Generated by All in One SEO v4.9.5.1, this is an llms.txt file, used by LLMs to index the site. # McLure Law & Associates McLure Law & Associates ## Sitemaps - [XML Sitemap](https://www.mclurelaw.com/sitemap.xml): Contains all public & indexable URLs for this website. ## Posts - [BLOGS](https://www.mclurelaw.com/blogs/) - [What To Expect at a Real Estate Closing](https://www.mclurelaw.com/2026/03/31/what-to-expect-at-a-real-estate-closing/) - Hi, I’m Samuel S. Johnson, a Real Estate closing attorney with McLure and Associates. Today, I’m here to discuss, and hopefully demystify, the Real Estate Closing! If you’re buying or selling a home, the closing is the final step in the process—and for many people, it’s also the most confusing. Today, I want to walk - [In the News: Announcing Attorney Ben DuPré’s Departure for the Alabama Attorney General’s Office](https://www.mclurelaw.com/2025/10/27/in-the-news-announcing-attorney-ben-dupres-departure-for-the-alabama-attorney-generals-office/) - The Adoption Law Firm announces that Attorney Ben DuPré has accepted an offer to join the Alabama Attorney General’s Office next month. Ben will join a team of Assistant Attorneys General defending our communities and advocating for justice for Alabama families forever changed by murder and crime. “I have loved my time at The Adoption - [Considering Trusts](https://www.mclurelaw.com/2025/10/06/considering-trusts/) - We'd like to talk about a few of the potential benefits you could reap from an essential component of Legacy Planning: Trusts! Trusts can transfer your assets to your heirs at death without going through the probate process. While a Will can drastically simplify and expedite the probate process, Wills must still go through probate. - [Legacy Planning Matters: Healthcare Directives](https://www.mclurelaw.com/2025/09/30/legacy-planning-matters-healthcare-directives/) - Everybody knows going to the hospital requires a lot of forms to fill out. Do you really want to be in a hospital gown to read and parse through the hospital’s pre-printed Durable Healthcare Power of Attorney and Advanced Medical Directive handed to you on a clipboard? Don’t wait until you’re in that hospital gown - [Victory for Religious Liberty](https://www.mclurelaw.com/2025/09/23/victory-for-religious-liberty/) - "I am honored to have served as local counsel for this young Christian man who was fired by GE for following his convictions of keeping the Sabbath holy. Great to work with my old friends at the American Center For Law & Justice again, including Nathan Moelker, Esq., in securing a positive outcome for Eli." ~ - [Anatomy of a Legacy Plan](https://www.mclurelaw.com/2025/09/22/anatomy-of-a-legacy-plan/) - No two Legacy Plans are exactly alike, of course; but the average Legacy Plan will contain certain basic documents that everyone should have. Alabama Attorney Samuel Johnson explains some of the basic documents that all McLure and Associates basic Legacy Planning Packages will contain. https://youtu.be/41x5won9Fdo?si=T0_4JSL0HqCjHMso - [Estate Planning: Why Should Adoptive Parents Make a Will?](https://www.mclurelaw.com/2025/08/18/estate-planning-why-should-adoptive-parents-make-a-will/) - Adoptive parents — like all parents — should strongly consider making a Will to protect their family's future and ensure their wishes are honored. Here are some unique and important reasons for adoptive parents to have a Will in place: 1. To Name a Guardian for the Adopted Child If both adoptive parents pass away - [McLure & Associates Join American Civil Rights Project in Urging Auburn University to Stop Race-Based Scholarships](https://www.mclurelaw.com/2025/07/23/acr-project-warns-auburn-university-the-auburn-university-foundation-of-the-unconstitutionality-of-their-race-based-scholarships/) - Today, the American Civil Rights Project, along with Alabama co-counsel Ben DuPré, warned Auburn University and the Auburn University Foundation (the “AUF”) that their racially exclusive scholarships violate the U.S. Constitution and Title VI of the Civil Rights Act, among other federal civil rights laws. To read more click on the link below. https://www.americancivilrightsproject.org/blog/acr-project-warns-auburn-university-the-auburn-university-foundation-of-the-unconstitutionality-of-their-race-based-scholarships/ - [Understanding Administrative Law in the State of Alabama](https://www.mclurelaw.com/2025/07/07/understanding-administrative-law-in-the-state-of-alabama/) - If you are a professional in the State of Alabama, you are likely regulated by one of the more than 50 occupation-related state boards or agencies. See a partial list of professions regulated below. The regulatory board or agency that oversees your profession was created by an act passed by the State legislature and signed - [Case Brief and Commentary by S.J. McLure: Ellis v. Duncan, February 3, 2023 (Alabama Court of Civil Appeals)](https://www.mclurelaw.com/2023/08/21/case-brief-and-commentary-by-s-j-mclure-ellis-v-duncan-february-3-2023-alabama-court-of-civil-appeals/) - Every Friday, the Alabama Court of Civil Appeals and the Alabama Supreme Court release opinions. As it is the duty of attorneys to keep themselves apprised of fresh cases relevant to their fields, we make a practice of reviewing, and at times briefing, cases pertaining to child welfare issues. In this recent case, we are - [Case Brief