Mr. Schechter earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1980 from Rowan University, where he was on the Academic Dean’s List.  He received a juris doctor degree, magna cum laude, from California Western School of Law in 1984 and graduated second in his class.  Mr. Schechter received the Scriba Regis Award for authoring the best Law Review article; the Miller Tax Award for earning the highest grade point average in tax courses; and the Highest Academic Achievement Award in the subjects of federal income tax and estate and gift tax.  He was active with the Law Review as a staff writer from 1982-83 and as Head Notes and Comments Editor from 1983-84.

Mr. Schechter is admitted to practice before the courts of California and New Jersey; the United States District Court for the Southern and Central Districts of California; the United States Tax Court, the Ninth Circuit of the United States Court of Appeals; and the United States Supreme Court.  He is a member of the Employee Benefits-Taxation Section, State Bar of California; Taxation Section, San Diego County Bar Association; and was a former member of the Legislative and Regulatory Advisory Committee, ESOP Association of America.  Mr. Schechter is also a member of the San Diego Chapter of the Western Pension and Benefits Conference. 

Mr. Schechter lectures on employee benefit law topics for a wide range of organizations and programs designed to provide MCLE credit.  He has also taught the ERISA/Employee Benefits course as adjunct professor at California Western School of Law.

Mr. Schechter has received an AV® Peer Review rating from the Martindale Hubbell International Law Directory.

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