Robert C. Schmidt

Bob Schmidt is of counsel in the Baton Rouge office of Kean Miller. He joined the firm in 2016 and has represented clients in the employee benefits and ERISA arena for more than 40 years. Bob worked with the United States Tax Court in Washington, DC as an attorney-adviser. He regularly assists employers of all sizes in developing and implementing pension and other employee benefit plans, and in regulatory and compliance issues involving those plans. He has drafted thousands of plans, including some for publicly-traded and privately-held companies, government and tax-exempt employers. He works with executive pay plans and deferred compensation arrangements. Bob advises employers with respect to plan maintenance, investment regulations, plan administration, and plan termination matters.

Bob has been listed in The Best Lawyers in America in Employee Benefits Law since 1984 and was listed as Lawyer of the Year in 2025. He is AV-rated by Martindale-Hubbell and is Board Certified as a Tax Law Specialist by the Louisiana Board of Legal Specialization. Bob is listed among the top employee benefits and executive compensation lawyers in the State of Louisiana by Chambers USA 2022-2024.