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Andre O. McDonald is the founder and principal attorney at McDonald Law Firm, a Columbia law firm serving clients throughout Howard County and the surrounding counties in the areas of estate planning, special needs planning, Medicaid/long-term care planning, and veterans pension planning.
Since Mr. McDonald was admitted to the Maryland Bar, in addition to managing a successful law practice, he has served as a volunteer attorney with the Pro Bono Resource Center of Maryland and the Bar Association of Baltimore City – Senior Legal Services, where he has helped Maryland low-income seniors with their estate planning needs. Mr. McDonald currently serves on the Board of Directors of the Howard County Estate Planning Council. In 2018, Mr. McDonald, was appointed by Governor Larry Hogan, Jr. to serve on the Virginia I. Jones Alzheimer’s and Related Disorders Council.
While in law school, Mr. McDonald served as a student attorney with the Washtenaw County Public Defender Office and the SixtyPlus, Inc., Elderlaw Clinic. At the Public Defender Office, Mr. McDonald advocated on behalf of indigent defendants charged with misdemeanors and felonies. Additionally, Mr. McDonald represented low-income seniors with a wide range of civil matters during his tenure with the SixtyPlus, Inc., Elderlaw Clinic. He also served as the court appointed guardianship reviewer for, the Circuit Court of Michigan for, Ingham County, Clinton County, and Eaton County. Mr. McDonald served as an Ambassador for the law school, mentoring newly-admitted first-year law students.
Prior to attending law school, Mr. McDonald served our nation as an Enlisted Officer with the United States Marine Corps. He also served for several years as a Federal Security Officer with the Department of Homeland Security where he trained new officers and mediated and resolved disputes regarding officer disciplinary action or officer-management matters. This breadth of experience helps Mr. McDonald deliver legal services and work with clients in a practical, goal-oriented manner.
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Acquired: 2019
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Acquired: 2015
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10500 Little Patuxent Parkway, Suite 650, Columbia, MD, 21044
7315 Wisconsin Avenue, Suite 800 West, Bethesda, MD, 20814
1025 Thomas Jefferson Street, N.W., Suite 400, Washington, DC, 20007
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Posted by Sally | July 27, 2020 | Hired Attorney | Estate Planning
Couldn’t be happier
Andre was extremely knowledgeable, professional, efficient and meticulous. He has a comprehensive knowledge of all of the intricacies of the legal process (in our case—estate planning), but is able to translate the concepts and language in ways that made sense to my husband and me. The finished produ...
Posted by Lisa | July 08, 2020 | Hired Attorney | Estate Planning
Wonderful for estate planning
Mr. McDonald was very thorough and covered all the bases. He used very plain language to explain what the legal language meant, and I came out of the experience understanding much more about estate planning than I did going into it. I loved his process, including an initial form eliciting my primary...
Posted by James | June 16, 2020 | Hired Attorney | Estate Planning
Good experience I would highly recommend.
I contacted Mr. McDonald to draft a Revocable Living Trust. I was contacted within 24 hours and the entire process was handled smoothly and with minimum effort on my part. You will definitely receive personal attention from this Law firm. I was impressed how comprehensively my RLT was drafted with ma...
Posted by Karen | December 17, 2019 | Hired Attorney | Probate
Grateful
Andre McDonald is a lion. He represented me during a very difficult probate settlement with the highest level of professionalism, expertise, and dedication. Honestly, there are not enough nice words to say about Mr. McDonald. He took a very bad situation and made it as painless as possible. He protec...
Posted by Russell | November 17, 2018 | Hired Attorney | Estate Planning
Professional, Competent, Diligent
Mr McDonald handled our estate planning. He guided my wife and I through the process and answered all our questions, allowing us to competently and confidently decide how our assets should be treated, based on our needs. While estate planning is very complex, his process for developing our plan could...
"Andre is a consummate professional. His work is extremely thorough and he has excellent people skills. He is my only recommendation for a Maryland Estate Planning Attorney."
"Mr. McDonald is an honest, knowledgeable and dedicated attorney who is willing to go the extra mile for his clients. His passion for the law, coupled with his unwavering loyalty to his clients makes him an ideal choice for any client in need of legal advice or representation."
"Andre has demonstrated an eagerness to represent clients needing help planning their estates. He attended an academically-rigorous law school that, along with the "hands-on" experience he gained in his own practice, prepared him well to help his clients."
Litigation lawyer
Debt collection lawyer
2013
The Board of Directors' Award, Sixty Plus, Inc., Elder Law Clinc
2012
Melissa Mitchell Leadership Award, Western Michigan University Thomas M. Cooley Law School Moot Court Board
2016 - Present
Principal Attorney, McDonald Law Firm, LLC
2014 - 2014
Law Clerk, Washtenaw Public Defender's Office
2013 - 2014
Student Attorney, Sixty Plus, Inc., Elder Law Clinic,Thomas M. Cooley Law School
2006 - 2011
Federal Officer, Department of Homeland Security
2016 - Present
Maryland State Bar AssociationMember
2016 - Present
Howard County Bar AssociationMember
2016 - Present
Howard County Estate Planning CouncilMember
2016 - Present
Bar Association of Baltimore CityMember
2016 - Present
WealthCounselMember
2014
JD - Juris Doctor
2011
MA - Masters
2008
BA - Bachelor of Arts
2017
Estate & Medicaid Planning Basics
2016
Estate Planning Basics
2016
Estate Planning Basics
2017
English
Spanish