Background
McDonald, Junior, James D. was born on April 7, 1940 in Erie, Pennsylvania, United States.
McDonald, Junior, James D. was born on April 7, 1940 in Erie, Pennsylvania, United States.
Pennsylvania State University (Bachelor of Science, 1961). Dickinson School of Law (Juris Doctor, 1964).
Worked at The McDonald Group, Limited liability partnership (Erie, Pennsylvania) specializing in Complex Civil Litigation, Health and Hospital Law, Insurance Coverage Disputes, Professional Liability Law, Personal Injury Law, Municipal Law. Admitted to the bar, 1965, Pennsylvania. United States. District Court, Western District of Pennsylvania.
United States.
Court of Appeals, Third Circuit. United States. Supreme Court. United States. Tax Court.
Notes and Comments Editor, Dickinson Law Review, 1963-1964.
Member, Disciplinary Board, Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, 1983-1989. Member, Civil Procedural Rules Committee, Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, 1993.
Member: Erie County (President, 1983), Pennsylvania and American Bar Associations. Pennsylvania Trial Lawyers Association (Board of Governors, 1980-1983).
The Association of Trial Lawyers of America.
Pennsylvania Defense Institute. National Health Lawyers Association. Fellow, American Bar Foundation.
Certified as a Civil Trial Advocate by the National Board of Trial Advocacy.
Member, Disciplinary Board, Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, 1983-1989. Member, Civil Procedural Rules Committee, Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, 1993. Member: Erie County (President, 1983), Pennsylvania and American Bar Associations.
Pennsylvania Trial Lawyers Association (Board of Governors, 1980-1983).
The Association of Trial Lawyers of America. Pennsylvania Defense Institute.
National Health Lawyers Association. Fellow, American Bar Foundation.
Certified as a Civil Trial Advocate by the National Board of Trial Advocacy.
Fellow, American Bar Foundation. Certified as a Civil Trial Advocate by the National Board of Trial Advocacy.