David M. McLain

About David

David M. McLain is a founding member of Higgins, Hopkins, McLain & Roswell, LLC, a firm which specializes in construction law and construction litigation throughout Colorado. Mr. McLain received his undergraduate degree from Colorado State University, graduating cum laude, and his law degree from the University of Denver, College of Law. Mr. McLain completed the Claims and Litigation Management Alliance Litigation Management Institute, earning the designation from that organization as a Certified Litigation Management Professional. He has a general civil litigation practice with an emphasis on the defense of complex construction lawsuits on behalf of developers, general contractors, and other construction professionals. As a result of the experience gained by defending some of Colorado’s largest residential construction defect lawsuits, construction professionals seek out Mr. McLain to consult on risk avoidance and risk management strategies. Currently among his clients are several of the state’s largest home builders, regional and custom builders, and numerous insurance carriers. In 2015, Law Week Colorado named Mr. McLain’s as the Barrister’s Choice for Best Construction Defects Lawyer for Defendants. In 2019, he was recognized by that same publication as the People’s Choice in the same category. Mr. McLain is an AV® Preeminent™ Peer Review Rated attorney by Martindale-Hubbell and is a regular speaker at local, regional, and national seminars regarding construction defect litigation in Colorado.

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Education

• University of Denver, JD, graduated 1998
• Colorado State University, BA - Political Science, graduated 1995

Bar Admissions

• Colorado, 1998

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