morris LLP
- Partner, 2002-present
- Associate, 2000-2001
Pepper Hamilton, LLP, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Associate, 1997-2000
Montgomery, McCracken, Walker & Rhoads, LLP, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Associate, 1994-1997
Congressman Rick Santorum, Washington, D.C.
- Ways and Means Associate, 1994
Ginsburg, Feldman and Bress, Chartered, Washington, D.C.
- Independent Tax Counsel, 1994

Board Memberships

ASPA Benefits Council of Delaware Valley

Selected Speaking Engagements

"HIPAA, ADA, and FMLA," Lorman Seminar, Washington, D.C., February 27, 2004
"HIPAA's Effect on Small Group Health Plans," Audioconference sponsored by the Assisted Living Federation of America, February 25, 2004