About Carl
Carl Draucker focuses his practice on tax-qualified retirement plans, deferred compensation plans and executive compensation. Carl practices before the Internal Revenue Service and the US Tax Court. He has been listed in The Best Lawyers in America since 2005 and Chambers USA since 2006.
Carl has extensive experience in the employee benefits aspects of corporate and real estate transactions, including acquisitions, dispositions and mergers, and in all aspects of employee stock ownership plans.
Credentials
Education
- Boston University, LL.M., Taxation
- Ohio Northern University, J.D.
- Hiram College, B.A., magna cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa
Admissions
- Ohio
Courts
- U.S. Ct. of App., Sixth Circuit
- U.S. Ct. of Federal Claims
- U.S. Tax Court
- U.S. Dist. Ct., N. Dist. of Ohio
Memberships & Affiliations
- Fellow of the American Bar Foundation
- Board of Trustees of Hiram College, 1994-2018
Recognitions
- Named The Best Lawyers in America 2021 Lawyer of the Year for Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law in Cleveland
- Recognized in Chambers USA since 2006 for Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation in Ohio
- Listed in The Best Lawyers in America since 2005
- Named in Best Lawyers in America 2017 Cleveland Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law Lawyer of the Year
Expertise
Services
- Financial Services
- Tax Strategy & Benefits
About our firm
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