and Commentary by S.J. McLure: R.H. and A.H. v. Madison County DHR, March 24, 2023, (Alabama Court of Civil Appeals)](https://www.mclurelaw.com/2023/08/16/case-brief-and-commentary-by-s-j-mclure-r-h-and-a-h-v-madison-county-dhr-march-24-2023-alabama-court-of-civil-appeals/) - Every Friday, the Alabama Court of Civil Appeals and the Alabama Supreme Court release opinions. As it is the duty of attorneys to keep themselves apprised of fresh cases relevant to their fields, we make a practice of reviewing, and at times briefing, cases pertaining to child welfare issues. In this recent case, we are - [How to Write a Proposed Order - Brevity is Best](https://www.mclurelaw.com/2023/08/28/how-to-write-a-proposed-order-brevity-is-best/) - When a juvenile court has not made specific factual findings in support of its judgments, we must presume that the juvenile court made those findings necessary to support its judgment, provided that those findings are supported by the evidence.[1] First, I must start with this disclaimer: I am not a judge and I have never - [The First Question the Court Must Ask](https://www.mclurelaw.com/2023/08/28/the-first-question-the-court-must-ask/) - When the service of process on the defendant is contested as being improper or invalid, the burden of proof is on the plaintiff to prove that service of process was performed correctly or legally. The first question a court must ask, in every time and place, is: "Do I have the power to decide this - [Determining the Cause: Sexual Assault and Wrongful Death Suits](https://www.mclurelaw.com/2021/07/13/determining-the-cause-sexual-assault-and-wrongful-death-suits/) - Can sexual assault be legally viewed as a cause of death when a victim commits suicide? Can you sue an alleged assailant for wrongful death in this situation? A recent case from the Alabama Supreme Court sheds some light on the answers to these questions. In Michael W. Rondini, as personal representative of the Estate - [April is National Child Abuse Prevention Month || Timely Advice for Parents to the COVID-19 Corona Virus Crisis](https://www.mclurelaw.com/2020/04/27/april-is-national-child-abuse-prevention-month-covid-19-corona-virus/) - On Tuesday, April 21st U.S. Attorney Jay Town recognized April as National Child Abuse Prevention Month. Town and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Homeland Security Investigations Assistant Special Agent in Charge for Alabama, James G. Hernandez, gave a statement reminding parents to be attentive to their children’s safety, particularly online safety. Town said that law - [War on Child Porn || Stories From the Frontlines](https://www.mclurelaw.com/2020/04/22/war-on-child-porn/) - War on Child Porn || Stories From the Frontlines Of the great evils that thrive in the dark corners of our society, few are as heinous as the child pornography industry. Though the average American in their day to day life is unaware, a war is being fought against this evil. Immigration and Customs Enforcement - [Sears Filing Bankruptcy - Cycles of Disruption](https://www.mclurelaw.com/2020/04/21/sears-filing-bankruptcy-cycles-of-disruption/) - Sears Filing Bankruptcy - Cycles of Disruption In 1893 a relatively unknown railway worker began to disrupt the retail industry - almost by accident. R.W. Sears bought a shipment of watches from a wholesaler who was dissatisfied with the order. R.W. then promoted and sold his watches through mailers and flyers. Sears turned a substantial - [Predicting the Middle District of Alabama’s Position on Habitually Late Tax-Filer Exception to Discharge - BRC 523(a)(1)](https://www.mclurelaw.com/2020/04/07/predicting-the-middle-district-of-alabamas-position-on-habitually-late-tax-filer-exception-to-discharge-brc-523a1/) - Case Law Review - Predicting the Middle District of Alabama’s Position on Habitually Late Tax-Filer Exception to Discharge - BRC 523(a)(1) In general, tax debts can be discharged in bankruptcy if the tax liability is over three years old at the time of filing bankruptcy. (BRC 507(a)(8)(A)(i)) However, the exception to that discharge lies in - [Evidence for Recovery of Alleged Preference, MP-Tech America v. Best Rental Corp.](https://www.mclurelaw.com/2020/04/14/evidence-for-recovery-of-alleged-preference-mp-tech-america-v-best-rental-corp/) - Evidence for Recovery of Alleged Preference, MP-Tech America v. Best Rental Corp. The worst feeling in the world is getting paid on a past due debt, and thinking you are in the clear, because the business who paid you filed bankruptcy after they paid you; only to get a knock on your door from the - [Constitutional Law: Free Speech and Section 1983 in Alabama](https://www.mclurelaw.com/2019/02/05/constitutional-law-free-speech-and-section-1983-in-alabama/) - The Constitution of the United States is held up as the highest law of the land. The first 10 amendments are known as the Bill of Rights. The first of these amendments concerns the freedom of speech and religion. It reads: Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free - [Family Law: Building the Evidence Wall](https://www.mclurelaw.com/2019/01/29/family-law-alabama-building-the-evidence-wall/) - Family law is 90 percent art and 10 percent science. The science is easy - the art takes years to perfect. Many casual observers or novice participants to the family law world think that a case is won or lost during one