Bruce J McNeil is a partner with Leech Tishman in Washington, D.C. His practice focuses on representing clients in a wide range of employee benefit matters, including executive and deferred compensation arrangements and complex employee benefit litigation. Mr. McNeil is a fellow of the American College of Employee Benefits Counsel and is considered one of the country's most foremost authorities on executive and deferred compensation. He regularly advises clients on tax-qualified retirement plans, including 401(k) plans, 403(b) and 547 plans, nonqualified deferred compensation arrangements, equity arrangements, split-dollar life insurance arrangements, COLI, and other forms of executive compensation. Mr. McNeil counsels clients on all aspects of tax-qualified executive and nonqualified deferred compensation plans, and arrangements for taxable and tax-exempt employers, employee benefit issues in mergers and acquisitions, fiduciary responsibility, and prohibited transaction issues. He has experience in practicing before the Internal Revenue Service, Department of Labor and Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation in examinations, correction programs, and ruling requests. Mr. McNeil has also served as an expert in federal hearings and investigations. He has been listed for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America for his employee benefits practice (2006-2025) and ERISA litigation (2011-2025). Mr. McNeil is the author of more than 45 books, including editions of Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Plans and 401(k) Plans: A Comprehensive Guide. He earned his J.D. degree at Drake University Law School and his LL.M. degree at Georgetown University Law Center. Mr. McNeil is admitted to practice in Washington, District of Columbia, Connecticut, Iowa, Minnesota, North Dakota, U.S. Supreme Court, U.S. Tax Court and U.S. Court of Appeals (Eighth Circuit and District of Columbia).