Background
Decker, Michael Lynn was born on May 5, 1953 in Oklahoma City. Son of Leroy Melvin and Yvonne (Baird) Decker.
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Michael Lynn Decker
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Bachelor, Oklahoma City U., 1975; Juris Doctor, Oklahoma City U., 1978; graduate, National Judicial College, U. Nevada, Reno, 1990.
Career
Associate, Bay, Hamilton, Lees, Spears, and Verity, Oklahoma City, 1978-1980;
associate director development, Oklahoma City U., 1980-1981;
assistant dean, School of Law, Oklahoma City U., 1981-1982;
senior oil and gas administrative law judge, Oklahoma Corporation Commission, Oklahoma City, 1982-1992;
senior assistant general counsel oil and gas conservation, Oklahoma Corporation Commission, Oklahoma City, 1992-1995;
deputy general counsel oil and gas conservation, Oklahoma Corporation Commission, Oklahoma City, since 1995. Campaign staff intern United States Senator Henry Bellmon's Re-election Campaign, 1974. Member Civil Arbitration Panel, United States District Court (western district) Oklahoma, since 1985.
Seminar speaker American Institute Professional Geologists (Oklahoma section), 1985. Member dean's advising committee Oklahoma City U. Law School, 1986. Member system review board Oklahoma Corporation Commission, 1990-1993, member process management review team,1995-1996.
Lecturer administrative law Vanderbilt University School Law, 1993. Seminarspkr.
Achievements
Membership
Trustee Oklahoma City U., 1989-1991, member alumni board directors, 1988-1995, also member development committee, long range planning committee and administrative liaison committee. Member committee of twenty Oklahoma City Art Museum, 1987-1995, co-chair omelette party, 1990. Volunteer Contact Teleminster, Oklahoma City, 1986-1991, board directors, 1987-1990.
Member review board Oklahoma Corporation Commission, 1990. Member administrative board St. Luke's United Methodist Church, 1988-1992, chair missions committee, 1993-1994. Board directors March of Dimes, Western Oklahoma, 1990-1993.
Member Class XI Leadership Oklahoma City, 1993. Area representative Oklahoma Mozart Festival, Bartlesville, since 1988. Member Oklahoma Bar Association (mineral law section, environmental law section), Oklahoma County Bar Association (Executive Committee young lawyers section 1978-1982, member of law daycom.
1979-1988, chairman law day luncheon speaker committee 1985-1988), Oklahoma City Mineral Lawyers Society, Lions, Phi Alpha Delta, Lambda Chi Alpha (treasurer building corporation 1984-1989, president 1989-1991, Outstanding Alumnus award 1983), Oklahoma City Dinner Club, Lester Raymer Society (Lindsborg, Kansas).
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Married Robin Strom, July 25, 1987.
