Margaret "Peggy" M. Baron

Peggy is of counsel in the Vorys Columbus office and a member of the labor and employment group.  She focuses her practice on employee benefits and executive compensation.  Peggy has experience designing and drafting welfare plan documents, including cafeteria plan, wrap plans and summary plan descriptions; and qualified and nonqualified retirement plan documents.  She also advises clients on fiduciary compliance and wellness plan design and compliance; conducts compliance reviews of welfare plans and retirement plans; and conducts due diligence on employee benefit plans in mergers and acquisitions.

Career highlights include:

• Preparing Employee Plans Compliance Resolution System and Voluntary Fiduciary Correction Program submissions
• Representing clients in Department of Labor audits
• Reviewing nonqualified deferred compensation plans and severance agreements for compliance with Code section 409A

Peggy has given numerous presentations on current employee benefit topics.

Peggy received her J.D. and MBA from Indiana University, where she was a member of editorial staff of the Indiana Law Journal.  She received her B.A. magna cum laude from University of California, Los Angeles.