Frank A. McClure, Counsellor at Law

Personal:

Frank A. McClure – President
Admitted to Practice in the State of Ohio in 1975

Law Firm

Frank A. McClure & Associates
213 North Eighth Street, Cambridge, Ohio 43725
Telephone: (740) 432-7844
Web Site: fmcclurelaw.com
With Firm since: 1976

Practice:

General Practice: November 1975 – May 1999
Estate Planning (Wills, Trusts and Probate), Bankruptcy, Civil and Criminal Litigation, Taxation, Domestic Relations, Collections, Real Estate, Law and Personal Injury.

Concentrated in the areas of Estate Planning, Family Wealth Transfer, Medicaid Planning and Business Plannin

Estate Planning: May 1, 2000 – Present

Member of National Network of Estate Planning Attorneys since 1999
Member of the Members Advisor Board of the National Network Of Estate Planning Attorneys, elected for a second term to represent the East Lake Region (Ohio and Michigan)
Member of the Ohio Forum of National Network of Estate Planning Attorneys since 1999, Chairperson for the year 2003-2004
Member of the Trust Settlement Committee, Ohio Forum
Member of Ohio State Bar Association and Estate Planning, Trust and Probate Law Section of the Ohio State Bar Association
Member and Past President of the Guernsey County Bar Association
Member and Past President of the Tri-County Estate Planning Council and Co-Chairperson of the Education Committee and of the CE Day Committee
Graduate of the Advanced Studies Program of the Esperti Peterson Institute
Member of the Ohio Northern University Planned Giving Council
Member of the National Association of Estate Planning Councils
Accredited Estate Planner (AEP) designation from the National Association of Estate Planning Councils
Trustee of The Guernsey County Law Library two 5yr terms

Education:

Washington and Jefferson College (B.A. – Economics, 1969)
Ohio Northern University Pettit College of Law (J.D., 1975)
Military Service: U.S. Army (3 Years)
Admitted into the following Bars:
- U.S. District Southern District of Ohio
- U.S. District Northern District of Ohio
- U.S. Court of Appeals Sixth Circuit
- U.S. Court of Claims
- U.S. Tax Court
- U.S. Supreme Court

Network Continuing Education

Practicum I – III totaling 144 Hrs. of workshop w/Course Materials
Collegium (Twice Annually) 40 Hrs. of source and subject material per Collegium
Have averaged over 90 hours of CLE each year from 1999 through 2005
Continuing Legal Education required by the State of Ohio for Attorneys is 24 Hrs. every two years.
Other National Network Seminars Yearly.
Has presented the following workshops for the NNEPA:
- 32nd Collegium, Las Vegas, NV - "Navigating the Grantor Trust Rules to Defectiveness"
- 33rd Collegium, Boston, MA – "Extending the Grantor Trust Rules"
- 34th Collegium, Dallas, TX – "Words Matter: Matching Document Language to Client Goals"
- 35th Collegium, Indianapolis, IN – "The Uniform Trust Code: It’s Coming and It Will Affect Your Practice"
- 36th Collegium, Scottsdale, AZ – "The Alchemist next door, The Trust Protector"
- 38th Collegium, Kansas City, MO – "If it’s broke, Don’t Stroke, Fixing the Broken Irrevocable Trust"

Articles & Presentations:

Has written two Articles on Estate Planning for a National Publication.
Has Co-authored Article on Tax Repeal Act of 2001 which is being published Estate Planning Strategies.
The above Article also has been quoted and published in the November 2001 edition of First Command Magazine.
Contributing Editor for the Ohio Trust Settlement Book published by the Ohio Forum of National Network of Estate Planning Attorneys.
Contributing Editor of the Ohio Trust Settlement Book published by the Ohio Forum of National Network of Estate Planning Attorneys.
Contributing Editor of the National Network of Estate Planning Attorney’s Practice Toolkit.
Frequent Speaker throughout the State of Ohio. Doing Continuing Education for Attorney’s, CPA’s, Insurance Agents and Certified Financial Planners.
Frequent speaker at National Estate Planning Events:
- 32nd Collegium, Las Vegas, NV - "Navigating the Grantor Trust Rules to Defectiveness"
- 33rd Collegium, Boston, MA – "Extending the Grantor Trust Rules"
- 34th Collegium, Dallas, TX – "Words Matter: Matching Document Language to Client Goals"
- 35th Collegium, Indianapolis, IN – "The Uniform Trust Code: It’s Coming and It Will Affect Your Practice"
- 36th Collegium, Scottsdale, AZ – "The Alchemist next door, The Trust Protector"
- 38th Collegium, Kansas City, MO – "If it’s broke, Don’t Stroke, Fixing the Broken Irrevocable Trust"