Council approves addendum for city’s appellate counsel in Magnus case

The Lawton City Council approved an addendum to the city’s retainer agreement with the law firm Pierce, Couch, Hendrickson, Basinger & Greene so the firm will continue representing the city in the appeal in Julie Magnus v. City of Lawton, case number 123509.

A councilmember moved to approve Addendum 1 to the retainer agreement and to make the addendum retroactive to Oct. 22, 2025. The motion was seconded and the council adopted the addendum by roll-call vote; the roll call recorded unanimous approval. Council also noted that the executive-session discussion had been convened pursuant to Title 25 of the Oklahoma Statutes governing executive sessions for discussion of the purchase or appraisal of real property and pending litigation (transcript references to sections of Title 25 were read into the record). No substantive details of settlement or litigation strategy were disclosed in open session.

The addendum authorizes the named firm to continue representation on appeal; the council did not authorize settlements or disclose attorney–client communications in open session.