Ms. McClure has 40 years of experience, having practiced previously in the Erie firm of McClure & Miller, LLP. She serves in numerous leadership capacities of the Erie County Bar Foundation, the Pennsylvania Bar Association, the Pennsylvania Bar Foundation and the Pennsylvania Bar Trust & Insurance Fund. Her practice includes estate planning, representation of borrowers or lenders in business transactions, general business counsel, municipal and school district law.
Representative Experience
- Arranged for the world-renowned ceramic artwork of a Benedictine Monk to be sold through a private gallery with the proceeds going to a branch of the Boston Foundation which helps assist struggling artists
- Won a precedent setting case in U.S. Supreme Court that determined a certificate of deposit is not a security and is therefore not subject to antifraud provisions
- Successfully argued an appeal before the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania on behalf of a school district establishing the correct seniority date to be used in a teacher suspension
- Successfully represented a school district before the Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania upholding the suspension of a professional
- Successfully defended before the Pa. Commonwealth Court an appeal from a township’s denial of a request by a landowner for a curative amendment to its zoning ordinance
- Reappointed by the Court of Common Pleas of Erie, Pennsylvania as a member of the Board of View panel (1992 – present)
Honors & Ratings
- AV Preeminent® Peer Review Rated
- President's Award, Pennsylvania Bar Association, 2018
- 2017 Chancellor of the Bar Award, Erie County Bar Association
- Women Making History Honoree, Mercy Center for Women, 2016
- Women Who Achieve Award, PNC Bank
- Board of Governors Service Award, Pennsylvania Bar Association, 2002
Speaking Engagements
- Firm's Annual Municipal Law Symposium
- Frequent speaker at Springhill Retirement Community
Community & Professional Service
- Springhill Retirement Community, Board of Governors, Chair
- Brevillier Village Foundation, Chair and Past Treasurer
- Ball Pavilion, Inc., Past Board President and Past Director
- Asbury Communities, Governance Committee
- Arts Erie, Past President (2008)
- Chatham College, Board of Trustees, Former Member
Firm Involvement
- Shareholder
- Board of Directors, Secretary