Bucklin, Klemin & McBride, P.C.
500 Wells Fargo Bank Building, 400 East Broadway Avenue
Bismarck, North Dakota 58502-0955
(Burleigh Co.)
Telephone: 701-258-8988
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Statement of Practice: Bucklin, Klemin & McBride, P.C. is a regional law firm specializing in litigation. The firm handles a wide variety of litigation for individuals, businesses, other attorneys and insurance companies throughout North Dakota, South Dakota, Minnesota, and Montana. Bucklin, Klemin & McBride, P.C. is committed to providing the highest quality of legal services and utilizes state of the art research and other computer services. Members of the firm are also actively engaged in community service and are involved in numerous state and local committees and advisory boards.

Firm Profile: General Civil Trial Practice. Litigation and transactional work in: Products and Products Liability, Environmental Issues and Waste Management, Asbestos, Insurance Defense, Personal Injury, Natural Resources, Commercial, Corporate, Bankruptcy, Real Estate, Domestic Relations, Workers Compensation, Social Security, Health Law, Administrative Law, Insurance Law, and Probate.

REPRESENTATIVE CLIENTS: Adams Farm Mutual Insurance Co.; Alexsis; Alliance of American Insurers; Allstate Insurance Cos.; American Bankers Insurance Co.; American Reliable Insurance Co.; Avco Financial Services; Bank of North Dakota; Basin Electric Power Cooperative; Bismarck Loan Pool; Bismarck-Mandan Development Association; Center Mutual Insurance Co.; Chubb Group of Insurance Cos.; Central National Insurance Co.; Cooper Industries, Inc.; Crum and Forster Group; Electric Insurance; Electric Mutual Insurance Co.; Empire Fire & Marine Insurance Co.; Eye Clinic of North Dakota; Farmers Alliance Mutual Insurance; Farmers Union Mutual Insurance Co.; First Bank of North Dakota; First Trust Company of North Dakota; Forum Insurance; Gardner Denver Machinery, Inc.; General Accident Insurance Co.; General Casualty Cos.; General Electric Company; Globe Life Insurance Co.; Hawkeye Security Insurance Co.; GMAC Mortgage Corporation of Iowa; Hartford Insurance Group; Lawyers Title Insurance Company; LeMars Mutual Insurance Co.; Montgomery Ward & Co.; Mutual of Omaha; National Farmers Union Property and Casualty Co.; Nodak Mutual Insurance Co.; North Dakota Guaranty and Title Company; North Dakota Land Title Association; Norwest Bank North Dakota; Norwest Bank Minnesota; Norwest Mortgage, Inc.; Principal Mutual Life Insurance Co.; Prudential; Regional Neurological Center; Reliance Insurance Co.; Sedgwick James of Illinois; Southwest Water Authority; St. Paul Fire and Marine Insurance Co.; Title and Escrow Company.; Waste Management Co.

Main Office
Lawrence R. Klemin born New Rockford, North Dakota, March 31, 1945; admitted to bar, 1978, North Dakota and U.S. District Court, District of North Dakota; 1987, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit; 1988, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: University of North Dakota (B.A., 1967; J.D., with distinction, 1978). Research Editor, North Dakota Law Review, 1977-1978. Author: "Zoning and Amortization of Nonconforming Uses," 54 North Dakota Law Review 231, 1977; "Federal Collateral Relief Not Available for State Prisoners Who Have Had an Opportunity for Full and Fair Litigation of Fourth Amendment Claims in State Courts," 53 North Dakota Law Review 263, 1976. Editor and Publisher, Civil Practice of North Dakota. Appeals Referee, North Dakota Employment Security Bureau, 1970-1975. Member, North Dakota House of Representatives; Commissioner, National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws. Member, National Arbitration Forum. Member, State Advisory Council for North Dakota Office of Administrative Hearings, 1993-1998. Member: Big Muddy and American Bar Associations; State Bar Association of North Dakota (Chair, Administrative Law Committee, 1996-1998); The Association of Trial Lawyers of America. [With U.S. Army, 1967-1970]. Practice Areas: Products Liability; Insurance Defense; Bankruptcy Law; Environmental Law; Commercial Law; Corporate Law; Real Estate Law; Natural Resources; Asbestos Litigation. 
Karen L. McBride born Minot, North Dakota, November 10, 1945; admitted to bar, 1984, North Dakota and Minnesota; 1985, U.S. District Court, District of North Dakota and U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit. Education: Minot State College (B.S., 1969); University of North Dakota (J.D., with distinction, 1984). Order of the Coif. Member: Big Muddy and Minnesota State Bar Associations; State Bar Association of North Dakota; Defense Research Institute. Practice Areas: Domestic Relations Law; Probate Law; Real Estate; Business Law; Estate Planning; Litigation. .
David Schweigert born Baker, Montana, November 7, 1967; admitted to bar, 1993, North Dakota, South Dakota; 1994, Montana; U.S. District Court, District of North Dakota, U.S. District Court, District of South Dakota, U.S. District Court, District of Montana and U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit. Education: Jamestown College (B.A., cum laude, 1990); University of North Dakota (J.D., with distinction, 1993). Phi Alpha Delta. Member: State Bar Association of North Dakota; Big Muddy Bar Association; The State Bar of South Dakota; State Bar Association of Montana; The Association of Trial Lawyers of America. Practice Areas: Personal Injury Law; Product Liability Law; Insurance Defense Law; Litigation. 
Of Counsel
Leonard H. Bucklin, born Minneapolis, Minnesota, April 17, 1933; admitted to bar, 1957, Minnesota; 1958, U.S. District Court, District of Minnesota; 1960, North Dakota and U.S. District Court, District of North Dakota; 1973, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit and U.S. Supreme Court; 1988, Colorado; 1992, Texas. Education: University of Minnesota (B.S.L., 1954; J.D., 1956). Order of the Coif; Phi Delta Phi; Delta Sigma Rho. Author: "Products Litigation in the Upper Prairie States," Trial Lawyer Services, 1987; "North Dakota Products Liability Law: a Litigator's Guide," 67 North Dakota Law Review 1, 1991; "Settlement of Personal Injury Claims of Children," 44 North Dakota Law Review, 52, 1967; Civil Practice of North Dakota (3 Vols), 1970-1992. Member, Board of Directors, United Network for Organ Sharing and Professional Standards Committee. Fellow: International Academy of Trial Lawyers (Director, 1990-1996); American Bar Association Center for Professional Responsibility. Member: State Bar Association of North Dakota; State Bar of Texas; American Bar Association (Member: Section of Litigation; Insurance Committee); Million Dollar Advocates Forum. Practice Areas include: Personal Injury; Complex Commercial Transactions and Litigation; Insurance Coverage.
Senior Legal Support Personnel -- Certified Legal Assistants
James V. Hagen, born Bismarck, North Dakota, May 22, 1952; Education: Inver Hills Community College (A.A.S., 1990); CLA Certification through National Association of Legal Assistants, 1994. Member: Western Dakota Association of Legal Assistants. Areas of Responsibility: Personal Injury, Product Liability, Fire Subrogation, Insurance Defense, Asbestos Litigation, and Litigation. 
Marsha K. Greenup, born Williston, North Dakota, October 14, 1953; Member: Western Dakota Association of Legal Assistants; Certified Legal Assistant Certification through National Association of Legal Assistants, 1991. Areas of Responsibility: Personal Injury, Insurance Defense, Asbestos Litigation, and Litigation.