Jacob Schutz is an associate in Cohen Milstein's Employee Benefits/ERISA practice. In this role, Mr. Schutz represents the interests of employees, retirees, plan participants and beneficiaries in ERISA class-action lawsuits across the country.
Prior to joining Cohen Milstein, Mr. Schutz was an associate for several years at a highly regarded national plaintiffs’ law firm, where he represented clients in employee benefits/ERISA class actions.
Mr. Schutz received his B.A., summa cum laude, from the University of Pennsylvania. He received his J.D., magna cum laude, from the University of Minnesota Law School, where he was a notes and articles editor for the ABA Journal of Labor & Employment Law and a member of the Order of the Coif. While at law school, he published the note: Association Discrimination under the Americans with Disabilities Act: The Case of Dependent Healthcare Costs, 27 ABA J. Lab. & Emp. L. 485