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Mid America Pension Project

The Mid America Pension Project has attorneys working to protect and promote the retirement security of workers, retirees and their families in Ohio, Michigan, Kentucky, Tennessee, Indiana and Pennsylvania.

The Mid America Pension Project is funded in large part by the Administration on Community Living under the Older Americans Act Title II.

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We help workers, retirees and their families

The Mid America Pension Project can assist with retirement plans offered by private and government employers, including:

  • Pension plans
  • 401(k), 403(b), and 457 “defined contribution” plans
  • Profit-sharing plans
  • Cash balance and other hybrid pension plans

We often help workers, retirees and their families in these areas:

  • Filing claims and appeals to obtain retirement benefits
  • Obtaining and explaining retirement plan documents
  • Correcting benefit miscalculations
  • Assisting with recoupment actions
  • Assisting with suspension of pension benefits issues
  • Obtaining spousal and other survivor benefits
  • Locating retirement benefits from former employers
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Getting in Touch with the Right Person

January 9, 2026

A client contacted the company he had worked for 20 years ago regarding his pension benefit. The company told the client to call an insurance company because they were holding his benefit. So, the client called the insurance company and was told to call back to the company he had worked for. This went on…

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Attorney Helps Client Access Retirement Account

November 5, 2025

A client called Trellis Pension and Retirement Rights for some help with his 401(k) retirement plan. He had been trying to withdraw his money for over a month because he got behind on his bills and was being threatened with foreclosure. The client could not access his account by computer because this was something his…

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Persistence Pays Off

September 30, 2025

A client in her late eighties was trying to get an income verification letter from her pension plan so she could move into an apartment. The client’s house was in disrepair, and she was unable to take care of it anymore. The client put her house for up for sale but had to take it…

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The information and articles found on the Trellis Pension and Retirement Rights website are provided for educational and informational purposes only. This information is not legal advice, and no attorney-client relationship is formed by access to this information. You should not act or rely on any information contained on this website without seeking the advice of an attorney. Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome.

This program is supported by the Administration for Community Living (ACL), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) as part of a financial assistance award totaling $978,772 with 75 percentage funded by ACL/HHS and $220,289 and 25 percentage funded by non-government source(s). The contents are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent the official views of, nor an endorsement by, ACL/HHS, or the U.S. Government.

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