Honors and Awards:

• As a result of attorney McDonald's trial record, he has received national certification to the Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum, certification and multiple citations to the national Million Dollar Advocates Forum and certification to the national Verdict Club, Premier Trial Lawyers, Platinum Member.

Special Licenses/Certifications:

• Michael McDonald was approved for membership to the Million Dollar Advocates Forum on April 15, 1996.  His original qualifying jury trial verdict was in the amount of $1,515,821.00. Since 1996, Mr. McDonald has received multiple citations from the National Million Dollar Advocates Forum. Mr. McDonald is a Life Member of the Million Dollar Advocates Forum.
• Michael McDonald is recognized as a Certified member of the National Board of Trial Advocacy, National Board of Legal Specialty Certification, Certified Civil Trial Advocate, receiving original certification on January 3, 2002 and recertified January 3,2007.
• Michael McDonald was awarded national Certification to the Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum on October 5, 2007. Mr. McDonald is a Life Member of the Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum.
•  Michael McDonald received Certification to the national Verdict Club -"Premier Trial Lawyers" - Platinum Member, April 2008
• McDonald At Law recognized by Martindale‐Hubbell 2010 Directory of Distinguished Attorneys, August, 2009

Bar/Professional Activity:

• Michael McDonald is an active member of the American Association For Justice, sustaining member of the Pennsylvania Association For Justice, the Philadelphia Trial Lawyers Association, American Bar Association, Pennsylvania Bar Association and the Lancaster Bar Association.Michael McDonald was admitted to the Pennsylvania Bar in 1985, United States District Court,Eastern District of Pennsylvania in 1986,United States Court of Appeals,Third Circuit in 1989.

Pro bono/Community Service:

• Served as a voluntary arbirtator for Civil Arbitrations in the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County, 1985
• Served as volunteer arbitrator for Civil Arbitrations in the Court of Common Pleas of Lancaster County , 1991
• Volunteer Author of Lancaster Bar Association Civil Practice Manual, Lancaster Bar Association, 1998

Scholarly Lectures and Writings:

• 1998 - Lancaster Bar Association Civil Practice Manual, Author, Lancaster Bar Association, 1998
• 2003 - "Uninsured and Underinsured Motorist Law in Pennsylvania", Writer and Lecturer, National Business Institute, 2003
• 2004 - "Uninsured and Underinsured Motorist Law in Pennsylvania", Writer and Lecturer, National Business Institute, 2004
• 2006 - "Successfully Litigating Motor Vehicle Accident Case", Writer and Lecturer, Pennsylvania Bar Institute, WITF-TV, 2006
• 2008 - "Winning Your First Civil Trial", Writer and Lecturer, National Business Institute, 2008
• 2009 - "Winning Your First Auto Accident Case", Writer and Lecturer,, National Buisness Institute, 2009

Verdicts and Settlements:

• Kubala and Kubala v. Alicea, Court of Common Pleas of  Lancaster County, PA., CI-99-04316 - Trial verdict resulting in compensatory damages of $2,605,755; verdict date August 30, 2000 -the largest non-death Trial Verdict in history of Lancaster County. This verdict led to precedent setting third part bad faith litigation.
• Staub, et us. v. Demetrius Cosey and P.A.M. Transportation Services, Inc., et al., U.S. District Court, Middle District, (Harrisburg, PA), 1:CV-06-344.  Pretrial settlement of $1,475,000.00 - March 19, 2007.
• Bosman v. Pringle, et al., Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, September Term 1994, No. 0666.  Trial Verdict resulting in compensatory damages of $2,500,000.00; verdict date August 19, 1998.
• McDaniel v. O'Kane and Godfrey, et al., Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, August Term, 1990, No. 02808.  Jury verdict resulting in damages of $1,515,821.00; verdict date December 8, 1994.
• Michael Waltz and Melissa Waltz v. Travelers, Uninsured Motorist Arbitration Award of $1,300,000.00 molded to the policy limit of $1,000,000.00, Lancaster County, PA, August 28 - One of the largest Arbitration Awards in the history of Lancaster County, 2009

Representative Clients:

• Plaintiff Personal Injury Clients

Educational Background:

• Mr. McDonald has been inducted into the Lancaster Catholic High School Hall of Honors, 2005.
• Mr. McDonald has been inducted into the Bucknell University Athletic Hall of Fame ,2002
• National 1-AA American Football Coaches First Team Athletic -All American, 1980
• Top Male Scholar-Athlete Bucknell University, 1980
• Associated Press 1-AA First Team Athletic Football All-American, 1980
• National District COSIDA Academic-All American, 1980
• Undergraduate - Bucknell University,B.A., 1980