1. Andrew Staab
1509 Summit Avenue, St. Paul, MN 55105
(651) 247-4705 astaab.as@gmail.com
Legal Experience
Felhaber, Larson, Fenlon & Vogt, P.A., St. Paul, MN
Shareholder Attorney - Employees Benefits Section, June 2011 to May 2014 (medical-related departure)
• Represented numerous Taft-Hartley fringe benefit trusts and other employee benefit plans in all aspects of
employee benefits law.
• Counseled fiduciaries on policies and procedures, plan design, compliance, and litigation.
• Assisted clients with resolving disputes in federal courts as well as before federal administrative agencies.
• Drafted and provided advice regarding various employee benefit plan documents and mandated disclosures.
• Conducted various types of management training to help clients prevent and avoid employee benefit problems.
Representative Transactions:
• Represented group of employee benefit plans in appellate matter involving an employer that refused to pay the
required contributions. At issue was the degree of aggressiveness in assisting the clients in the exercise of their
fiduciary duty.
• Represented an apprenticeship program that used a Scholarship Loan Agreement to assist apprentices in the
payment of their tuition. At issue in litigation was the legality of the enforcement provisions when a breach
occurs.
• Represented ancillary benefit fund in U.S. Department of Labor audit, specifically addressing concerns about
alleged fiduciary breaches.
Rosene, Haugrud & Staab Chtd., St. Paul, MN (merged with Felhaber, Larson, Fenlon & Vogt, P.A.)
Managing Partner / Shareholder Attorney/ Associate Attorney, October 1989 to June 2011
• Represented numerous Taft-Hartley fringe benefit trusts and other employee benefit plans in all aspects of
employee benefits law.
• Counseled fiduciaries on policies and procedures, plan design, compliance, and litigation.
• Assisted clients with resolving disputes in federal courts as well as before federal administrative agencies.
• Drafted and provided advice regarding various employee benefit plan documents.
• Conducted various types of management training to help clients prevent and avoid employee benefit problems.
• Drafted motions and memorandums of law on a variety of civil litigation matters.
• Researched statutory, regulatory and case law to ensure that firm’s clients’ practices were compliant with federal
and state law.
• Helped grow the firm’s employee benefits book of business to forty-five separate Taft-Hartley trust funds.
Representative Transactions:
• Represented labor union in large employer bankruptcy with respect to collective bargaining issues under Chapter
11.
• Represented college in an Article 3 and 4 lawsuit against banks, U.S. Postal Service and Federal Reserve
involving forged checks written by former college employee.
• Represented office machine supplier in all manners of litigation; i.e. collections and bankruptcy.
• Pro Bono Attorney, Advocates for Human Rights. Successfully represented members of a Togolese family
seeking political asylum in the United States for political persecution.
Other Experience
Minnesota and North Dakota Bricklayers and Allied Craftworkers Journeyman and Apprentice Training Trust
Fund, New Hope, MN
Training Center Director, March 2015 to Present
• Managing the Training Center’s administration and training to improve quality of personnel and set standards for
an effective operating organization.

2. Andrew Staab, Resume
St. Paul Academy, St. Paul, MN
Substitute Teacher, November 2014 to March 2015
Education
William Mitchell College of Law, St. Paul, MN
Juris Doctor, 1989
Indiana University Bloomington, Bloomington, IN
Master of Arts, West European Studies, 1985
Bachelor of Arts, Political Science and German, 1982
Speaking Engagements (2013 to present; additional presentations available upon request)
IFEBP – Institute for Apprenticeship, Training and Education Programs in Palm Springs, CA, January 18 – 20, 2016
Best Practices in Administration – 450 attendees
Financial Literacy & Education – 200 attendees
U.S. Open Forum – 300 attendees
IFEBP – 61st
Annual Employee Benefits Conference in Honolulu, HI, November 8 – 10, 2015
Working Effectively With Your A-Team (presented twice) – 107 & 128 attendees
Contemporary Issues in Apprenticeship Funds – 243 attendees
IFEBP – Construction Industry Benefits Conference in Las Vegas, NV, September 28 – 29, 2015
Apprenticeship & Training Programs – Preparing Tomorrow’s Workforce – 78 attendees
IFEBP – Trustees & Administrators Institutes in San Francisco, CA, June 15 – 17, 2015
Hot Topics in Apprenticeship & Training Programs – 33 attendees
Addressing Retirement Security & Financial Literacy (Part 2 Making It Happen) – 77 attendees
Middle Atlantic Actuaries Association – in Baltimore, MD, May 20, 2015
Financial Education…Why Should You Care? – 100 attendees
IFEBP – Trustees & Administrators Institutes in Orlando, FL, February 9 – 10, 2015
Addressing Retirement Security & Financial Literacy (Part 1 Policy) – 122 attendees
Addressing Retirement Security & Financial Literacy (Part 2 Making It Happen) – 107 attendees
IFEBP 60th
Annual Employee Benefits Conference in Boston, MA, October 13 – 14, 2014
Be A Millionaire (Testing Your Financial Knowledge) (presented twice) 264 and 240 attendees
Working Effectively with Your Administrator – 208 attendees
IFEBP Benefit Communication and Technology Institute in San Jose, CA, July 14 – 15, 2014
Program Moderator for Entire Institute
IFEBP 59th
Annual Employee Benefits Conference in Las Vegas, NV, October 21 – 22, 2013
Dealing With Conflicting Loyalties – Which Hat Are You Wearing (presented twice) – 288 and 233 attendees
Working Effectively With Your Attorney (presented twice) – 121 and 77 attendees
Training Funds in the U.S. and Canada – 75 attendees
IFEBP Construction Institute & Collection Procedures Institute in Boston, MA, September 18 – 19, 2013
Unique Collection Cases – You Be the Judge – 75 attendees
Understanding the Collections Process – 142 attendees
IFEBP Trustees & Administrator Institutes in San Francisco, CA, June 25, 2013
Retirement Security Panel Discussion – 42 attendees
Dealing With Ethical Issues – 152 attendees
IFEBP Trustees & Administrators Institutes in Orlando, FL, February 19, 2013
Retirement Security Panel Discussion – 64 attendees
Dealing With Ethical Issues – 230 attendees
Publications
Simplify Benefit Administration, The Advantages of Taft-Hartley Plans, Minnesota Employee Benefits Planner, September
2015
Helping Your Plan Develop a Social Media Policy, Benefits Magazine (International Foundation of Employee Benefit
Plans), May 2014

3. Adapting Plans to Affordable Care Act: A Multiemployer Perspective, Benefits Magazine, International Foundation of
Employee Benefit Plans, April 2014
Payroll Auditing, A Guide for Multiemployer Plans, 2nd Edition, Chapter on “Fund Counsel’s Perspective” International
Foundation of Employee Benefit Plans, January 2013