Sherwin S. Kaplan

Haiwassee, GA

23-year veteran of the U.S. Department of Labor, having worked in Washington, DC, in both the Office of the Solicitor and the Pension and Welfare Benefits Administration (now EBSA). In private practice since 2000, currently with the Washington DC office of Nixon Peabody LLP, representing ERISA-covered employee benefit plans, plan sponsors, and service providers (including independent and directed trustees). Graduate of the University of Chicago and the University of Chicago Law School. Current Member and former Co-Chair of the Bureau of National Affair's ERISA Advisory Council. When not working with ERISA, a nature, wildlife and scenic photographer whose images have won several awards and one of which has hung in the Smithsonian for over a year. Presents regularly on both ERISA and photographic topics and judges camera club competitions.