Background
Kopelman, Ian Stuart was born on October 11, 1949 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Son of Ted and Norma (Hyman) Kopelman.
Kopelman, Ian Stuart was born on October 11, 1949 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Son of Ted and Norma (Hyman) Kopelman.
Knox College (Bachelor of Arts, cum laude, 1971). University of Iowa (Juris Doctor, with distinction, 1974). Pi Sigma Alpha; Omicron Delta Kappa.
Phi Delta Phi.
Worked at Altheimer & Gray (Chicago, Illinois) specializing in Employee Retirement Income Security Act, Employee Benefits. Admitted to the bar, 1974, Illinois, United States. District Court, Northern District of Illinois and United States.
Tax Court.
Pi Sigma Alpha.
Omicron Delta Kappa; Phi Delta Phi. Listed in "Who"s Who in American Law, Eighth Edition, 1994.
Author: "The Problem with QDROs," Profit Sharing Council Journal p. 13, September/October, 1995.
"Unemployment Compensation Amendments of 1992 New Rollover and Withholding Plans," Trusts & Estates, p.
8, November, 1992. "Section 410 (b) Minimum Coverage Rules," Profit Sharing Handbook, February, 1990. "Coping With 410 (b)," Profit Sharing Council Journal, July 1988.
"New Limitations Applicable to Defined Contribution Plans," in Profit Sharing in the Eighties 44, 1988.
"Disposition of Retirement Plans on an Athlete"s Retirement," The Sports Lawyer, Summer 1988. "The Problems Involved in Qualified Domestic Relations Orders," Profit Sharing Council Journal, April, 1986. "Overview of Top Heavy Plans Under TEFRA," Profit Sharing Council Journal, January 1983.
"Favorable Determination Letters and Vesting," Profit Sharing Council Journal, January 1982.
"A Capsule View of Retirement Plans," Chicago Daily Law Bulletin, January 1982. Member: Chicago (Chairman, Employee Benefits Committee, 1985-1986), Illinois State and American Bar Associations.
WEB, Incorporated. Midwest Benefits Conference (Chairman, Legal and Legislative Committee, 1991-1993).
Profit Sharing Council of America (Member, Legal and Legislative Committee, 1991, Communications Committee, 1988-1991). Chicago Association of Commerce and Industry (Member, Employee Benefits Committee, 1982).
Society for Human Resource Management.
President Chicago-Knox College Alumni Association, Chicago, 1978-1979. Member American Bar Association, Illinois State Bar Association, Chicago Bar Association (chairman employee benefits committee 1981-1982, Commendation award 1986), Profit Sharing Council American (member legal and legislation committee since 1990, board directors since 1997), Midwest BenefitsCoun. (chairman legal and legislation committee 1991-1993), Chicago Association Commerce and Industry, Phi Sigma Alpha, Omicron Delta Kappa.
Married Nancy Henriette Stamp, March 18, 1984;children: Meredith Samantha, Jason Lee.