Overview
Teal Trujillo focuses her practice on employee benefits and executive compensation matters for public and private companies. She regularly leads due diligence and advises on liability related to retirement plans, health and welfare plans and executive compensation in stock purchase and asset purchase transactions.
A specialist on matters related to tax-qualified pension plans, health and welfare plans and deferred compensation arrangements, Teal also has experience handling correction and administrative matters before the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and the Department of Labor (DOL). She advises plan sponsors in a wide range of industries, from Fortune 500 companies to health service providers and tax-exempt organizations.
While in law school, Teal was the executive articles editor of the Notre Dame Journal of Legislation. She previously served as a judicial extern to the Hon. Douglas L. Rayes of the US District Court for the District of Arizona.
Recognitions
- Best Lawyers in America, Ones to Watch, Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law, 2024–2025
Community
- Cook County Minority Bar Association
Credentials
Education
University of Notre Dame Law School, JD, cum laude, 2020
Saint Louis University, BA, summa cum laude, 2016
Admissions
Illinois
