About Daniel

Daniel McDonald is a founding partner at McDonald Law Firm in Fort Worth, Texas — He has been licensed to practice law in Texas since 1980. The firm, located at 3100 West 7th Street, Suite 230, Fort Worth, TX 76107, specializes in property tax litigation, pharmaceutical and medical device cases, catastrophic injury and wrongful death. Complex business disputes. Mr. McDonald earned his Juris Doctor from Southern Methodist University in 1980 and his Bachelor of Business Administration from Baylor University in 1977. He has over 40 years of litigation experience, having tried more than 200 jury cases — In 1991, he established his own firm to focus on contingent fee practice representing plaintiffs.

He has been recognized with a Martindale-Hubbell "AV" rating, the highest awarded, and has been selected as a Top Attorney by Fort Worth, Texas magazine since 2014. In 2016, he was named one of the ten Newsmakers of the Year by the Fort Worth Star-Telegram. In addition to his Texas license, Mr. McDonald is admitted to practice in Florida, Mississippi, and Oklahoma. He is also admitted to the U.S. District Courts for the Northern, Western, Southern.

Eastern Districts of Texas, as well as the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth and Sixth Circuits. Mr. McDonald is a member of the Tarrant County Bar Association and the Texas Association of Property Tax Professionals. He has been actively involved with the Boys and Girls Club of Greater Fort Worth since 1989, serving on both their Board of Directors and Board of Governors. He founded the McDonald Family Foundation, which provides four-year college scholarships annually to high school seniors who are members of the Boys and Girls Club of Greater Fort Worth.

To date, the Foundation has provided more than 30 college scholarships to at-risk youth. He is also a volunteer for the Presbyterian Night Shelter, making and delivering several hundred sack lunches every week. For more information or to schedule a consultation, contact McDonald Law Firm at (817) 717-5081 or visit their website.

Education

Southern Methodist University

Doctor of Jurisprudence/Juris Doctor (J.D.)

1980

Baylor University

B.B.A.

1977

Languages

English (Spoken)

Experience

Founding Partner

McDonald Law Office

Accepted Jurisdictions

Texas

Court Admissions

U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas U.S. District Court
U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas U.S. District Court
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas U.S. District Court
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas U.S. District Court
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit U.S. Circuit Court
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit U.S. Circuit Court

Types of Cases Handled

property tax litigation pharmaceutical and medical device cases catastrophic injury and wrongful death complex business disputes

Legal Services Scope

Trial Appellate

Professional Associations

Tarrant County Bar Association

has membership Current

Texas Association of Property Tax Professionals

has membership Current