Lydia Lee

Upholding the Rights of Investors Lydia Lee is Of Counsel to our firm and has been practicing law for more than 25 years. She is an experienced and accomplished attorney specializing in corporate governance, pension practices, and fiduciary matters. Born and raised in Oklahoma, Lydia spent 19 years as the general counsel for a multi-billion dollar governmental retirement fund, advising a thirteen-member Board of Trustees and overseeing four different defined benefit and defined contribution plans. Lydia has published articles on topics ranging from employee retirement issues to pension plans. She is also a member of numerous legal and pension organizations, including the Oklahoma Bar Association, the National Conference on Public Employee Retirement Systems, and the National Association of Public Pension Attorneys, where she has served on the Executive Board and is the former President. In addition, Lydia currently serves as an administrative law judge for the Oklahoma Merit Protection Commission and the Oklahoma Department of Labor. Lydia has substantial responsibility for client communications. She frequently counsels public funds and other institutional investors with respect to corporate and board governance principles and fiduciary liability issues. She also has a significant role in advising our clients on such issues and is available to serve as governmental liaison to our institutional investor clients.

• Of Counsel

• Law Office of Lydia Lee, Partner, 2005 - 2008
• Oklahoma Public Employees Retirement System, Partner, 1985 - 2005
• Law firm of Howell & Webber, Associate, 1983 - 1985

• Oklahoma, 1983
• U.S. Court of Appeals 10th Circuit
• U.S. District Court Western District of Oklahoma
• U.S. District Court Eastern District of Oklahoma

• Edmond Neighborhood Alliance Board of Directors, 2005 - Present, President, 2006 - 2007, Past President and Director, 2007 - Present
• Oklahoma Bar Association, 2007 - Present (Member OBA Women in Law Committee)
• Central Edmond Urban Development Board, 2006 - Present
• National Association of Public Pension Attorneys (1998 - Present, President, 2002 - 2004, Vice-President 2001 - 2002, Executive Board member, 1998 - 2004, Chair of Benefits Section, Emeritus Board member, 2004)
• Midwest City Regional Hospital, 1992 - 1996 (Board of Governors, Served on Physician/Hospital Organization Board, Pension and Insurance Trust Committees, and Chairman of Woman’s Health Committee)
• Oklahoma Bar Association, 1983 - Present (Member)
• City of Midwest City (Planning Commission, 1984 - 1998, Chairman, 1990 - 1995, Vice-Chairman, 1987 - 1990, Served on Capital Improvement Committee, Airport Zoning Commission (Tinker AFB), and Parkland Review Board, served on Midwest City Legislative Reapportionment Committee, 1991)