Lauren E. McClain

Shareholder Attorney

Lauren McClain is an associate at Humphrey, Farrington & McClain. Lauren graduated from the University of Missouri School of Law in 2012. Prior to attending law school, Lauren earned a bachelor’s degree cum laude in economics from Graceland University.

Lauren has extensive litigation experience and has been integral in assisting the firm obtain top verdicts and settlements throughout the country. Missouri Lawyers Weekly has recognized Lauren on two occasions for her role in securing the largest plaintiff’s verdict. In 2014, Missouri Lawyers Weekly honored Lauren with its Missouri Lawyers Award for her role in securing a $28 Million Verdict in a Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis/Metalworking Fluid Case in Berger v. Copeland Compressor Corp. Again in 2017, Missouri Lawyers Weekly recognized Lauren with its Missouri Lawyers Award after a Springfield Jury awarded $20.6 Million in damages as a result of injuries her client sustained from exposure to trichloroethylene (TCE) in Kirk v. FAG Bearings.

Highlights

Verdicts & Settlements

$28 Million Verdict in Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis/Metalworking Fluid Case – Berger v. Copeland Compressor Corp., 2013
$20.6 Million Verdict in Chemical Exposure Case – Kirk v. FAG Bearings, 2016
$10 Million Verdict in Occupational Exposure Case – Philpott v. Kansas City Power & Light, 2017
Numerous Confidential Settlements

Awards

Missouri Super Lawyers Rising Star – 2018-2021
2017 Missouri Lawyers Weekly – Largest Plaintiff’s Verdicts of 2016
2014 Missouri Lawyers Weekly – Largest Plaintiff’s Verdict of 2013
National Law Journal Top 100 Verdicts of 2013
National Law Journal Top 100 Verdicts of 2016

Bar Admissions

State Courts

Missouri, 2012

Federal Courts

U.S. District Court Northern District of California, 2016
U.S. District Court Southern District of California, 2015
U.S. District Court Southern District of Illinois, 2015
U.S. District Court Southern District of Indiana, 2015
U.S. District Court Southern District of Iowa, 2015
U.S. District Court Western District of Missouri, 2013

Court of Appeals

Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals

Areas of Practice

Personal Injury
Toxic Torts
Products Liability

Education

University of Missouri School of Law, Columbia, Missouri

J.D. – 2012

Graceland University, Lamoni, Iowa

B.A. Economics (cum laude) – 2009