Isaac Morris is an employee benefits and executive compensation attorney, advising businesses, entities, and the individuals owning or working for them on a variety of retirement, compensation, welfare, and other benefit matters and related tax laws and situations. Clients turn to Isaac for his expertise, critical thinking, and planning, as well as his ability and willingness to consider what he would recommend and do if in the client’s shoes, recognizing that each client has different risk tolerances to planning and problem-solving.
Isaac focuses his efforts on helping the individuals he works with achieve the best solution for the entities they manage or represent, wanting them to feel confident about their jobs and results. Isaac enjoys making connections with those who come to him with questions and problems and getting to know the personalities and preferences of the people and their organizations.
Isaac fields questions and counsels on a wide variety of benefit matters, including qualified and non-qualified retirement plans, the planning and impact of control groups under the Internal Revenue Code and ERISA, compensation and payroll tax situations, and negotiation and interaction with vendors and third-party administrators. Clients know that Isaac works with a deep bench of experienced benefit attorney whom he counsels with regularly in developing and implementing practical solutions.
Isaac has extensive experience representing entities and their executive and directors in all aspects of “golden parachute” payment situations, helping those organizations and individuals avoid lost tax deductions and punitive excise taxes that would otherwise apply in transactions involving the sale, merger, or acquisition of a company.
Isaac devotes considerable time each year to several pro bono efforts, including mentoring and instructing high school student in the Street Law program, as well as counseling charitable and non-profit organizations on compensation and retirement plan matters.
Prior to joining Foley, Isaac served as a law clerk for Justice Jorge A. Solis of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas in Dallas, Texas.
