Explore Chip’s books, Uncharted conversations, and work helping policyholders navigate property insurance disputes.
Explore Chip’s Work
01 / THE WORK THAT GROUNDS IT ALL
A property loss can leave a homeowner, business owner, or community leader with urgent decisions and a claim that deserves careful attention.
Chip founded Merlin Law Group to advocate for policyholders in disputes with their insurance companies. Today, the firm’s attorneys bring that commitment to complex residential and commercial property claims across the country.
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02 / UNCHARTED WITH CHIP MERLIN
Candid conversations about consequential choices, hard-earned lessons, and what comes next.
Join policyholder advocate, business leader, and competitive sailor Chip Merlin as he sits down with leaders, advocates, entrepreneurs, and people with extraordinary firsthand stories.
Explore Uncharted03 / THE BOOKS
Chip’s experiences in the courtroom and at sea give him plenty of stories to tell. His books draw on decades of advocating for policyholders and his adventures aboard Merlin, sharing lessons in preparation, persistence, and taking on the unfamiliar.
THE POLICYHOLDER’S PERSPECTIVE
Preventing a Disaster with Your Own Insurance Company
What should you know before a property insurance claim becomes a dispute? In Pay Up!, Chip draws on his experience advocating for policyholders to examine insurance claims and the decisions that can shape a recovery.
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THE ADVENTURER’S PERSPECTIVE
Sailors and Renegades Leave Shore, What About You?
A sailing journey became a test of preparation, leadership, and the willingness to keep learning. In Mavericks & Merlins, Chip tells the story of taking his competitive spirit from the courtroom to offshore yacht racing.
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04 / IDEAS WORTH SHARING
Chip brings decades of experience representing policyholders to conversations about property insurance claims, trial advocacy, and leadership. Drawing on lessons from legal practice, building a firm, and offshore racing, he gives audiences practical ideas to consider in their own work.
05 / BEYOND THE SHORE
Sharing a name with the Merlin yacht was a coincidence. Becoming part of its story was a choice.
For Chip Merlin, offshore racing brings fresh challenges and a crew whose experience makes every race possible. Explore Merlin Yacht Racing to learn the boat’s history, meet the team, and follow the latest race updates and results.
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