Grace I. Chanin

Grace believes corporations should play by the rules—and she’s not afraid to remind them. She represents whistleblowers taking on government fraud under the False Claims Act, including Medicare and Medicaid fraud. Before focusing on whistleblower litigation, Grace represented tens of thousands of employees, retirees, and beneficiaries in class-action ERISA lawsuits against some of the nation’s largest financial institutions. By holding corporations accountable, Grace has helped her clients recover over $40 million.

Grace is on a mission to improve wellbeing in the legal profession. She played a key role in launching Nichols Kaster’s Wellness Committee and now leads the firm’s wellness initiatives, ensuring employees have access to resources that support both their work and their humanity. Outside the firm, Grace serves on the Board of Directors for Lawyers Concerned for Lawyers, Minnesota’s Lawyers Assistance Program, where she shares her personal experiences with mental health and wellbeing to help attorneys facing similar challenges. She also co-chairs the American Association for Justice New Lawyers Division Mental Health Committee, organizing programs and events to support plaintiffs’ attorneys across the country.

Grace also teaches Legal Research and Writing at the University of Minnesota Law School, where she enjoys empowering the next generation of attorneys with the tools they need to make a difference.

Pro bono work remains close to Grace’s heart. Through the Volunteer Lawyers Network, she has represented clients seeking expungement of eviction records so they can access safe, affordable housing. She also helped launch a monthly legal clinic with the Domestic Abuse Project to support survivors of domestic violence.

Grace’s preferred pronouns are she/her/hers.