Consumer-Driven Health Care Authors
Our manuals are written and edited by experienced employee benefits attorneys.
You’ll find their expert analysis and commentary to be invaluable.
Editor/Contributing Author
Melanie N. Aska (since 2006). Ms. Aska is a Senior Editor at Thomson Reuters/EBIA. Before joining Thomson Reuters/EBIA, she practiced law for 23 years, primarily in the employee benefits area. She was a shareholder and head of the employee benefits practice group of a large Milwaukee-based law firm. Ms. Aska received her law degree in 1983 from the University of Wisconsin and her masters degree in 1980 from Princeton University.
Contributing Authors
Katherine J. Alexander (since 2004). Ms. Alexander is Senior Director, Benefits Publications at Thomson Reuters/EBIA. Before joining Thomson Reuters/EBIA, she practiced law for 19 years, primarily in the employee benefits area. She was a partner in the Seattle law firm of Ryan, Swanson & Cleveland. Ms. Alexander received her law degree in 1984 from the University of Washington, where she was a member of the editorial staff of the Washington Law Review.
Cheryl Risley Hughes (since 2004). Ms. Hughes is Of Counsel with the Groom Law Group, Chartered, an employee benefits law firm located in Washington, D.C. Ms. Hughes serves on ECFC’s Technical Advisory Committee. She has an L.L.M. degree in Taxation and a Certificate of Study in Employee Benefits Law from Georgetown University Law Center and graduated cum laude from The Ohio State University College of Law in 1995.
John R. Hickman (since 2004). Mr. Hickman is a partner in the Employee Benefits Practice Group with Alston & Bird in Atlanta. He is listed in The Best Lawyers in America (Woodward/White 2009), and serves as chair of the ECFC’s Technical Advisory Committee. He received his law degree from Emory University School of Law in 1989, and was awarded the Order of the Coif.
John L. Barlament (since 2004). Mr. Barlament is a partner with Michael Best & Friedrich LLP in Milwaukee, where he advises employers, administrators, brokers, and benefit consultants on all aspects of employee benefits law. He has spoken nationally on a variety of employee benefit topics and is a frequent author on these topics. Mr. Barlament received his law degree from Duke University School of Law in 1997.
Contributor
Melanie K. Curtice (since 2004). Ms. Curtice is a partner with Stoel Rives LLP in Seattle. Ms. Curtice received her law degree in 1998 from Seattle University School of Law, cum laude, and was executive articles editor of the Seattle University Law Review.
