Attorney Jeff McDonald

Jeff McDonald is a founding partner of the law firm of McDonald, Mackay & Weitz, L.L.P., Austin, Texas.

Licensed in Texas since 1988, Jeff has worked as an attorney in both the public and private sectors. He previously served as an Assistant City Attorney for the City of Austin, and as the Director of Hearings and Compliance for the Texas Medical Board, the Texas Physician Assistant Board, and the Texas Acupuncture Board. He is Board certified in Administrative Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization, and his current practice focuses primarily on physician licensure defense, health license defense, general administrative law, and professional licensing for health care providers, as well as other services.

Mr. McDonald also serves as the Field Representative for Texas Osteopathic Medical Association’s Impaired Physician Committee. He frequently works with health care professionals who are experiencing chemical dependency or mental health issues.

Areas of Practice

  • Administrative Law
  • Physician Disciplinary Defense & Licensure
  • Chemical Dependence
  • Impairment & Recovery
  • Professional Licensure Issues for Health Care Providers

Education

  • 1987 J.D., California Western School of Law
  • 1984 B.B.A. Accounting, University of Texas at Austin

Certifications and Licenses

  • 2005 Recertified, Administrative Law ñ Texas Board of Legal Specialization
  • 1999 Board Certified-Administrative Law-Texas Board of Legal Specialization
  • Admitted to practice before the United States District Court for the Northern & Western Districts of Texas

Memberships

Travis County Bar Association:

  • Administrative Law Section
  • Health Law Section

State Bar of Texas:

  • Administrative Law Section
  • Health Law Section

Volunteer

  • Lone Star Military Vehicle Preservation Association
  • G Company, Living History Detachment of the Admiral Nimitz Museum & the National Museum of the Pacific War

Honors, Representative Publications and Clients

  • Field Representative for the Impaired Physician Committee, Texas Osteopathic Medical Association.

Representative Publications and Speaking

  • “The Only Way to Protect Yourself,” Texas Health and Science University, Houston, Texas, January 27, 2018
  • “The Professional Boundaries, Inc. (PBI) Medical Record Keeping Course,” The University of California at Irvine, January 21-22, 2017
  • “Legal & Professional Consequences for Ethics & Boundary Violations,” The University of California at Irvine, January 21, 2017
  • “Burnout: Recognition and Prevention,” (Joint Presentation with Tim Weitz, J.D.), PHW Training Session and 24th Annual Retreat, Presented by Texas Medical Association Committee on Physician Health and Wellness, February 24-25, 2017
  • “Maintaining Ethical Boundaries,” Texas Health & Science University, October 15, 2016
  • “Texas Medical Board Regulatory Updates Pertaining to Boundaries and Behaviors,” (Joint Presentation with Tim Weitz, J.D.), Physician Minefields: Boundaries, Behaviors, and Time, Presented by the Texas Medical Association Committee on Physician Health and Wellness, October 16, 2015
  • “Medical Ethics, Office Politics and Cultural & Gender Sensitivity,” (Joint Presentation with Tim Weitz, J.D.), 70th Annual TOMA House of Delegates Meeting, April 11, 2015
  • “Ethical Considerations for Physicians: Staying off the Medical Board’s Radar,” 69th Annual TOMA House of Delegates Meeting, April 12, 2014
  • “Current Trends with the Nursing Board,” The 34th Annual Gastroenterology Education Seminar, April 5, 2014
  • “Top Ten Practice Issues for Acupuncturists in 2011,” Texas College of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Austin, Texas, November 19, 2011
  • “Working to Improve Recovery Outcomes with Professional Peer Assistance Programs,” June 25, 2010
  • “Ethical Choices: Saving Troubled Physicians and Protecting the Public—Are You Your Brother’s / Sister’s Keeper?” 17th Annual Retreat for Volunteers in the Physician Health and Rehabilitation Program, Texas Medical Association, February 20, 2010
  • “Everything You Should Know About Peer Assistance Programs And Their Participants But Never Had The Time To Ask,” June 26, 2009
  • “The Texas Medical Board: The Basics of the Investigative & Legal Process,” Colorado County Medical Society, March 17, 2009
  • “The Texas Medical Board: The Basics of the Investigative & Legal Process,” Medical Clinic of Houston, L.L.P., September 12, 2006
  • “Responding to the Texas Medical Board,” TOMA, The Business of Medicine, June 17, 2006
  • “When the Government Comes Knocking: Responding to the Texas State Board of Medical Examiners,” Bexar County Medical Society, April 6, 2005
  • “Disciplinary Hearings Before the Texas State Board of Medical Examiners,” TexMed 2004, May, 2004
  • “An Overview of the Texas State Board of Medical Examiners,” Wichita Falls County Medical Society, March, 2003
  • “Beyond Survival: Techniques to Reduce Stress,” Texas Medical Association, October, 1999
  • “Confidentiality of Medical Records in Texas. Are You Protecting Confidential Medical Information?” Medical Educational Services, Inc., December, 1998
  • “Contested Proceedings Before the State Office of Administrative Hearings,” Nursing Re-Entry Education, March, 1998
  • “Practice Organization Decisions! Should I be Solo or Corporate,” The Academy of Oriental Medicine, September, 1997
  • “The Texas State Board of Physician Assistant Examiners,” Texas Academy of Physician Assistants Annual Meeting, May, 1997
  • “An Overview of the Texas State Board of Medical Examiners,” Luncheon Speaker, Rio Concho Manner, San Angelo, Texas, October, 1997