San Francisco mediator Brian McDonald
With over 1,000 successful mediations to his credit, San Francisco mediator and attorney Brian McDonald of the Bay Area’s McDonald & Mannion law firm focuses his practice on helping families resolve their disputes amicably through family and divorce mediation. By offering an alternative to the “normal” acrimonious and litigious divorce process, Mr. McDonald provides his clients with a means of protecting what’s truly of value to them: their inter-family relationships.
Attorney McDonald is a certified family law specialist with over 40 years of legal experience. Along with acting as mediator in divorce and other family law disputes, Mr. McDonald has trained hundreds of mediators at the trial court and court of appeals levels.
McDonald & Mannion law firm also helps families with probate, estate planning and trust administration. Mr. McDonald’s extensive legal experience includes felony jury trials, personal injury cases and real estate litigation. No matter what type of legal matter, Mr. McDonald approaches it with his hallmark integrity, dedication and professionalism. He strives to help each of his clients find an amicable resolution to their legal dispute.
Bar Admissions & Affiliations
- Supreme Court of the United States
- California State Bar, Certified Family Law Specialist by the Board of Legal Specialization, 1981-present
- U.S. District Court, Northern District of California
- U.S. District Court, Central District of California
- San Francisco Domestic Relations Court (Settlement Judge Pro-Tem, 1981)
Education
- J.D., University of San Francisco School of Law, 1970 (McAuliffe Honor Society; American Jurisprudence Awards in Contracts, Property, Civil Procedure, Taxation; Prentice Hall Award Recipient, Corporation and Estate and Gift Tax)
- B.S., University of Southern California, 1967
