Linda S. McDonald

Linda S. McDonald
P: (210) 736-6600
F: (210) 735-6889
lmcdonald@langleybanack.com

Shareholder | San Antonio

During her 31 years of practice, Linda has helped clients faced with a wide range of lawsuits, claims, and risk management dilemmas throughout Texas.

Linda has represented clients in lawsuits involving personal injury, wrongful death, commercial litigation, professional negligence (real estate and insurance agents) and insurance coverage. Equally important, she uses her experience to help clients improve their business and risk management procedures.

For much of her career Linda has served in leadership roles to advance her clients' interests throughout Texas. She has served on the Litigation Council of the State Bar of Texas since 2002 and currently serves as its Chair.  She participates and organizes various CLE seminars, lectures and debates for the Litigation Section of the State Bar of Texas and the State Bar. She has served as Co-Director of the Advanced Civil Trial Seminar and the Advanced Personal Injury Seminar and has been a director and lecturer at the Annual Litigation Update Seminars and the Advanced Evidence and Discovery Seminars.

Linda is a member and past president of the American Board of Trial Advocates-San Antonio Chapter, as well as the Litigation Council of America. She is a member of the Texas Association of Defense Attorneys (TADC) and has co-chaired the TADC's Trial Academy. Additionally, Linda is a member of the Litigation Counsel of America. 

Practice Areas
Commercial Litigation
Litigation
Personal Injury

Education

  • The University of Texas at Austin, B.A. with Honors, 1975
  • University of Houston, J.D., 1979

Bar Admissions

  • State of Texas
  • United States District Court, Western District of Texas
  • United States District Court, Southern District of Texas
  • United States District Court, Northern District of Texas
  • United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit

Professional Associations

  • American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA), 1990 – present
  • Litigation Council of the State Bar of Texas, 2002 – present
    • Treasurer, 2007 – 2008
    • Secretary, 2008 – 2009
    • Vice Chair, 2009 – 2010
    • Chair-Elect, 2010 – 2011
    • Chair, 2011 – present
  • Texas Association of Defense Attorneys (TADC)
  • Litigation Council of America, 2008 – present
  • San Antonio Bar Association
  • Selected to Best Lawyers in America for Commercial Litigation, 2009 – present
  • Selected to Best Lawyers in San Antonio for Litigation, Scene in SA magazine, 2004 – present

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