
Collin C. McKean
Founding Partner
Business/Corporate Law
Licensed in:
Oregon, Washington
Focus Areas
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Best Lawyers® 2026, Business/Family/Labor Law
Super Lawyers – Oregon, 2025, 2023, 2022, 2021
Super Lawyers - Washington, 2025
Rising Star: Oregon Super Lawyers, 2013-2019
Rising Star: Washington Super Lawyers, 2014-2015, 2018-2019Martindale-Hubbel Gold Client Champion 2025, Silver Client Champion 2024,
Wills, Probate and Estate Planning – USA - Lawyer Monthly Magazine, 2019
Top 10 Under 40: National Academy of Family Law Attorneys, 2016
Award of Merit: Multnomah Bar Association, Young Lawyers Section 2010
Public Service Award: Oregon Bar Association, Oregon New Lawyers DivisionAmerican Bar Association
Washington State Bar Association
Clark County Bar Association
Oregon State Bar
Multnomah Bar Association
Washington County Bar Association
Equality, Diversity & Inclusion Committee, Multnomah Bar Association (2019 – 2022)
Oregon Chapter of the Association of Family and Conciliation Courts, Treasurer 2014 - Present
Oregon Surrogacy Professionals Association
Washington State Bar Association Law Clerk Board, Board Member 2013 - 2017
Oregon State Bar, New Lawyers Division Executive Committee, 2012 - 2014
Department of Veteran Affairs, Accredited Claim Representative 2012 - Present
Washington State Bar Association, Family Law Section, Member, 2010 - Present
Clark County Bar Association, Family Law Section, Member, 2010 - Present
Lawyers Campaign for Equal Justice, Board Member, 2013 - 2015
Oregon State Bar Leadership College, Fellow, 2010 - 2011
Oregon State Bar, House of Delegates, Region 5 Representative, 2010 - 2011
Oregon Statewide Family Law Advisory Committee, Parenting Plan Outreach Sub-Committee Member, 2010 - 2011
Oregon State Bar Association, Family Law Section Member, 2006 - 2014
9th Circuit Court of Appeals
US District Court, Western District of Washington
US District Court, District of Oregon
Washington State Courts
Oregon State Courts
Department of Veterans AffairsThird-Party Property Interests in Family Law Litigation chapter of the Family Law in Oregon (2021 ed.).
Oregon State Bar publication: Oregon and Washington: So Close Yet So Far Away, 2017
American Bar Association: Property Division: Community Property versus Equitable Distribution, 2015
ABA The Young Lawyer (Vol. 17, No. 5): Hot Practice Areas in 2013, 2013
Oregon State Bar Association Legal Information for the Public: What to do if Child or Spousal Support is Not Being Paid, 2012
ABA The Young Lawyer (Vol. 16, No. 10) You Can Get There From Here: YLD Provides Tips for Your Job Search, 2012
Get It Right, Inc.: IVF: A Patient's Guide (Legal Contributor), 2011Multnomah Bar Association publication Discussions on Alternative Fee Agreements, Alternatives to Billing by the Hour, 2010
Multnomah Lawyer: Collaborative Law: A Structured Resolution Out of Court, 2009
Multnomah Lawyer: Sustainability at the Office, 2008
Estate Planning 101 Presentation - Rocket Lawyer, 2021
2017 Family Law Section Annual Conference: Oregon and Washington: So Close Yet So Far Away, 2017
Multnomah Athletic Club: "Not Your Mother's Divorce" Divorce in 2017: A Workshop for Financial Advisors, 2017
American Bar Association: Property Division: Community Property versus Equitable Distribution, 2015
Everything You Need to Know About Family Law as a Young Lawyer: Modifications in Family Law, 2014
Oregon Continuing Education: Child Abuse Reporting for Oregon Attorneys, 2012
2012 MBA YLS Spring CLE Series: Family Law 1-2-3: Dissolutions and Mediated Divorces, 2012
Annual ONLD Pro Bono Challenge Awards Ceremony and CLE Program: Fundamentals of Representing Children in Domestic Relations Cases, 2011
Oregon Continuing Legal Education: Child Abuse Reporting for Oregon Attorneys, 2010
Civic Education Awareness Project: Elder Abuse Protection, 2010
Civic Education Awareness Project: Planning for Incapacity, 2010
Civic Education Awareness Project: Financial Fitness: Bankruptcy 101, 2010
2009 Graduate Fellows Program: Communicating Effectively with Colleagues, Legal Professionals and Judges, 2010
A top lawyer in more than one sense,he’s climbed Mount Rainier - Collin McKean is an owner in the McKean Smith law firm. Collin’s practice includes business transactions, estate law, family law and civil litigation in Oregon and Washington. A tireless advocate for his clients, Collin’s background in business and accounting gives him the perspective to tackle complicated financial disputes which often are at the heart of any legal disputes, including in high-asset dissolution cases.
“Mutual contribution to a family’s financial success creates strong emotions about future resources. I aim to provide guidance and legal strategy so that my clients have the confidence that their goals will be achieved.”
Collin knows that the key to being a good lawyer is to have compassion, employ attention to detail, and utilize creativity to solve what often feel like intractable legal issues. From watching his own father practice law in Eastern Washington when he was growing up, Collin brings a level head and an eye towards alternative solutions to the issues his clients face, ensuring their rights and their values are upheld. “It’s not just about the money and the hard work,” he says. “Mutual contribution to a family’s financial success creates strong emotions about future resources. I aim to provide guidance and legal strategy so that my clients have the confidence that their goals will be achieved.”
When not bringing his no-nonsense approach to bear on his client’s legal disputes, Collin enjoys skiing, swimming, and trips.

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