San Bernardino Criminal Defense Attorney

If you or a loved one face criminal charges, you need someone on your side... Criminal Defense Attorney Mark Raymond McDonald and his staff are committed to helping you. We understand that the legal process is often confusing and frustrating for the accused and their families. At the Law Office of Mark R. McDonald, we ensure that you learn every legal aspect of your case, as well as the court process. We are committed to our clients and winning our cases, and we can help clients at any stage of their case. The best time to defend your case is before any law enforcement interrogation. If any officer wants to interrogate you, it is possible they do not have enough evidence against you, and their intention is to get the information they need to prosecute you. Attorney McDonald will protect you from a horrifying interrogation process by accompanying you.

Though our offices are located in San Bernardino we handle cases throughout the County including Apple Valley, Baker, Barstow, Big Bear, Chino Colton, Fontana, Hesperia, Joshua Tree, Loma Linda, Lucerne Valley, Montclair, Needles, Ontario, Rancho Cucamonga, Redlands, Rialto, Running Springs, Twenty Nine Palms, Upland, Victorville, Wrightwood, Yucaipa, Yucca Valley and all other cities and communities of San Bernardino County.

You are always better off hiring an attorney to defend you in a criminal case, if you can find one who is competent and determined to get you the best results possible. It is never a good idea to represent yourself in a criminal case. The law is far more complex than most people think, and having a good attorney next to you causes the court to take your defense seriously. Courts will afford no special treatment to defendants representing themselves.

A thorough understanding of your constitutional rights and how to exercise them is vital to your defense. How you present your defense to the court or a jury is equally important. Your freedom can depend upon something as simple as how a particular law is interpreted. There is no sense in being convicted or going to jail because you represented yourself or had an attorney who was too busy or inexperienced to give your case the time it deserves.

As a San Bernardino prosecutor for over seven years, Mark Raymond McDonald became very familiar with how a District Attorney's office views various crimes, evidence, and defenses, and how it will proceed against you. His knowledge of the opposition will benefit you immensely when you go to court to defend the case against you.

Zealous Criminal Defense Representation

An attorney's advocacy on behalf of his or her client is, by oath, meant to be "zealous," not timid. The California Court of Appeal in Los Angeles best described Mr. McDonald's dedication to his client in a recent published opinion, where the appeals court referred to "Herculean efforts by McDonald" on behalf of his client. See, In Re Michael I, a Minor, on Habeas Corpus (1998) 63 Cal. App. 4th 462,73 Cal. Rptr. 2d 650. We exert this Herculean effort on behalf of all of our clients!

Our Mission

At the Law Office of Mark Raymond McDonald, it is our first priority to ensure that our clients are provided with the most vigorous, intelligent and thorough legal defense available anywhere. The attorney, and his entire staff is dedicated to all of their clients. Our goal and yours are the same, and winning is the road we take.