Vaccaro & Prisco LLP

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LIEBG was formed in 1988 by Charles J. Vaccaro, Esq. and Ralph C. Prisco, Esq., attorneys specializing in Tax and Pension Administration. During the last 10 years their primary focus has included the vast arena of employee benefits. Their commitment and accumulated knowledge during this time period has resulted in a premier benefits firm that prides itself on professionalism and a high level of service to its clients. Our Team Ralph C. Prisco, Chief Executive Officer - attended Pace University and St. John's University School of Law. Mr. Prisco began in employee benefits as a research assistant on "Pension Disputes and Settlements" (Panel Publishers, 1978). He authored "ERISA and the Arbitration of Employee Benefit Plans," Balance, 1978; and co-authored with Mr. Vaccaro "Calendar Year Personal Service Corporations under the Tax Reform Act," The Pension Actuary, September, 1986. He became an Associate with Hayt, Hayt and Landau in 1981, and a Partner in 1986. Mr. Prisco was an adjunct instructor at Adelphi University teaching "Employee Benefits." He has spoken on the subjects of fiduciary responsibility and the prudent man rule, assignment and alienation of benefits and claims procedures, disputes with participants and beneficiaries arising from inadequate reporting and disclosure, valuing and dividing pension plans of closely held businesses, discovery, depositions and interrogatories for retirement benefits in an equitable distribution case and IRS actuarial audits and changes in pension provisions under the various tax acts from 1981 through 1997. He is a member of the Employee Benefits Committees of the American Bar Association, New York State Bar Association, and a member and past president of the Pension Council of Long Island, Incorporated Charles J. Vaccaro, President - attended Clarkson University and Syracuse University School of Law. He began his career with Price Waterhouse & Company in 1968 and became a certified public accountant in 1970. He received his degree of Master of Laws in taxation from New York University in 1971. He became associated with Hayt, Hayt & Landau, a Great Neck, New York, law firm, in 1973. In 1978, Mr. Vaccaro became a Partner in Hayt, Hayt & Landau, which at that time began its transformation into a national law firm. At the time of the reorganization of Hayt, Hayt & Landau in 1988, the firm had locations in ten states and Washington, D.C. Mr. Vaccaro is an active member of various tax and employee benefit committees and he is past president of the Pension Council of Long Island Incorporated His faculty appointments have included: New York State Bar Association Continuing Legal Education Program; New York State Society of Certified Public Accountants - Foundation for Accounting Education, Inc; Adelphi University - Adjunct Assistant Professor. Jeffrey D. O'Connor, QPA, Director of Operations - earned his B.S. degree in Business Management from the New York Institute of Technology in 1980 and the ASPA designation of Qualified Pension Administrator in 1989. In 1980 he joined the Actuarial Benefits division of Coopers & Lybrand. Four years later he moved to Pappas Financial Services to start up their consulting and administrative services for qualified plans. In1989 he joined Pension Parameters, Incorporated as a Senior Consultant and was promoted to Branch Manager of their Long Island office in 1997. Throughout his career he has been responsible for plan design, actuarial valuations FASB compliance, ESOPs and has represented clients for IRS, PBGC and DOL audits. He joined LIEBG in May 2002 as Director of Operations. He is primarily responsible for coordination of all operations including producer support, plan design, administration and computer systems. He is a current member of ASPA and formerly sat on the Committee for Financial Support to the Matrimonial Bar. William J. Clemans, Enrolled Actuary

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