Thomas Clark - St Louis, MO
Attorney at The Wagner Law Group
ERISA Lawyers in St Louis, MO
439 South Kirkwood Rd. Suite 215 St Louis, MO 63122
St Louis ERISA Lawyer
Updated: 03/16/2026
Areas of Practice
- ERISA
- Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation
- Mergers & Acquisitions
- Litigation
- Bankruptcy and Restructuring
Attorney Information
Overview
Tom Clark serves as the firm's Chief Operating Officer and leads the firm's St. Louis office. His expertise encompasses all aspects of employee benefits programs, including the design, implementation and compliance of retirement plans, health and welfare plans, and executive and incentive compensation arrangements. He also has a robust practice assisting covered service providers in meeting their ERISA compliance needs. Mr. Clark's vast litigation experience complements the firm's strong and growing ERISA and employment litigation department and includes work on landmark ERISA cases involving complicated ERISA fiduciary duty issues. He has been quoted extensively as an ERISA and employee benefits expert by outlets such as Reuters, the Associated Press, Bloomberg, and Forbes. Mr. Clark teaches ERISA fiduciary law as an Adjunct Professor at The Washington University in St. Louis School of Law, his alma mater. He is a co-author of the Second Edition of "ERISA: Principles of Employee Benefits Law," the only treatise of its kind that provides an overview of the regulation of employee benefit plans by highlighting the central principles and competing policies of employee benefits law in a compact and accessible format for a broad audience of readers.
Awards and Honors
Honors
- Best Lawyers, 2021-2026
Education
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Legal Education
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Washington University School of Law,
St. Louis,
Missouri, 2007
Juris Doctorate -
Washington University School of Law,
St. Louis,
Missouri, 2008
LL.M.
Major: Taxation, Employee Benefits Focus - Notre Dame Law School, London, England, 2005
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Washington University School of Law,
St. Louis,
Missouri, 2007
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Non Legal Education
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The College of New Jersey,
Ewing,
New Jersey, 2004
B.S.
Honors: cum laude
Major: Economics
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The College of New Jersey,
Ewing,
New Jersey, 2004
Current Employment Position(s)
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Chief Operating Officer, Partner
Pro Bono Activities
- Friends of Arch Grants, Founding Board Member, 2013 - Present
Published Works
Articles
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The Debate Over Plan Participant Data as ERISA Plan Assets, 401(k) Advisor, September, 2020
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Year-End Plan Amendments, 401(k) Advisor, November, 2019
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Fiduciary Implications of Flexible Retirement Income Solutions, Franklin Templeton Investments, June, 2018
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Journal of Pension Benefits, 401(k) Advisor, Plan Consultant
Bar Admissions
- Missouri
- Illinois
- U.S. District Court Southern District of Illinois
- U.S. District Court Eastern District of Missouri
- Massachusetts, 2021
Other Affiliations
- American Bar Association, 2008 - Present
- Missouri Bar Association, 2008 - Present
- Employee Benefits Association of St. Louis, 2013 - Present
- Friends of Arch Grants, 2013 - Present (Founding Board Member)
Contact
439 South Kirkwood Rd.
Suite 215
St Louis, MO 63122
Phone: 314-236-0065
Fax: 314-236-5743
Email: Send a message
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