hearing, one case, one decimal point, one battle. The truth is, that the - [Criminal Defense: Ineffective Assistance of Counsel and the Hung Jury - "In olden days"](https://www.mclurelaw.com/2019/01/24/criminal-defense-ineffective-assistance-of-counsel-and-the-hung-jury-in-olden-days/) - Some cases get appealed and when the appellate court renders an opinion, you feel like you're reading a computer programming textbook. It's dry, uninteresting, and just new data in an old formula. However, this was not the case when the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals released Brewster v. Florida Attorney General on Tuesday. You see, - [Immigration: The Master Calendar Hearing v. The Special Calendar Hearing - Asylum](https://www.mclurelaw.com/2019/01/23/immigration-the-master-calendar-hearing-v-the-special-calendar-hearing-asylum-alabama/) - If you have an immigration case that is referred to the Immigration Court, then you've been rejected by the local office case worker. They have referred you to go before an immigration judge at the Immigration Court. For many cases arising out of Alabama, the Immigration Court will be in Atlanta. The first notice you - [Government Affairs: Alabama Ethics Commission - December 19, 2018](https://www.mclurelaw.com/2018/12/19/government-affairs-alabama-ethics-commission-december-19-2018/) - Today at the Alabama Ethics Commission, the five member panel heard Motions to Reconsider certain advisory opinions, appeals of civil penalties for failure to comply with campaign finance laws, and two matters which concerned public officials - heard behind closed doors in Executive Session. One noteworthy Advisory Opinion concerned the Ethics Commission's position that the - [Criminal Defense: The State of Marijuana Possession in Alabama - CBD Oil](https://www.mclurelaw.com/2019/01/03/criminal-defense-the-state-of-marijuana-possession-in-alabama-cbd-oil/) - In the early 2000's a friend of mine spent 4 years in prison in Colorado for marijuana related offenses. A few months after his release, Colorado ended marijuana prohibition. In Alabama, marijuana prohibition laws are still terrorizing families and destroying communities. The Legislature has made small strides in peeling back these antiquated laws with the - [Employment Law: Racial Discrimination and Retaliation](https://www.mclurelaw.com/2019/01/04/employment-law-racial-discrimination-and-retaliation/) - "The best laid plans of mice and men go oft awry." One of the most Plaintiff-friendly areas of law is Employment Law. By "Plaintiff-friendly", I mean, it's the easiest area of law for a Plaintiff to force a settlement with just a few thread-thin facts. If a business gets sued for racial discrimination, age discrimination, - [Asset Protection and Estate Planning in Alabama: The Irrevocable Spendthrift Trust](https://www.mclurelaw.com/2019/01/07/asset-protection-and-estate-planning-in-alabama-the-irrevocable-spendthrift-trust/) - Asset Protection and Estate Planning in Alabama: The Irrevocable Spendthrift Trust By all rational calculations, we live in one of the most litigious societies in history. The fear of frivolous lawsuit keeps many people up at night. If you've spent a lifetime building an estate, to provide for yourself and loved ones, the last thing - [Debt Relief - Bankruptcy: A Debt Crisis is Coming (is Here)](https://www.mclurelaw.com/2019/01/05/debt-relief-bankruptcy-a-debt-crisis-is-coming-is-here/) - U.S. Debt is about to hit $22 Trillion. That's a number that we just can't comprehend. $150 million in student loans just got cancelled. How does that even happen? In Alabama, shady "loan sharks" are mailing unsolicited checks to unsuspecting consumers; only to trap them in unbelievably high interest rates. There is no doubt that - [Personal Injury: All Injury is Personal - Tips for Dealing with Insurance Companies](https://www.mclurelaw.com/2019/01/02/personal-injury-all-injury-is-personal-tips-for-dealing-with-insurance-companies/) - "Merrily we roll along, roll along, roll along, Merrily we roll a-------" Life happens, and in an instant, without expecting it, you can be blindsided by a reckless driver. You stumble out of the car, checking yourself to make sure you are bleeding from any holes. Next you make your way over to the other ## Pages - [Home](https://www.mclurelaw.com/) - McLure & Associates brings solutions where they're needed most. 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At McLure & Associates, we understand that building a legacy is a profoundly - [Real Estate](https://www.mclurelaw.com/real-estate-temp/) - Real Estate Your One Stop Shop For All Things Real Estate! Here at McLure and Associates, we strive to give you a seamless and convenient experience in all real estate transactions. Whether you’re buying a new home, an investment property, a business storefront, or land for development, our Real Estate Closing team works tirelessly to - [About](https://www.mclurelaw.com/about-us/) - About Our Attorneys Founding Attorney: SAM MCLURE graduated from Huntington College in 2007 with a degree in Business Administration. Before transferring to Huntington College, he attended Bethune-Cookman University as the first minority-white running back in the historically black conference. He went on to Jones School of Law and graduated with honors, cum laude. 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