Debra M. McLain Print

debraDebra provides legal representation and counsel to business entities and to individuals. For businesses, clients are counseled and represented through the entire life cycle of their business from understanding the legal consequences associated with their idea for a business, through the creation and operation of it. Once created, General Counsel Services are offered to provide continuing legal and strategic guidance to the business, to produce relevant business documents, to assist with corporate compliance issues, and to spot issues that require further research or specialized handling. For individuals, Debra works with clients to obtain emotional and financial recovery from all aspects of the harm that they experienced because of wrongful acts committed against them by others.

Special interest areas for Debra include matters that involve insurance companies, insurance agents and brokers, insured businesses, insured persons, and those who have disputes with them. Before obtaining her Juris Doctor from Hamline University School of Law, Debra was licensed throughout the United States as a property casualty insurance broker and managed transactions between insurance companies and clients. She maintains her Chartered Property Casualty Underwriter designation from the American Institute of Property and Liability Underwriters and is active in Commercial Risk Consultants, LLC, a company she founded to provide enterprise risk management and insurance advisory services to clients with exposure to business risks of loss.

LEGAL EDUCATION
Hamline University School of Law
Hamline University Dispute Resolution Institute

INSURANCE EDUCATION
American Institute for Property and Liability Underwriters

UNDERGRADUATE EDUCATION
University of Phoenix, Bachelor of Science in Administration

LICENSES
Admitted attorney and counselor of law:
   • Minnesota Supreme Court
   • U.S. District Court, District of Minnesota
Rule 114 qualified neutral:
   • Civil facilitative/hybrid mediation
   • Family facilitative/hybrid mediation

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
Minnesota State Bar Association
   • Civil Litigation Section
   • General Practice Law Section
   • Construction Law Section
   • Labor & Employment Law Section
   • Family Law Section
Hennepin County Bar Association
Ramsey County Bar Association
American Bar Association
Minnesota Women Lawyers
Richard T. Oakes Inn of Court
Society of Chartered Property and Casualty Underwriters
Risk and Insurance Management Society
Professional Insurance Women