Matthew Eickman

Omaha, NE

Matthew Eickman is the chief legal officer of Fiduciary Law Center (FLC). For more than 20 years, he has maintained a law practice that focuses exclusively on fiduciary responsibilities, defined contribution and defined benefit plans, and executive compensation programs. In 2023, he was inducted as a Fellow in the American College of Employee Benefits Counsel.

Prior to joining FLC, Matthew was the national retirement practice leader at a national RIA with more than 850 retirement clients and approximately $16 billion in retirement plan assets under advisement. He served as a lead investment consultant in ERISA 3(21) or 3(38) relationships and was a member of the firm’s Investment Advisory Board. He also launched the firm’s advisor managed accounts program, oversaw the firm’s financial wellness program, conducted fiduciary training and ongoing education, maintained clients’ investment policy statements and committee charters, and collaborated to develop and launch an in-plan retirement income solution.

Matthew is active in the Tax Section of the American Bar Association, having served as Chair or Co-chair of the Defined Contribution Plans Subcommittee for more than a decade and serving as a Vice Chair of the Lifetime Income Subcommittee. He is a frequent speaker at retirement plan and fiduciary conferences.

Matthew received his B.S.B.A in Finance & Economics from the University of Nebraska and his J.D. from Baylor Law School, where he served as Editor-in-Chief of the Baylor Law Review and was a member of National Mock Trial and Moot Court teams. He is licensed to practice in Nebraska and Kansas.

Matthew spends his spare time traveling with his family, coaching his three boys, and consuming way too much content on Netflix and other streaming apps.

DC Plans

DB Plans

Fiduciary/Other Title I Issues

IRC Issues

Executive Compensation