Alfred A. Turco

ALFRED A. TURCO is an ERISA and Financial Services attorney, whose practice concentrates on financial transactions and ERISA fiduciary responsibility.  He counsels employers, fiduciaries and financial services organizations in connection with their development, acquisition, management and disposition of ERISA investment products and services.  Al is a recognized authority on Section 401(k) stable value funds.  He served as counsel to the lead creditor in connection with the Chapter 11 restructuring of an impaired fund, including coordination with the U. S. Department of Labor in recovery of losses suffered by plan participants. 

Al serves as counsel to the Board of Directors of the Retirement Income Industry Association (which he co-founded) and serves on various committees of the Stable Value Investment Association.  Prior to joining McElroy Deutsch, Al served as in-house counsel to AETNA (1979-1992) and to the Phoenix Companies (1969-1979).

Al also maintains a regulatory practice.  He has represented various clients with matters involving the State of Connecticut, Department of Insurance.  Locally, he was instrumental in securing approval for the $250 million mixed use center development in West Hartford known as Blue Back Square, having served as special counsel to the developer.

Al has been involved in public service his entire adult life, having served on numerous boards and commissions.  He was elected and served on the City of Hartford Board of Education (1969-1971) and was elected and served on the West Hartford Town Council (1993-2003).   He currently serves as a Director of Amy's Angels a non-profit supporting families in need.  Al is also a Fellow of the American Bar Foundation.

  • Listed in Best Lawyers® (2023, 2024) a Woodward/White, Inc. business and partners with U.S. News & World Report, in the area of Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law. A description of the standard or methodology on which the accolade is based can be found HERE (No aspect of the advertisement has been approved by the Supreme Court).

ALFRED A. TURCO is an ERISA and Financial Services attorney, whose practice concentrates on financial transactions and ERISA fiduciary responsibility.  He counsels employers, fiduciaries and financial services organizations in connection with their development, acquisition, management and disposition of ERISA investment products and services.  Al is a recognized authority on Section 401(k) stable value funds.  He served as counsel to the lead creditor in connection with the Chapter 11 restructuring of an impaired fund, including coordination with the U. S. Department of Labor in recovery of losses suffered by plan participants. 

Al serves as counsel to the Board of Directors of the Retirement Income Industry Association (which he co-founded) and serves on various committees of the Stable Value Investment Association.  Prior to joining McElroy Deutsch, Al served as in-house counsel to AETNA (1979-1992) and to the Phoenix Companies (1969-1979).

Al also maintains a regulatory practice.  He has represented various clients with matters involving the State of Connecticut, Department of Insurance.  Locally, he was instrumental in securing approval for the $250 million mixed use center development in West Hartford known as Blue Back Square, having served as special counsel to the developer.

Al has been involved in public service his entire adult life, having served on numerous boards and commissions.  He was elected and served on the City of Hartford Board of Education (1969-1971) and was elected and served on the West Hartford Town Council (1993-2003).   He currently serves as a Director of Amy's Angels a non-profit supporting families in need.  Al is also a Fellow of the American Bar Foundation.

  • Listed in Best Lawyers® (2023, 2024) a Woodward/White, Inc. business and partners with U.S. News & World Report, in the area of Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law. A description of the standard or methodology on which the accolade is based can be found HERE (No aspect of the advertisement has been approved by the Supreme Court).

Education

Fordham University (B.A. 1966)
University of Connecticut School of Law (J.D. 1969)

Admissions

State of Connecticut

Memberships

  • Member of the Criminal Justice Commission, State of Connecticut
  • Director of the Children’s Museum of West Hartford
  • Elected and served on the City of Hartford Board of Education (1969-1971)
  • Elected and served on the West Hartford Town Council (1993-2003)
Fellow, American Bar Foundation