The Law Firm For The Tulsa Business Community
Gary McDonald is a seasoned commercial attorney with over 50 years of experience advising businesses and individuals across a wide range of legal matters.
Known for his practical wisdom and strategic insight, Gary has guided clients through every stage of the business lifecycle — from formation and growth to negotiation, dispute resolution, sale and exit. He serves as trusted general counsel for several clients, and as a skilled advisor for others on an as-needed basis. No matter the scope, Gary is a steadfast advocate committed to protecting his clients’ interests with clarity, precision, and integrity.
General Counsel
Business Restructuring
Acquisition & Sale Of Business Interests
Help For Small Businesses
Client-Focused Solutions For Businesses
Gary brings over 50 years of business law experience to every client engagement. He believes effective legal counsel begins with careful listening—understanding not just the issue at hand, but the broader goals behind it. With this foundation, he thoughtfully assesses each situation and crafts strategies tailored to his clients’ unique objectives.
Throughout his career, Gary has advised clients on all aspects of business law, from initial formation and planning to growth, financing, restructuring, succession planning and exit. His work includes drafting and negotiating agreements, guiding reorganizations and bankruptcy restructurings, overseeing acquisitions and sales, and resolving complex commercial disputes. He has represented clients in both state and federal courts and is experienced in mediation and arbitration, which can be efficient alternatives to litigation.
Since founding McDonald Law, PLLC, Gary has dedicated his practice exclusively to civil matters, focusing on business and commercial law. He works closely with his clients as a collaborative partner, committed to protecting their interests and helping them move forward with confidence.
Serving Business Clients In Tulsa For More Than Five Decades
A Recognized Lawyer Working To Empower Businesses
Gary has represented a wide range of clients in virtually all industries – including debtors, creditors, investors, trustees and committees of creditors – navigating complex legal and financial challenges with strategic precision.
He supports debtors by renegotiating obligations, clarifying legal responsibilities, and guiding them through bankruptcy or insolvency proceedings, if necessary, to restructure debt and preserve assets. For creditors, Gary pursues recovery of unpaid debts, represents their interests in litigation, and drafts contracts designed to enforce guarantees and safeguard their claims. He has also advised creditors’ committees during corporate insolvencies, coordinating collective action and negotiating with debtors to reach favorable outcomes.
Gary regularly represents businesses – both plaintiffs and defendants – in legal disputes involving breach of contract, intellectual property, and partnership conflicts. As a mediator, where possible, he also facilitates constructive resolutions between opposing parties, helping clients avoid costly and time-consuming court proceedings.
In litigation, Gary takes a comprehensive approach: developing effective legal strategies, building strong cases, and advocating vigorously for his clients in both state and federal courts.
Supporting Your Business Strategy With Tailored Legal Counsel
Throughout his career, Gary has served in General Counsel roles, assisting businesses in dealing with everyday issues as well as strategic planning. His experience in this area ranges from contract negotiation and drafting to negotiating and obtaining financial arrangements and acquisitions to coordinating real estate matters for manufacturing, retail, energy, and other businesses. He has also similarly represented individuals, investors, and business owners in a wide variety of matters.
In addition to development of the business advisor aspect of his practice, Gary has developed experience and expertise which mark him as a regional leader in business resolution of disputes and corporate restructuring matters in and out of court. Gary is equally comfortable in a corporate boardroom or a federal courtroom, seeking to develop practical and cost-effective solutions to the challenges which face businesses or individuals.
Attorney Gary M. McDonald
