Michael P. McDonald
Top rated Personal Injury attorney in Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Practice Areas:
Workers' compensation,
Animal bites,
Brain injury,
Construction accident,
Premises liability - plaintiff,
Sexual abuse - plaintiff,
Trucking accidents,
Wrongful death
Education Qualification:
Temple University Beasley School of Law
Practice Areas:
Workers' compensation,
Animal bites,
Brain injury,
Construction accident,
Premises liability - plaintiff,
Sexual abuse - plaintiff,
Trucking accidents,
Wrongful death
2150 Noll Drive, Suite 300Lancaster, Pennsylvania, 17603
First Admitted: 1985, Pennsylvania
Professional Webpage: http://www.mcdonaldatlaw.com/about/michael-p-mcdonald
Bar/Professional Activity:
- Philadelphia Trial Lawyers Association, 2024
- Writer - Lancaster Bar Association's Civil Practice Manual, 1998
- Committee Member Producing Revisions to the Lancaster County Rules of Civil Proceedure , 2016
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, 2024
- Pennsylvania Association for Justice - Champion of Justice, 2024
- Pennsylvania Bar Association, 2024
- Arbitrator Chairman for Civil Arbitrations in the Court of Common Pleas of Lancaster County, 2024
- U.S. District Court Eastern District of Pennsylvania, 2024
- American Association for Justice, 2022
- Lancaster Bar Association, 2024
- Lancaster Trial Lawyers Association, 2022
- Pennsylvania Bar, 2024
- Participant Lancaster County's Mock Trial program 2013 and 2014
- American Bar Association, 2019
Verdicts/Settlements (Case Results):
- 5.1 million dollar settlement for injuries and damages sustained as a result of negligence and strict liability., 2022
- 1.025 million dollar settlement for injuries and damages sustained in a motorcycle accident case., 2024
- 1.3 million dollar settlement for injuries and damages in a motor vehicle accident case., 2024
- 1.6 million dollar total settlement for injuries and damages sustained in a trucking accident, including verdict requiring insurance company to provide coverage.
- Nine hundred thousand dollar ($900,000.00) settlement for injuries and damges sustained in a motor vehicle accident, 2022
- 1.3 million dollar arbitration award for injuries sustained in an automobile accident.
- 2.5 million dollar verdict for injuries sustained in an automobile accident.
- 1.4 million dollar settlement for injuries sustained in a trucking accident.
- 2.6 million dollar verdict for injuries sustained in a motor vehicle accident.
- 1.5 million dollar verdict for injuries sustained in a police excessive force case.
- 1 million dollar arbitration award for injuries sustained in an automobile accident.
Representative Clients:
- Serious Personal Injury Clients and Workers' Compensation Clients
Special Licenses/Certifications:
- American College of Board Certified Attorneys, Charter Fellow 2013-2024
- Board Certified Civil Trial Advocate - National Board of Trial Advocacy - January 3, 2002, recertified January 3, 2007, recertified January 3, 2012, recertified January 3, 2017, recertified January 3, 2022 and current., 2024
Honors/Awards:
- Life Member of the Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum, 2024
- Best Lawyers®- 2025, 2024
- Best Lawyers® - 2024, 2023
- 2015-2024 , National Association of Distinguished Counsel, 2024
- Lifetime Member, Elite Lawyers of America, 2024
- Pennsylvania Top 10 Motor Vehicle Trial Verdicts , The Legal Intelligencer, 2017
- 2011-2024, The National Trial Lawyers Top 100 Trial Lawyers, 2024
- Top 50 Personal Injury Verdicts in Pennsylvania , The Legal Intelligencer, 2016
- Highest Rating - AV Preeminent, Martindale-Hubbell, 2024
- Life Member of the Million Dollar Advocates Forum, 2024
- 2011, 2014-2025 , Pennsylvania Super Lawyers Plaintiff's Personal Injury, 2024
Educational Background:
- Temple University Beasley School of Law, J.D., 1985
- Bucknell University, B.A., 1980, 1980 District COSIDA Academic All-American, 1980 Associated Press 1-AA Football First Team Athletic All-American, 1980 Kodak 1-AA American Football Coaches Association - First Team, Athletic All-American, 1980 Top Male Scholar-Athlete Bucknell University, 1980 Bucknell University Athletic Hall of Fame Inductee, 2002.
Scholarly Lectures/Writings:
- 2004 - “Uninsured and Underinsured Motorist Law in Pennsylvania” — Writer and Lecturer, National Business Institute
- 2006 - “Successfully Litigating the Motor Vehicle Accident Case” — Writer and Lecturer, Pennsylvania Bar Institute, WITF-TV
- 2008 - "Winning Your First Civil Trial" - Writer and Lecturer, National Business Institute
- 2003 - "Uninsured and Underinsured Motorist Law in Pennsylvania" — Writer and Lecturer, National Business Institute
- Author for the Lancaster Bar Association Civil Practice Manual, Lancaster Bar Association, 1998
- 1998 - Writer, Lancaster Bar Association Civil Practice Manual, Lancaster Bar Association
- 2009 - “Winning Your First Auto Accident Case” - Writer and Lecturer, National Business Institute
- 2017 - Writer and Lecturer - "How to Get Your Social Media, Email and Text Evidence Admitted (and Keep Theirs Out)", Expert Witness Evidence , National Buisness Institute, Harrisburg Pa.
Industry Groups:
- American Association For Justice
- American Bar Association
- Lancaster Bar Association
- Pennsylvania Association For Justice-Champion Of Justice
- Pennsylvania Bar Association
- Philadelphia Trial Lawyers Association
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