Credentials of McDonald At Law
Pennsylvania Personal Injury Attorneys

Michael P. McDonald, Attorney
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Michael P. McDonald, Esquire, is a well-respected litigator throughout local, state and federal courts. He is one of only 1% of all Pennsylvania attorneys to be certified by the National Board of Trial Advocacy – The National Board of Legal Specialty Certification. As a result of his trial record, Attorney McDonald has received national certification to the Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum, multiple certifications to the national Million Dollar Advocates Forum and the national Verdict Club.

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.

Mr. McDonald holds memberships in the American Trial Lawyers Association, the Pennsylvania Trial Lawyers Association, the Philadelphia Trial Lawyers Association, the American Association for Justice, the Pennsylvania Association for Justice, the American Bar Association, the Pennsylvania Bar Association and the Lancaster Bar Association.

Mr. McDonald has also been named to Strathmore’s Who’s Who Professional of the Year – Legal Services, 2008 and America’s Registry of Outstanding Professionals, Professional of the Year 2008 – Civil Trial Law, 2008.

Additionally, as a result of receiving "Very High Ratings in Legal Ability and Ethical Standards," McDonald At Law has been named to Martindale-Hubbel's 2010 Directory of Distinguished Attorneys.

Chad E. Rankin, Esquire
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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.