Meet Tim

Tim McDonald has over a decade of experience as a prosecutor, most recently with the Benton County prosecutor’s office, where he handled crimes against children. He previously served as a prosecutor in Missouri focusing on property and violent crimes.

McDonald has served as a judge advocate in the U.S. Army National Guard and U.S. Army Reserves since 2013. He deployed to the Middle East with the U.S. Army’s 35th Infantry Division as an operational law judge advocate and trial counsel in 2017. Prior to his time as a prosecuting attorney, Tim worked as a Presidential Management Fellow at the Department of Veterans Affairs and as a compliance and ethics officer for the Veterans Health Administration.

Tim received his bachelor’s degree from Saint Louis University and his Juris Doctor from the University of Pittsburgh. He is currently part of the Commercial Trial Practice and Health Care Litigation team at Kutak Rock. Tim and his wife, Shaylin, have been married for 8 years and have three sons, Ben (7), Noah (6), and Gabe (4), along with their German Shepherd, Niki. He is active with his sons’ sports programs, serves as a Cub Scout den leader, coaches the U of A Law School mock trial team, and is involved with the Benton County Children and Family Advocacy Center. The family attends Keypoint Church in Bentonville.