Buckley Maxwell Dixon Dolezal

Expertise You Can Trust

BMDD is the largest and most experienced law firm in the region dedicated exclusively to employee benefits law.

Our attorneys provide full-scope employee benefits legal services based on extensive experience, including related tax, health, and employment laws. BMDD attorneys understand every employer’s benefits needs are different, and we collaborate with our clients to provide individualized advice.

We maintain a national presence as ERISA attorneys that puts us at the table with the top employee benefits professionals and regulators within the DOL and IRS.We have cutting-edge insight into developing laws and regulations, and a network of professionals that help refine our understanding in areas that are of concern to our clients.

The four attorneys at BMDD collectively have over 50 years of experience in ERISA and employee benefits law.

BMDD clients are some of the largest employers in the Northern Rockies region, including some that conduct business on a national and multi-national level. Our clients include multiple employer associations, state and local government entities, church-affiliated organizations, for-profit and non-profit entities, tax-exempt entities, and publicly traded companies. Our client’s industries include healthcare, banking, mining operations (hard rock, oil, and gas), professional service providers, construction companies, education, utilities, restaurants, trades, and a variety of retailers.

Our attorneys advise on all aspects of employee benefits law and can address legal compliance for the full array of benefit plans and programs, including all types of retirement plans for both for-profit and tax-exempt entities, self-funded group health plans, multiple employer plans, health care reimbursement programs, reinsurance plans and policies, cafeteria plans, wellness programs, executive compensation arrangements, stock or equity-based incentive programs, “top hat” plans, and wrap plans.

We regularly publish articles and present at regional and national conferences regarding hot topics in employee benefits, including Mental Health Parity, SECURE 2.0, the Affordable Care Act, U.S. Supreme Court decisions, and important developments in laws such as ERISA, COBRA, and HIPAA.

BMDD seeks to provide transparency with respect to the cost of legal services. We offer an alternative business model that minimizes or eliminates billable hour charges while giving clients unlimited access to BMDD attorneys for comprehensive or project-based legal services.

Whether you are designing new benefits, terminating old benefits, or you maintain a plan that requires compliance maintenance or business-driven changes, our attorneys offer the highest quality service in the region. We frequently represent existing and new clients facing IRS or U.S. Department of Labor audits.

When plan errors arise, BMDD attorneys help employers navigate corrective programs with the agencies to avoid audits. We also provide advice regarding plan reporting and compliance with plan disclosure requirements.

We can guide your company toward benefit solutions that comply with all relevant regulations and laws and provide your business a competitive edge in recruiting and maintaining top talent through retirement, compensation, and welfare plans.

BMDD is a nationally recognized, women-owned law firm with three locations in Montana, including our main office in beautiful Bozeman, and an office in Seattle, Washington.

What We Do

Health Plan Design and Compliance

Employer sponsored health plans are subject to a wide range of complex laws

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Retirement Plan Design and Compliance

Qualified retirement plans, such as 401(k), 403(b), and profit sharing plans, operate in a unique tax–advantaged environment

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Executive Deferred Compensation

Attracting and retaining a top quality management team is vitally important for the success of any business

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Retirement Plan Fiduciaries

Retirement plan fiduciaries are held to a higher “expert” standard of care and prudence

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Fixing Benefit Plans

The intricate nature of benefit laws often gives rise to errors and mistakes that carry enormous risks for employers, plan participants, and plan fiduciaries

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Health Plan Fiduciaries

Nearly all health benefit plans carry with them fiduciary and other responsibilities that fall on the employer

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HIPAA Compliance

HIPAA Privacy and Security requirements impact virtually any business that has access to individual health information

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IRS and DOL Audits

Health plans and retirement plans are subject to federal investigation authority by both the IRS and the US Department of Labor

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Cafeteria Plans

If your employees can pay for benefit plans through salary adjustments then you are in the world of cafeteria plans

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Kristy L. Buckley

Shareholder

Adrienne D. Maxwell

Shareholder

Sarah A. Dixon

Shareholder

Shelby Ryann Dolezal

Shareholder

Winnie Arthurs

Law Firm Administrator

Our People

Kristy L. Buckley

Shareholder

Adrienne D. Maxwell

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Sarah A. Dixon

Shareholder

Shelby Ryann Dolezal

Shareholder

Winnie Arthurs

Law Firm Administrator

What We Do

Health Plan Design and Compliance

Retirement Plan Design and Compliance

Executive Deferred Compensation

Retirement Plan Fiduciaries

Fixing Benefit Plans

Health Plan Fiduciaries

HIPAA Compliance

IRS and DOL Audits

Cafeteria Plans