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Grace I. Chanin

No Company Is Too Big to Play Fair

About

Grace advocates for people that have been harmed by corporations. Grace primarily represents whistleblowers fighting against government fraud in complex False Claims Act litigation. She has also represented tens of thousands of employees, retirees, and beneficiaries in class-action ERISA litigation against some of the nation’s largest banks, insurance companies, and investment management firms. By holding these corporations accountable, she has helped recover over $40 million for her clients.

Grace is dedicated to improving wellbeing in the legal community. Grace played an integral role in the creation of Nichols Kaster’s Wellness Committee. She leads the firm’s wellness initiatives and ensures employees have access to a variety of wellness resources. Grace currently volunteers and serves on the Board of Directors for Lawyers Concerned for Lawyers (Minnesota’s Lawyers Assistance Program). In that role, Grace shares her personal experience navigating wellbeing and mental health issues to help other attorneys facing similar challenges. Grace also serves as the co-chair of the American Association for Justice New Lawyers Division Mental Health Committee where she organizes wellbeing programs and events for plaintiffs’ attorneys across the nation.

Pro bono work is also a meaningful part of Grace’s practice. Through the Volunteer Lawyers Network, she represents clients seeking expungement of their eviction records to help them obtain safe and affordable housing.

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

Education

  • J.D., Mitchell Hamline School of Law, 2018, magna cum laude

  • B.A., Minnesota State University Mankato, 2012, magna cum laude

Admissions

  • Minnesota Supreme Court
  • U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota
  • U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado
  • U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

Memberships & Honors

  • American Association for Justice Member
  • Taxpayers Against Fraud Member
  • Federal Bar Association Member
  • Minnesota State Bar Association Member
  • Minnesota Women Lawyers Member
  • Board Member for Lawyers Concerned for Lawyers
  • Board Member for Minneapolis Intergroup
  • Minnesota Women Lawyers
    Minnesota Women Lawyers

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