Douglas McIntyre
Partner Emeritus
Doug McIntyre is Partner Emeritus in Foley Mansfield’s Minneapolis office. His 30 years of general liability work involved the representation of clients and their insurers spanning the United States. During his tenure, Doug’s practice concentrated on the defense of national, regional, and local general contractors, land developers, subcontractors, architects, construction managers, engineers and materialmen. His cases routinely involved highly complex, multi-million dollar matters involving all types of commercial and residential projects. Doug was board-certified by the Minnesota State Bar Association as a Certified Civil Trial Specialist, an honor earned by less than 3% of Minnesota lawyers. Doug frequently lectured to his peers, clients, and insurers in the area of construction and professional design law, subrogation law, and workers’ compensation law. He achieved an AV rating by Martindale-Hubbell, the highest rating possible from his peers for legal ability and adherence to professional standards of conduct, ethics, reliability, and diligence. Doug was also been recognized by Super Lawyers as a top Minnesota attorney.
Doug retired from practice in 2023.
- Minnesota
- Wisconsin
- U.S. District Court, Minnesota
- U.S. District Court, Western District of Wisconsin
- U.S. District Court, District of Colorado
- U.S. Court of Appeals, 7th Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit
- Construction
- Professional Design
- Personal Injury
- Premises Liability
- Products Liability
- Hospitality
- Transportation
- Workers’ Compensation
- Coverage
- Hamline University School of Law, 1990, JD
- University of Wisconsin, Eau Claire, 1987, BA – cum laude
- Fellow, Construction Lawyers Society of America
- Member, Trial Law Institute
- Academy of Certified Trial Lawyers of Minnesota
- Associated General Contractors of America (AGC)
- Builders Association of the Twin Cities (BATC)
- Defense Research Institute (DRI)
- Minnesota Defense Lawyers Association
- Minnesota State Bar Association
- Ramsey County Bar Association
- Wisconsin State Bar Association
- Rated AV® Preeminent by Martindale-Hubbell®
- Super Lawyers® list by Minnesota Law & Politics Magazine – 2008
- Certified Civil Trial Specialist, Minnesota State Bar Association – October 2002 to Present
- “Florida Construction Defect Seminar,” Federated Insurance Group (February, 2019)
- “Colorado Construction Defect Seminar,” selected clients, Grand Junction, Colorado (April, 2019)
- “Mediation Strategies in Florida,” Argo Insurance Group, (May, 2019)
- “Florida Construction Law Symposium,” Carl Warren Company (Spring 2018)
- “Reviewing Contracts for Design Services,” Minnesota Engineering Law Seminar (Half-Moon CLE, June 2014)
- “Law of Engineering Malpractice,” Minnesota Engineering Law Seminar (Half-Moon CLE, June 2014)
- “Responding to Defect Claims: What Builders Need to Know,” Builders’ Association of the Twin Cities (February, 2014)
- “Indemnification: Upstream & Downstream Legal Effects,” Construction Law and Insurance Forum( Foley & Mansfield/MARSH USA, September, 2013)
- “Insurance Policy Overview/Amendments to Minn. Stat. §337.05 and Evolution of AI Coverage, “ Construction Law and Insurance Forum (Foley & Mansfield/MARSH USA, September 2013)
- “Why Builders Need Lawyers,” Builders Association of the Twin Cities (January, 2012)
- “Responding to Defect Claims,” Vikingland Builders Association (December 2012)
- “What Should a General Contractor Dow When They Receive Notice of a Claim?,” Construction Issues In Minnesota (Lorman CLE 2004)
- “The Exclusive Remedy Doctrine: Who is Protected?,” Workers’ Compensation In Minnesota (Lorman 2004)
- Doug contributes time to Foley Mansfield’s Pro Bono Services Group.
- Past Adjunct Professor, Business Law 301(Augsburg University, Minneapolis, Minnesota, 2009-2019)
- Past Chair and Director, St. Louis Park Convention and Visitor’s Bureau (Discover St. Louis Park)
- Past Vice President and Director, St. Louis Park Youth Hockey Association
- Volunteer coach, St. Louis Park Senior High (football, hockey); St. Louis Park Youth Football Association; St. Louis Park Youth Hockey Association; St. Louis Park Little League
- Choosing a Lawyer Based on “Specialty” View/Listen. Doug McIntyre gives his take on attorneys holding themselves out as “specialists”, and highlights the professional rules regarding use of this word.
- Liabilities and Guarantees in Real Estate? View/Listen. Doug McIntyre, elocal expert panelist, discusses real estate liabilities and guarantees.
- How Do You Guard Against Discrimination in Real Estate? View/Listen. Doug McIntyre provides an overview on anti-discrimination laws related to real estate.
- Tips for Understanding Worker’s Compensation Laws. Doug McIntyre shares a valuable clarification, worker’s compensation benefits must directly arise from your employment. This means that if you are disabled on your drive to work, you will be dealing with an entirely different set of laws to protect your well-being.
- Developer’s Directors in Common Interest Communities. View/Listen. As a group, developers share some common misunderstandings about the roles and responsibilities of board members in Common Interest Communities. Read tips for avoiding liability in these situations in the May 2014 issue of Attorney at Law Magazine.
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