27 Oct 2014
Colleen Medill has been elected a fellow of the American College of Employee Benefits Counsel in recognition of her sustained outstanding performance in the law profession. She is the first fellow from Nebraska and was inducted during the counsel's 15th annual dinner and ceremony Oct. 25 in Washington, D.C.
The ACEBC was established in 2000 to recognize the nation’s leading experts in the field of employee benefits law. Election as a fellow is the highest form of professional recognition in the employee benefits law field. Selection is based on proof of a sustained commitment to the development and pursuit of public awareness and understanding of the law of employee benefits through such activities as writing, speaking, participating in public policy analysis, public education or public service for at least twenty years.
At UNL, Medill teacher an employee benefits law course using her textbook, "Introduction to Employee Benefits Law: Policy and Practice," (West Academic, fourth edition, 2014). The textbook is being used in more than 40 law schools in the United States.
Medill is the author of numerous law school articles on employee benefits topics and is a frequent speaker at national conferences on current trends in employee benefits law.