Attorney McBean Pompy started her career as an intern at the U.S. Department of Justice in Washington, D.C.  

She later worked with Members of Congress on the U.S. House Judiciary Committee, Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism and Homeland Security.  

She has also worked in the congressional office of a U.S. Congressman and U.S. Senator.

After leaving Capitol Hill, Attorney McBean Pompy worked as a policy analyst with the Council of State Governments Justice Center (CSG) in New York City.  

During her time at CSG, she developed criminal justice policies for state policymakers in Connecticut, Pennsylvania, Michigan and Nevada.  

She later directed a statewide public safety project at the Michigan Council on Crime and Delinquency.  While working full time, she attended law school part time at Western Michigan University Cooley Law School.​

During law school, Attorney McBean Pompy worked as a judicial intern in Detroit, Michigan.  

She worked in the chambers of Judge Mark A. Randon at the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan, and Judge Cynthia D. Stephens at the Michigan Court of Appeals.  

She then represented businesses involved in disputes in state and federal courts at the law firm Howard and Howard Attorneys.  

She was later appointed Deputy Corporation Counsel for Wayne County, Michigan by the County Executive Office and Wayne County Commission.  

She represented the county on various municipal matters and managed the law department.  

After leaving Government in early 2016, Attorney McBean Pompy founded McBean Law, PLLC.