Kiran H. Griffith
Experience
Kiran Griffith is an associate in the Employee Benefits group. Kiran's practice focuses
on advising clients on employee benefit matters including health and welfare plans,
executive compensation, qualified retirement plans, and profit sharing and incentive
plans.
Prior to joining the firm Kiran was a summer associate with Stoel Rives and a senior
compliance manager with the Gerson Lehman Group.
Representative Work
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Advise on health care reform issues for employers and their group health plans.
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Advise on benefit plan compliance with federal health care reform, ERISA, HIPAA,
COBRA, and the Internal Revenue Code.
Associate
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Conduct fiduciary training for employees who serve on benefit plan committees.
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Prepare IRS corrective filings and determination letter applications on behalf of
(206) 386-7583 direct
qualified retirement plans.
(206) 386-7500 fax
Professional Honors and Activities
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Young Lawyer Liaison, ABA Health Law Section, Employee Benefits & Executive
Compensation Interest Group
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Member, Washington State Bar Association
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Member, King County Bar Association
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Board Member, South Asian Bar Association of Washington
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Member, Western Pension & Benefits Council
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King County Bar Foundation Bar Scholar, 2012-2013
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CALI Excellence for the Future Award, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013
Seattle, WA
kiran.griffith@stoel.com
Education
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2013, summa cum laude
Lead Article Editor, Seattle University
Law Review
Dean's List 2010-2013
Recipient, Seattle University School of
Law Presidential Scholarship
2013 Mark Reutlinger Scholarship for
Excellence in Legal Writing, Runner-Up
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Presentations
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"Wellness Programs," Western Pension & Benefits Conference Health, Welfare and
Benefits Symposium, Portland, Oregon, January 2015
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"Health Care Reform: Version 2.0," Stoel Rives LLP, Anchorage, Alaska, June 2014
University of Texas at Austin, B.A.,
Government, 2003
Dean's List
"ACA/Obamacare: What Employers Need to Know," Sterling Education Services
Beyond the Basics Seminar, Anchorage, Alaska, October 2015
Seattle University School of Law, J.D.,
Admissions
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Washington
Kiran H. Griffith
Publications
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"Helping Employees and Patients Navigate New Waters: The Interation of Marketplace Coverage, COBRA and Medicare"
(coauthor), The Health Lawyer, Feb. 2015
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"The Demise of DOMA: Windsor’s Effect on Employee Benefits" (coauthor), The Health Lawyer, April 2014
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"Legal, Technical, and Economic Challenges in Integrating Renewable Power Generation into the Electricity Grid," co-author,
San Diego Journal of Climate & Energy Law, 2013
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"Fugitives in Immigration: A Call for Legislative Guidelines on Disentitlement," Seattle University Law Review, 2012