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Michael R. Haya

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Michael started his legal career as a litigation attorney for Kinkle, Rodiger and Spriggs in Los Angeles. From 2004 to 2018, he operated and grew Actuarial Consulting Services, a TPA firm focused on serving the needs of small businesses. While with Actuarial Consulting Services, he prepared and presented seminars discussing plan design options and operational procedures to help plans remain in compliance. He is also the principal of Michael Haya Law, LLC, a firm with a focus on assisting plan sponsors in maintaining their retirement plans, correcting compliance failures and successfully presenting plans under audit to the DOL and IRS. His understanding of the challenges facing TPA firms and plan sponsors, combined with his legal focus, allows him to assist plan sponsors, and TPA firms, with compliance resolutions that are both appropriate and practical.

Since 2018, Michael has also been a senior editor at TAG (Wolter Kluwer’s Technical Answer Group) where he provides answers to complex technical questions regarding the proper operation and correction of qualified retirement plans posed by pension professionals including TPA service providers, attorneys, accountants, and advisors.

Michael received his B.S. from Philadelphia College of Pharmacy and his J.D. from Rutgers University School of Law. He is licensed to practice in New Jersey, California (currently inactive), and Pennsylvania (currently inactive). He is also an APM with ASPPA and is a member of the ASPPA IRS subcommittee.