Neil J. MacDonald

Partner
nmacdonald@hartelkane.com
301-486-1200
301-486-0935

Born: Cheverly, Maryland, October 24, 1965

Education: University of Notre Dame, B.A., 1987, University of Baltimore School of Law, J.D., cum laude, 1991

Practice Areas: General Negligence; Insurance Defense; Toxic Tort Litigation; Asbestos Litigation; Insurance Coverage Litigation; Criminal Defense; Criminal Law; Civil Litigation; Products Liability; Mold Litigation; Fire Loss Defense.

Membership: Prince George's County and Virginia Bar Associations; Maryland State Bar Association, Inc.; District of Columbia Bar; Defense Research Institute, Council on Litigation Management.

Admissions: 1991, Maryland; 1992, Virginia and District of Columbia; U.S. District Court, District of Maryland; 1993, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Virginia; 2000, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit; 2001, U.S. District Court, District of Columbia

Miscellaneous Information:

Chosen as one of Top 10 Maryland Lawyers in December, 2001 by The Daily Record A List.

Biography:

Mr. MacDonald’s practice focuses on all aspects of insurance defense litigation and general negligence. He has extensive experience representing insurance companies and their insureds with regard to asbestos defense litigation, premises liability, products liability, medical device litigation, toxic tort litigation, personal injury litigation, construction litigation, and insurance coverage disputes. In addition, Mr. MacDonald defends individuals who have been charged with alleged unlawful activities. His practice encompasses jury trials and bench trials at the various trial levels in the state and federal courts, appeals to the state and federal courts of appeal, binding and non-binding arbitrations, and mediations.

Mr. MacDonald’s practice is approximately forty-five percent in Maryland, forty-five percent in Virginia, and ten percent in the District of Columbia.

He resides in Severna Park, Maryland.