Top Rated Products Liability Attorney in Beltsville, MD

A member of the MacDonald Law Group, LLC, Neil J. MacDonald focuses his practice on civil litigation defense matters. From the firm’s offices in Beltsville, Maryland, he represents companies and individuals throughout the region, including a portion of the greater Washington, D.C., metropolitan area. Admitted to practice before all Maryland state courts since 1991, Mr. MacDonald is also admitted to practice in Virginia and the District of Columbia, as well as before the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland, the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit.

Mr. MacDonald has furnished excellent defense representation for insurance companies along with their business and individual policy holders. The types of cases that he has worked on have included claims of asbestos exposure, mesothelioma, toxic torts, defective products, fire loss, premises liability, construction litigation including alleged defects and other similar matters, personal injury and wrongful death, and general insurance coverage disputes. Mr. MacDonald has achieved numerous positive results for his clients through both jury trials and negotiated settlements, and this successful track record has led to a great deal of favorable recognition from his fellow members of the bar, including an AV Preeminent* peer-review rating through Martindale-Hubbell.

As an undergraduate, Mr. MacDonald attended the University of Notre Dame, where he majored in government and international studies and received a Bachelor of Arts in 1987. He then went on to pursue his legal education at the University of Baltimore School of Law, and in 1991 he was awarded his Juris Doctor cum laude. His professional affiliations include the Claims and Litigation Management Alliance and the Defense Research Institute.

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