Trial Strength, National Reach and Midwest Resolve: Donald McGarrah on Taking Serious Cases to Court
For more than 35 years, Donald R. “Don” McGarrah has built a career around the kind of cases that demand seasoned judgment, trial discipline, and the willingness to go the distance. Now a partner at McCready Law Injury Attorneys, McGarrah brings national trial experience to a firm rooted in the Midwest and known for standing up for injury victims in high-stakes matters. He has served as lead trial counsel in complex civil litigation across 38 states, with work spanning catastrophic injury, product liability, trucking, construction, commercial litigation, and other serious claims.
That breadth matters. McGarrah is licensed in Illinois and has appeared pro hac vice across the country, giving him an unusually broad perspective on how complex cases are built, defended, and tried. His background includes representing both plaintiffs and defendants in catastrophic matters, which the firm notes has given him a deeper understanding of how strong trial lawyers prepare cases from every angle. McCready Law has framed his arrival as a further strengthening of its trial bench, particularly in catastrophic personal injury and complex litigation.
McGarrah’s credentials are matched by recognition for courtroom skill. He received the Everett Hullverson Award for excellence in trial practice while at Saint Louis University School of Law, and his published bio reflects more than 35 years of leading complex civil litigation in state and federal courts nationwide, including catastrophic personal injury, product liability, trucking, construction, and commercial matters.
For McCready Law, the fit is strategic as well as philosophical: a Midwest firm with regional reach, serious trial capability, and the resources to take difficult cases all the way when needed. In this conversation, McGarrah reflects on the path that shaped him, the demands of catastrophic litigation, and why trial readiness still matters.