T. Lake Moore V

Lake Moore is an ERISA and employee benefits attorney who actively advises companies (large and small, public and private), administrators, unions, governmental entities (state, local, and tribal), and other lawyers on the compliance, administration, correction, and innovative design of employee benefit plans. Lake has gained a great deal of experience handling almost all matters related to both qualified and nonqualified employer-sponsored retirement plans, such as 401(k), 403(b) and 457 plans, as well as traditional deferred compensation plans. Lake also advises on all aspects of health and welfare plans, such as traditional major medical plans and many ancillary plans such as adoption assistance, tuition assistance, and dependent care benefits.

Lake’s ongoing passion and excitement for his practice comes from helping employers create and maintain customized benefits tailored to the needs of employees and their families. This includes helping employers create robust and meaningful benefits that employees will actually utilize, but also in a cost-effective fashion. This area of the law is constantly evolving – especially in the COVID era – and he strives to provide his clients with the advice they need to stay compliant and take advantage of new solutions to offer the best benefits in the most efficient way possible.

Through his representation of many clients before the U.S. Department of Labor and Internal Revenue Service, Lake has gained a thorough understanding of the complex and comprehensive laws, regulations, and other guidance that affect employer-sponsored benefit plans, such as ERISA, evolving DOL and IRS regulations, and, most recently, the SECURE Act, the CARES Act, and the No Surprises Act. 

Lake is a contributing author to various publications, including Oklahoma Employment Law Letter, Midwest Employment Law Letter, HRlaws.com, The Oklahoman, The Journal Record, and McAfee & Taft’s own benefits blog ERISALINC. He has also been a featured guest speaker on wage & hour and benefits issues for BLR’s virtual conference “Reopening the Workplace: Navigating the New Reality of COVID-19.”