Jillian Gordon Foerster
Senior Counsel
Jillie specializes in Employee Benefits & ERISA. She works regularly with clients to solve a broad range of tax and employee benefit plan issues. Her primary areas of expertise are ERISA and Tax compliance for all types of employee benefit plans, including ERISA support for mergers and acquisitions and ERISA litigation. Jillie has a special interest in welfare plans, including 125 plan compliance, COBRA, self-funded health plans, HIPAA Privacy and Security, and all things Affordable Care Act.
Jillie began her career at Dykema (when the San Antonio office was Cox Smith Matthews), and she’s recently returned to the firm as Senior Council. She is also a proud Air Force spouse.
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- Texas Tech University, J.D., magna cum laude, 2011
- Southwestern University, B.A., political science, cum laude, 2007
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Bar Admissions
- Texas, 2011
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Recognized by S.A. Scene, as an "Outstanding Women in Law" for Tax, 2022
- SA Scene, "San Antonio’s Best Lawyers," 2014
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- Bexar County Women's Bar
- International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP), Member
- San Antonio Young Lawyers Association
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- Key Spouse, 2d Dental Squadron, Barksdale Air Force Base
- Writer’s Corps, Military Spouse JD Network
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Texas Tech University School of Law
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Captain, Southwestern Women's Soccer Team
Areas of client focus
Important Updates on Annual Funding Notice Requirements: Insights from EBSA's Recent Guidance
On April 3, 2025, the Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) of the U.S. Department of…
Is your 401(k) plan’s forfeiture policy a lawsuit waiting to happen? Recent class actions are…
Jillian Foerster will serve as a featured speaker on the “Ask the Experts” panel at the Fiduciary…
