Current Employment Position(s)

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Lawyer Overview

William Ackerman, former Chief Counsel, Missouri Local Government Employees Retirement System (MOLAGERS), has recently returned to Atkinson, Andelson, Loya, Ruud & Romo. Mr. Ackerman has more than twenty years of experience with public employee retirement systems, both as the Personnel Manager for the City of Fountain Valley, California from 1978 to 1989, and in his capacity as Chief Counsel for MOLAGERS.  As Chief Counsel, Mr. Ackerman advised and represented the Board of Trustees and management on a wide variety of legal matters related to the governance and administration of the system. MOLAGERS is a government employee defined benefit plan with assets in excess of $4 billion which serves more than 47,000 active and retired employees from 550 political subdivisions throughout the state of Missouri.

Prior to joining MOLAGERS, Mr. Ackerman served as Legal Counsel to the Director of the Missouri Department of Insurance. He was involved in a variety of regulatory and compliance matters involving insurers, agents, brokers, and third party administrators. An accomplished speaker, Mr. Ackerman regularly speaks to public employee groups about retirement planning and related issues.

Mr. Ackerman’s practice focuses on public employee retirement matters, labor negotiations, benefits, governance, administration, and workers’ compensation for public agencies and municipalities.

Areas of Practice

• Employment Law
• Cities, Counties, and Special Districts

Bar Admissions

• California, 1988

Professional Associations and Memberships

• National Association of Public Pension Attorneys (NAPPA)
• National Conference on Public Employee Retirement Systems (NCPERS)
• California Public Employer Labor Relations Association (CALPELRA)

Education

• Western State University College of Law
  J.D.
• California State University, Fullerton
  M.A.
• University of California, Irvine
  B.A.

Published Works

• Recently Enacted State And Federal Laws Affect Public Employee Retirement Plans

Address

12800 Center Court Drive, Suite 300
Cerritos, CA 90703

Phones

(562) 653-3200 (Business Phone)

Faxes

(562) 653-3333 (Business Fax)

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Websites

http://www.aalrrlaw.com