Edward A. McDonald (born 1947) is an American criminal defense lawyer and actor.
McDonald graduated from Xaverian High School in Brooklyn and then attended Boston College, earning a degree in 1968.
After serving as an assistant district attorney in Manhattan for five years, McDonald joined the United States Organized Crime Strike Force in 1977.
McDonald prosecuted a case involving the 1978–79 Boston College basketball point-shaving scandal for the Justice Department in 1981.
[5] In 2011, the Police Benevolent Association of the City of New York hired McDonald and other high-profile lawyers to defend against a massive ticket fixing scandal.