Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$55M
Total assets Below avg plan size
162
Participants Small participant base
85th
Percentile by assets National rank
$338,462
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP Cash Balance Pension Plan III · Sponsored by Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP · California · Professional & Technical Services

$55M in assets, 162 participants

Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP's Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP Cash Balance Pension Plan III reported $55M in total assets and 162 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 85th percentile by assets among filed plans. Figures are as reported by the plan sponsor to the Department of Labor, not audited or endorsed by PlainRetire.

  • #17,340 in Professional & Technical Services (20,173 peers)

Coverage in California

Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP Cash Balance Pension Plan III covers 162 participants in California, about 26% of the average California filer (state average ~630 per filing). Assets: $55M.

#17,340
in Professional & Technical Services (20,173 peers)
+22.6%
assets growth YoY
0.6×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP Cash Balance Pension Plan III's outsized position by total assets

Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP Cash Balance Pension Plan III vs every filed plan by assets

End-of-year total assets · plan year 2024 · DOL Form 5500

$54,830,837 Top 15% higher than 85% of 123,620 filed plans

This plan $0 $2,050,000,000 every filed plan with reported assets, bucketed by value

Dashed line + filled bar = this entry, among filed plans.

Source U.S. Department of Labor Form 5500 filings (EBSA) · plan year 2024

Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP Cash Balance Pension Plan III among mid-size filed plans by headcount

Plan-year 2024 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP Cash Balance Pension Plan III sits mid-pack in the medium band (162 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP Cash Balance Pension Plan III reported net income fell from $13M in the plan year 2023 filing to $10M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP Cash Balance Pension Plan III end-of-year assets rose from $45M in the plan year 2023 filing to $55M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP Cash Balance Pension Plan III reported participants fell from 184 in the plan year 2023 filing to 162 in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

DOL schedule card

Filing strip 953720522 · Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP PY 2024 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP Cash Balance Pension Plan III · $55M · 162 · 85th

  • RANK $55M
  • PHOTO 162
  • IND 85th
  • EOY Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • 5500 near Baton Rouge Sheet Metal Workers Pension Fund
  • ASSETS ind #17340

Stamps derive from this plan's Form 5500 line items (assets, participants, type, EIN, cohort placement) - not a quality rating of the sponsor. Read with Professional & Technical Services retirement plans → · Plans in California →

Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP Cash Balance Pension Plan III in the asset neighbourhood

W.R. Grace & Co. Retirement Plan for Curtis Bay PlantW.R. Grace & Co. Retirement …$55MService Federal Credit Union Retirement Pension PlanService Federal Credit Union…$55MBessemer Non-Contributory Pension PlanBessemer Non-Contributory Pe…$55MBaton Rouge Sheet Metal Workers Pension FundBaton Rouge Sheet Metal Work…$55MLewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP Cash Balance Pension Plan IIILewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Sm…$55M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP Cash Balance Pension Plan III and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024.

California filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$45M
Net Assets (End of Year)$55M
Net Income$10M
Employer EIN953720522
Plan Effective Date2021-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$553M 38.84774662368116% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$350M$400M$450M$500M$550M$600M 202220232024 $399M $553M ▲ +38.8%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 3 3,487 $399M
2023 3 3,586 $483M
2024 3 3,249 $553M

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in California

Peer Defined Benefit (Pension) plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.

Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP Cash Balance Pension Plan III vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in California, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -50000050000100000150000 -10010203040 Total assets ($B) Participants Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP Cash Balance Pension Plan III, Total assets ($B): 0.054830837 · Participants: 162Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP Cash Balance Pension Plan IIIKaiser Permanente Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 34.452234723 · Participants: 135057Kaiser Permanente Retirement PlanPacific Gas and Electric Company Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 17.60716624 · Participants: 27500Pacific Gas and Electric Company Retirement PlanRetirement Plan for Physicians and Salaried Employees of the Permanente Medical Group, Inc., Total assets ($B): 11.441381434 · Participants: 18983Retirement Plan for Physicians and Salaried Employees of the Permanente Medical Group, Inc.Western States Carpenters Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 11.342334451 · Participants: 48582Western States Carpenters Pension PlanIlwu-Pma Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 10.798538721 · Participants: 15833Ilwu-Pma Pension Plan
Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP Cash Balance Pension Plan III vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in California, assets vs. participants

Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP Cash Balance Pension Plan III's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount

Outside California, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Baton Rouge Sheet Metal Workers Pension Fund in LA ($55M); by covered participants it is Sheet Metal Workers Intn Local 17nh Pension Plan in CT (162 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024. Asset totals can differ widely at the same headcount; neither axis is a quality rating.

Frequently Asked Questions

How did Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP Cash Balance Pension Plan III assets move in 2024?
Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP Cash Balance Pension Plan III grew sharply - up 22.6% during 2024, from $45M to $55M. Reported net income was $10M.
How have Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP plan assets changed over time?
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP's sponsor-wide assets grew 38.8%, from $399M to $553M.
Where does Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP Cash Balance Pension Plan III rank by assets among Form 5500 filers?
Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP Cash Balance Pension Plan III ranks in the 85th percentile by end-of-year assets among 123,622 plans that reported assets for plan year 2024 (in the top quartile of all filed plans by assets).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans are similar in size to Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP Cash Balance Pension Plan III?
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Baton Rouge Sheet Metal Workers Pension Fund in LA ($55M, 632 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP Cash Balance Pension Plan III?
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Sheet Metal Workers Intn Local 17nh Pension Plan in CT (162 participants, $29M in assets).