Thomas A. McDonnell - a Pittsburgh, Pennsylvanaia (PA) Tort and Casualty Litigation Lawyer

Pittsburgh Tort and Casualty Litigation Lawyer

Updated: 02/28/2026

Areas of Practice

Tort and Casualty Litigation
Insurance Coverage and Practices
Premises Liability
Worker’s Compensation
Trucking Accidents
Insurance Law
Automobile Insurance Litigation
Homeowners Coverage
Property and Casualty Claims

Attorney Information

Overview

Thomas McDonnell’s practice encompasses numerous areas of civil litigation, maintaining active trial practice in both state and federal courts. His vast and varied professional experiences have lent to his participation in speaking regularly at seminars sponsored by the Pennsylvania Defense Institute and the Pennsylvania Association of Trial Lawyers on such topics like insurance coverage and the defense perspective in civil trials.

Mr. McDonnell is a frequent contributor to Counterpoint, the official publication of the Pennsylvania Defense Institute, and has authored many Amicus Curiae Appellate Briefs on behalf of the Pennsylvania Defense Institute and the Insurance Federation of Pennsylvania. He has maintained his Super Lawyer title since 2010.

Awards and Honors

Super Lawyers® Selectees

Thomas A. McDonnell included in a Super Lawyers® list

Honors

Selected to Pennsylvania Super Lawyers, 2010 - 2023
Best Lawyers in United States, 2015 - 2017
Martindale-Hubbell AV Preeminent Rating

Other Sources of Feedback About Thomas A. McDonnell

Included on the 2026 Pennsylvania Super Lawyers list

Past Lists

2025 Pennsylvania Super Lawyers list
2024 Pennsylvania Super Lawyers list
2023 Pennsylvania Super Lawyers list
2022 Pennsylvania Super Lawyers list
2021 Pennsylvania Super Lawyers list
2020 Pennsylvania Super Lawyers list
2019 Pennsylvania Super Lawyers list
2018 Pennsylvania Super Lawyers list
2017 Pennsylvania Super Lawyers list
2016 Pennsylvania Super Lawyers list
2015 Pennsylvania Super Lawyers list
2014 Pennsylvania Super Lawyers list
2013 Pennsylvania Super Lawyers list
2012 Pennsylvania Super Lawyers Super Lawyers list
2011 Pennsylvania Super Lawyers list
2010 Pennsylvania Super Lawyers list

Education

Legal Education
- University of Pittsburgh School of Law, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 1988
  J.D., Doctor of Jurisprudence
Non Legal Education
- West Virginia University, Morgantown, West Virginia, 1985
  B.A., Bachelor of Arts
  Major: Psychology

Current Employment Position(s)

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Retired
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Bar Admissions

Pennsylvania, 1988
U.S. District Court Western District of Pennsylvania, 1988
U.S. District Court Middle District of Pennsylvania
U.S. Court of Appeals 3rd Circuit

Other Affiliations

Academy of Trial Lawyers of Allegheny County
Pennsylvania Defense Institute (Past Regional Vice President)
Pennsylvania Defense Institute (Board Member)
Civil Litigation Section in the Allegheny County Bar Association (Past Council Member)

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Contact

Pittsburgh, PA

811 Camp Horne Rd.
Suite 220
Pittsburgh, PA 15237

Directions

Phone: 412-263-5216

Fax: (412) 261-3239

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Website: https://www.summersmcdonnell.com

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