
Gary M. Remer is a Member of Dawda, Mann, Mulcahy & Sadler, PLC. He concentrates his practice in the areas of tax law, employee benefits and ERISA, estate planning, franchise and business transactions. He is also chair of the ERISA Franchise Practice Groups for the Firm.
From his beginnings as a Revenue Agent for the IRS by day and law student by night, he began being immersed into tax, business, franchising, and employee benefits. Over the last 20 plus years he has amassed a toolbox full of knowledge and experience that allows him to counsel people on not only what the law says, but the practical implications of their courses of action.
Mr. Remer designs retirement plans that provide significant benefit accruals for business owners. He assists in correcting retirement plan operational and document deficiencies such as the exclusion of eligible participants, loan failures, untimely 401(k) deposits, and late amendments to retirement plan documents. In order to protect assets from becoming immediately taxable and reduce fiduciary liability, he submits the retirement plans to the Internal Revenue Service and/or Department of Labor for rulings.
Gary M. Remer
Member
Education
Detroit College of Law at Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan, J.D., 1997
Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan, B.A. Accounting, 1990
Associations and community Leadership
Michigan Bar Association
Michigan Association of Certified Public Accountants
MICPA Franchise Task Force, past Chair, and MICPA Membership Task Force, past Chair
State Bar of Michigan, Past Tax Committee Council Member
Bar Admissions
Michigan, 1997
Honors and Awards
Named a Top Lawyer in Franchise Law for 2017 and 2018
Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business, Leader in Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation, 2011 – 2015
Mr. Remer speaks and writes on employee welfare benefit plans, qualified retirement plans, franchising and is regularly featured as a subject matter expert in the media. He has presented at national and regional Accounting (AICPA, MICPA) and Legal (State Bar of Michigan) profession educational meetings.