Eric Slack recently joined Thompson Hine as counsel in their DC office. Prior to joining Thompson Hine, Eric served as the Director of Employee Plans where he was responsible for EP's Examinations, Determinations, Voluntary Compliance and Technical programs. He led EP in implementing changes required by the Setting Every Community Up for Retirement Enhancement (SECURE) Act of 2019. Eric Slack was serving as the Director of Field Operations-West for the Western Compliance Practice Area in the Large Business and International Division. Eric served as Detailed Tax Counsel to the Senate Finance Committee under Ranking Member, Senator Ron Wyden (D-OR), where he worked on tax issues including the negotiation of the omnibus spending and tax extender bill of December 2015.  Eric is a graduate of Washburn University of Topeka with a bachelor's degree in English and Spanish. He has a J.D. degree from George Washington University and an LLM. degree in Taxation from Georgetown University in Washington, DC.