Felicia M. Gardner

Felicia focuses her practice on employee benefits and executive compensation matters. She works closely with employers of all sizes and types to design programs and packages to help them attract and retain high-level talent. She has over a decade of experience representing employers in connection with their 401(k), pension and ESOP plans; group insurance and other health and welfare benefit plans; and executive and incentive compensation matters. She counsels clients on the regulatory and compliance issues that affect benefit and compensation programs, including SEC disclosure, ERISA, HIPAA, COBRA and tax rules.

As a former Associate General Counsel and Senior Vice President at Bank of America, Felicia understands the needs of her clients. Pragmatic and comprehensive in her approach, she develops tailored programs and counsels companies on the related tax and regulatory compliance aspects of each matter and program. Felicia has written and presented on a number of legal topics relating to benefit and pay matters that affect private, public, and nonprofit businesses.  She has lectured through Bloomberg BNA, at nonprofit seminars, and to the Council of Independent Colleges in Virginia. 

Notable

• Charlotte Business Journal 40 Under 40 honoree, 2021
• Super Lawyers “Rising Stars”, 2019

• Member, Junior League of Charlotte

• Member Diversity and Inclusion Global Committee, YMCA of Greater Charlotte

• Member, Leadership Council on Legal Diversity

• Member Foundation Committee, Thompson Child & Family Focus

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Affiliations

• Member, American Bar Association’s Business Law Section
• Former Program Committee Member, Southern Employee Benefits Conference