Michael P. McDonald has more than 35 years of experience in personal injury law. He is a well-respected litigator in Lancaster and throughout Southeastern and South Central Pennsylvania. Attorney McDonald has obtained one of the largest non-death trial verdicts in a personal injury case in the history of Lancaster County, leading to precedent-setting, third-party excess/bad faith liability. Attorney McDonald has also obtained one of the largest arbitration awards in the history of Lancaster County. He is a lecturer of automobile insurance law to attorneys in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
Areas Of Practice
Personal Injury
Workers' Compensation
Certified Legal Specialties
Board Certified Civil Trial Advocate, National Board of Trial Advocacy, 2002 – Present
Education
Temple University Beasley School of Law, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
J.D. – 1985
Bucknell University
B.A. – 1980
Honors: National District COSIDA Academic All-American, 1980
Honors: National Associated Press 1-AA Football, First Team Athletic All-American, 1980
Honors: National 1-AA American Football Coaches Association First Team, Athletic All-American, 1980
Honors: Top Male Scholar-Athlete, Bucknell University, 1980
Honors: Bucknell University Athletic Hall of Fame Inductee, 2002
Lancaster Catholic High School
Honors: Alumni Citation Award – Outstanding Professional Achievement, 2018
Honors: Athletic Hall of Honors Inductee, 2005
Honors And Awards
National Association of Distinguished Counsel, 2015 – 2023
Top 100 Trial Lawyer, The National Trial Lawyers, 2011 – 2023
National Board of Trial Advocacy, Board Certified Civil Trial Expert, 2002 – 2023
Million Dollar Advocates Forum, Lifetime Member
Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum, Lifetime Member
Pennsylvania Super Lawyers – Personal Injury, 2011, 2014 – 2023
Best Lawyers®, U.S. News 2024
Martindale-Hubbell Highest Rating – AV Preeminent
AVVO Rating – Highest Rating – 10, Superb
Top 50 Personal Injury Verdict in Pennsylvania, Legal Intelligencer, 2016
Elite Lawyers of American, 2016 Lifetime Member
Top 10 Motor Vehicle Verdict, Legal Intelligencer, 2017
Professional Associations
Charter Fellow, American College of Board Certified Attorneys, 2013-2023
Fellow, American Bar Foundation, 2012-2023
American Association for Justice
Pennsylvania Association for Justice – Champion of Justice
Philadelphia Trial Lawyers Association
Lancaster Trial Lawyers Association
American Bar Association
Pennsylvania Bar Association
Lancaster Bar Association
