Denise A. Chicoine

Denise A. Chicoine is an employee benefits lawyer with The Wagner Law Group. Her practice focuses on ERISA, employee benefits, executive compensation, and fiduciary lawsuits and disputes. She advises employers, plan sponsors, fiduciaries, and service providers on retirement and welfare benefit plans. Her work includes compliance, plan design, administration, and issues arising under federal employee benefits laws.

Denise earned her J.D. from Boston College Law School. She graduated magna cum laude from Trinity College. Her education provided the foundation for a career focused on employment law, employee benefits, litigation, and real estate matters.

Denise counsels clients on qualified retirement plans, health and welfare plans, executive compensation arrangements, and fiduciary responsibilities. Her work includes plan drafting and amendments, compliance reviews, correction programs, and matters involving the Internal Revenue Service and Department of Labor. She advises on ERISA fiduciary duties, prohibited transactions, plan governance, and the legal requirements affecting employee benefit programs.

Denise A. Chicoine has practiced extensively in employee benefits law and provides guidance on both day-to-day plan administration and more complex compliance matters. Her work helps employers and fiduciaries address regulatory obligations while maintaining benefit programs aligned with organizational goals. She combines technical knowledge of ERISA and tax-related rules with practical experience advising clients on benefit plan operations and executive compensation matters.

Law Office Affiliations

• Partner, The Wagner Law Group
• Member, Massachusetts Bar Association
• Member, Connecticut Bar Association

Licensed State

• Massachusetts
• Connecticut

Education

• Boston College Law School
  Juris Doctor (JD)
• Trinity College
  Honors: Magna Cum Laude

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