Chris Crevasse focuses his practice on employee benefits, the Affordable Care Act (ACA), and other aspects of employment law, including immigration law. He assists his clients with the design, drafting, and updating of retirement plans and other employee benefit plans; with ERISA and federal tax compliance; with benefit plan administration and audits, including audits by the IRS and DOL; and with resolving employee benefits issues through the IRS and DOL correction programs. He also counsels clients with respect to the ACA, COBRA, and other employment-related laws and regulations, and provides advice regarding benefit plan issues in corporate transactions, plan terminations, and plan mergers. Chris’s immigration work focuses primarily on assisting employers and foreign nationals with securing and maintaining the approvals and documents necessary for the foreign nationals and their families to live and work in the United States.
- J.D., University of Florida, 1986
- B.A., University of Virginia, 1983
Bar Admissions
- Tennessee
- California
Court Admissions
- Tennessee State & Federal Courts
- California State & Federal Courts
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth and Ninth Circuits
Clerkships
Certifications
Accolades
- Martindale-Hubbell® - AV Preeminent® Peer Review Rated
- The Best Lawyers in America® - Employee Benefits (ERISA); Employment Law Management; ERISA Litigation, since 2008
Memberships
- Chattanooga Bar Association
- Chattanooga Tax Practitioners
- Tennessee Bar Association