Michael P. McDonald, Esquire, is a well-respected litigator throughout
local, state and federal courts. He is one of only four local attorneys
to be certified by the National Board of Trial
Advocacy. As a result of his trial record, Attorney McDonald
has received national certification to the Multi-Million
Dollar Advocates Forum and multiple certifications to the national
Million Dollar Advocates Forum. Mr. McDonald
has obtained the largest non-death trial verdict in a personal injury
case in the history of Lancaster County. This trial verdict has led
to precedent-setting, third-party excess/bad faith liability litigation.
He is also a respected lecturer of automobile insurance law to attorneys
within the Commonwealth.
Attorney McDonald received his Juris Doctorate from the Temple University
School of Law and his B. A. Degree from Bucknell University. While at
Bucknell he demonstrated his strong leadership abilities, being named
a National 1-AA Associated Press Football All-American and a National
1-AA American Football Coaches Association Kodak All-American. He was
named a National District Academic-All American and the top scholar-athlete
at Bucknell University. He holds memberships in the American
Trial Lawyers Association, the Pennsylvania Trial Lawyers Association,
the Philadelphia Trial Lawyers Association and
the Lancaster Bar Association.
Michael P. McDonald is the founder of McDonald At Law.
Chad E. Rankin, Esquire, joined McDonald At Law in 2005. He previously
served as Clerk for The Honorable Joseph C. Madenspacher of the Lancaster
County Court of Common Pleas and a Personal Injury Attorney for Mikus
Law Associates in Lancaster, PA.
Attorney Rankin served as Chair of the Young Lawyers
Division of the Lancaster Bar Association, Lancaster
Bar Association Board of Directors and is currently a member
of the Threshold Foundation Board of Directors.
He received his BA from Evergreen State College in Olympia, Washington,
and his Juris Doctorate from Franklin Pierce Law School in Concord,
New Hampshire.
Mr. Rankin has been responsible for a number of substantial six-figure
recoveries for clients while at McDonald At Law.
Mr. Rankin is a member of the Lancaster Bar Association,
Pennsylvania Bar Association, Pennsylvania
Trial Lawyers Association and The Association
of Trial Lawyers of America.