Janine M.
McClintic

Bio

Janine is an attorney at MacDonald Illig whose practice focuses on real estate, banking, business transactions, and copyright and trademark matters. She represents businesses, organizations, and individuals in a variety of transactional and operational legal matters, combining strategic guidance with practical problem-solving to help clients protect their interests and plan for long-term success.

Janine Helps Clients With:

• Real estate matters
• Banking and finance issues
• Business transactions
• Commercial agreements and contracts
• Copyright matters
• Trademark matters
• Consumer banking issues
• Workout and restructuring matters
• Corporate legal counseling
• Business operational and transactional guidance

Janine regularly assists both for-profit and nonprofit clients with legal matters affecting business operations, transactions, and intellectual property concerns.

Approach to Client Service

Janine takes a holistic approach to legal representation by developing strong relationships with her clients and gaining a deep understanding of their businesses and long-term goals. She works proactively to address current legal issues while identifying potential future concerns before they arise. Clients value her practical mindset, strategic guidance, and commitment to serving as both advocate and counselor.

Experience and Professional Background

Janine brings experience from a variety of legal and corporate environments representing businesses of different sizes and structures.

Prior to joining MacDonald Illig, she served as in-house corporate counsel for a large national bank, where her practice focused on retail and consumer banking matters as well as workout-related issues.

Her previous law firm experience included representing both for-profit and nonprofit business clients, and she also served as in-house counsel for a family-owned business, where she worked closely with leadership to balance legal considerations with the practical realities facing small businesses.

Janine is licensed to practice in:

• All Pennsylvania state courts
• All Ohio state courts
• United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania

Community Involvement

Janine is actively involved in the Erie community and previously served two terms as an elected School Board Director for the Millcreek Township School District from 2015 through 2023.

Her additional community and professional involvement includes:

• ATHENA Powerlink program participation
• Volunteer work with the Erie County Bar Association’s Wills for Heroes project

She remains committed to supporting both her clients and the broader community through service and leadership.