Mr. Whitehorn is a partner in Dilworth Paxson’s Employee Benefits Group and Tax Group, as well as a member of the Corporate Department. He is also the Chairman of Dilworth Paxson's Pro Bono Committee. He works with clients on a broad range of benefits issues including:
- ERISA and retirement plan fiduciary requirements
- Governmental and tax-exempt employer pension and 457(b) plans
- Employee benefits in bankruptcy
- Compliance review of qualified retirement plans
- Nonqualified deferred compensation plans and compliance with Code Section 409A requirements
- Form 5500 return preparation and reporting and disclosure issues
- Pension plan design/tax consulting
- Plan terminations/PBGC issues
- IRS/DOL correction program submissions
- Employee benefit plan governance
- Taft-Hartley/multiemployer plans
- IRS plan audits and other tax controversy matters and DOL examinations
- 403(b) plan compliance
- Health & Welfare plan issues/cafeteria plans
- Employee benefits issues in mergers and acquisitions
Among his professional activities, Mr. Whitehorn is a member of the American Bar Association (Tax Section – Low Income Taxpayer Committee), Pennsylvania Bar Association, and the Philadelphia Bar Association (Employee Benefits Committee and Pension Plan Committee). He is also a member of the International Foundation of Employee Benefits Plans as well as the IRS Mid-Atlantic Area Pension Liaison Group. He was recognized as Volunteer of the Month in October 2007 by the Philadelphia Volunteers for the Indigent Program and is a board member of the organization.
Mr. Whitehorn received the LL.M. degree in Taxation from Temple University School of Law in 1987, his J.D. degree from Villanova University School of Law in 1984, and his B.A. and M.A. degrees in history from The John Hopkins University in 1981.
He is admitted to practice law in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Washington D.C.