Madison

Levine

Position: Special Counsel
Office: Miami

Madison Levine is special counsel in the Tax Practice Group.

Madison focuses her practice on representing governmental and private sector pension plans, which are maintained to provide retirement, disability, termination, and death benefits to eligible plan members and their beneficiaries. She has extensive experience in employee benefits working with both defined contribution and defined benefit plans. She works directly with boards of trustees, plan administrators, investment consultants, actuaries, and local governmental officials and legislative bodies to provide comprehensive legal counsel on pension administration, governance, and regulatory compliance.

As part of her practice, Madison frequently prepares and presents detailed legislative and regulatory updates to plan fiduciaries as well as provides guidance on all compliance matters with Florida statutes and federal tax laws.

Additionally, she assists pension board trustees in making legally sound determinations regarding eligibility for disability benefits and issues related to pension forfeitures. As a former state attorney, Madison draws on her experience as a seasoned prosecutor in serving as the primary attorney for disability and forfeiture formal administrative hearings.

Madison works closely with agency attorneys and local legislative leadership for cities, counties, fire districts, and special taxing districts to draft and implement legislation and policies affecting public pension systems, including presenting such measures before local legislative bodies and pertinent stake holders.

Through this work, Madison provides practical, strategic counsel to municipal pension boards navigating the complex legal and regulatory framework governing governmental plans.