Practices

Education

  • George Washington University J.D. 2002
  • University of Michigan B.A. 1998 with distinction

Admitted

  • Michigan, 2002

Courts

  • Michigan State Courts
  • U.S. District Court, Western District of Michigan
  • U.S. Tax Court
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Heidi A. Lyon
Associate
Grand Rapids
T 616.752.2496
F 616.222.2496
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Heidi Lyon concentrates her practice in the areas of employee benefits and executive compensation. She counsels clients regarding qualified retirement plans, health and welfare benefit plans, fringe benefit plans and non-qualified deferred compensation plans.

Representative Experience
  • Advising employers on the design, administration and compliance of tax-qualified pension, profit-sharing and other deferred compensation plans, including 401(k), 401(m), 403(b), 457, employee stock ownership and stock bonus plans
  • Assisting employers with the establishment and maintenance of health and welfare benefit plans (including wrap plans, cafeteria plans, COBRA compliance, HIPAA compliance, HRAs, HSAs, health FSAs, dependent care FSAs and wellness plans)
Honors and Awards
  • Recognized by Michigan Lawyers Weekly as one of its 20 Up & Coming Lawyers for 2009 for her work in employee benefits
  • Named as a Michigan Super Lawyer Rising Star - 2009
  • Notes Editor, The Environmental Lawyer
Bar Associations
  • American Bar Association
    Tax Section and Joint Committee on Employee Benefits
  • State Bar of Michigan
    Tax Section and Employee Benefits Subcommittee
Teaching and Lecturing
  • "New Compliance Challenges for Employers and Other Plan Fiduciaries" and "Hot Fringe Benefits Issues," WNJ Human Resources Seminar, September 11, 2008, Grand Rapids, Michigan
Publications
  • "For Better or For Worse:  The New Determination Letter System For Qualified Retirement Plans," Michigan Tax Lawyer, Volume XXII, Issue 2, Summer 2007
Professional Affiliations
  • IRS Great Lakes Tax-Exempt and Governmental Entities Council
  • Women Lawyers Association of Western Michigan
  • Economic Club of Grand Rapids
Community Affiliations
  • Arts Council of Greater Grand Rapids
    First Vice President and Board Member
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