Faculty
Rebecca Bush
Rebecca Bush is a partner at the Chicago and Milwaukee offices of Amundsen Davis. When it comes to navigating employee benefits compliance, Attorney Bush transforms complex regulatory challenges into practical business solutions. She understands the everyday challenges employers face when managing benefit programs and provides counsel that balances legal requirements with business realities.
Chair of the firm's Employee Benefits, Executive Compensation & Tax Service Group, Attorney Bush brings a valuable perspective from her experience as in-house counsel for employee benefits technology companies. She has worked directly with plan sponsors across multiple industries, including technology, financial services, healthcare, construction, retail, and manufacturing.
Attorney Bush also counsels employers on health and welfare plans, retirement plans, executive compensation arrangements, deferred compensation plans, equity compensation structures, health reimbursement arrangements (HRAs), flexible spending arrangements (FSAs), health savings accounts (HSAs), and cafeteria plans. She advises on ERISA compliance, ACA requirements, HIPAA privacy issues, and tax implications of benefit offerings.
Attorney Bush’s experience overseeing human resources functions at a technology company gives her insight into the operational challenges employers face with benefit administration, workforce management across multiple states, and employee communications. This background enables her to provide counsel that addresses both legal requirements and practical implementation concerns.
Attorney Bush represents employers during government audits by the IRS, state taxing authorities, and the U.S. Department of Labor and assists with benefit and compensation considerations in mergers and acquisitions.
Kelly Haab-Tallitsch
Kelly Haab-Tallitsch is a partner at the St. Charles, Illinois, office of Amundsen Davis, where she regularly counsels clients on employee benefit and executive compensation matters, helping employers understand their obligations under the Affordable Care Act, ERISA, and the Internal Revenue Code. Attorney Haab-Tallitsch advises employers on qualified and non-qualified retirement plans, employee stock ownership plans (ESOPs), health and welfare plans, wellness programs, and severance plans. She creates and drafts plan documents, amendments, and summary plan descriptions.
Attorney Haab-Tallitsch also works with companies to design and draft effective executive compensation plans, including equity plans, non-qualified deferred compensation plans, supplemental executive retirement plans (SERPs), and executive employment agreements. Her experience includes advising clients on ERISA fiduciary obligations, including plan investment issues and prohibited transactions, negotiating third-party administrator service agreements, and correcting plan errors through the Department of Labor and Internal Revenue Service voluntary correction programs.
Before practicing law, Attorney Haab-Tallitsch oversaw the design and administration of all benefit and compensation programs for two large multinational companies. She managed the transition of all benefits and compensation programs during a spin-off and initial public offering. Before moving into a corporate role, Attorney Haab-Tallitsch spent 10 years at a premier human resource consulting firm, advising clients on executive compensation matters. Her background in corporate human resources allows her to understand her clients’ needs. She knows how legal matters can impact an organization and helps clients proactively address legal issues.
When she is not in the office, Attorney Haab-Tallitsch is with her husband and three kids, attending soccer games, dance performances, and school events. She is also a volunteer Board Member for TriCity Family Services, a local community mental health agency.