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Roberta Casper Watson is a distinguished attorney at The Wagner Law Group PC, located in Boston, Massachusetts, where she leads the Welfare Benefits Department. With decades of experience in employee benefits law, Roberta has cultivated a comprehensive expertise in ERISA, employee benefits, and executive compensation. Her extensive background includes active participation in American Bar Association committees and employee benefits councils, underscoring her commitment to the field. Roberta's primary focus encompasses health plans, with significant work in COBRA, HIPAA, Medicare Secondary Payer regulations, and various other health plan issues. She provides strategic guidance on compliance with the Affordable Care Act and other health and welfare plan matters. Additionally, she possesses vast knowledge in pension and profit-sharing plans, 401(k) plans, life and disability insurance, ERISA fiduciary law, employee stock ownership plans, and deferred compensation. A recognized leader in her field, Roberta has held prominent positions within the American Bar Association, including Chair of the Tax Section Employee Benefits Committee and the Health Law Section Employee Benefits Interest Group. She was also a member of a Task Force established by the U.S. Departments of Labor and Health and Human Services to implement CHIPRA notice requirements. Roberta has earned an AV rating from Martindale-Hubbell and has been listed in Best Lawyers in America for Employee Benefits Law since 1995. She was named the Tampa Lawyer of the Year for Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law in 2012 and has received recognition as a Florida Super Lawyer multiple times. She earned her law degree from Harvard Law School in 1974 after graduating cum laude from the University of Idaho with a B.A. in Political Science in 1971.

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