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Abby G. Coffey

Associate

E-mail | P: (206) 398-1500 | F: (206) 398-1501 

Abby G. Coffey

Associate

E-mail | P:   (206) 398-1500 | F: (206) 398-1501

Areas of Practice

ERISA and Tax Code
Affordable Care Act
Mental Health Parity
Title VII
Section 401(k) retirement plans
Health plans and excepted benefits
Multiemployer plans

Bar Admissions

Washington, 2025

Education

Seattle University School of Law
J.D. cum laude, 2025
Seattle Journal of Technology, Environmental, and Innovation Law, Editor in Chief (2024-25)

Oregon State University
Graduate Certificate in Wildlife Management, 2022

University of Florida
B.S., 2021

Overview

Abby advises employers, plan sponsors, and fiduciaries on a broad spectrum of employee benefits and health and welfare plan issues. Her practice encompasses Mental Health Parity (MHPAEA) compliance, Title VII nondiscrimination matters, HIPAA privacy and security, and health care reform requirements under the ACA . Abby regularly works with self-insured and multiemployer health plans on plan administration, fiduciary governance, beneficiary and claims matters, subrogation, and withdrawal liability issues. She also assists clients with drafting and updating plan documents, SPDs, and amendments, for consistency with ERISA, the Internal Revenue Code, and current regulatory guidance. When she’s not delving into the wonderful world of ERISA, Abby loves Pilates, spending time with her cats, reading books, watching hockey, and visiting family.

  • Semifinalist, James E. Bond Moot Court competition (2025)
  • CALI Excellence for the Future Award for Professional Responsibility (2024) and Internet Law and Digital Commerce (2023)
  • From Starfleet to Space Law: Science Fiction and the Future of Colonization Law, 15 Seattle J. of Tech., Env’l, & Innovation L. 2 (2025)
  • King County Bar Association, Business and Intellectual Property Law Divisions
  • Washington State Bar Association
  • International Foundation of Employee Benefit Plans