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Robert S. Donaldson Esq.

Robert S. Donaldson Esq.

Managing Partner
Location:
State College, Pennsylvania
Phone:
814-317-0011
877-233-3148
Fax:
814-234-8870
Email:

Attorney Robert S. Donaldson has led a distinctive dual career path in the foodservice distribution industry and in the legal profession. Attorney Donaldson currently focuses his practice on criminal defense across Pennsylvania. He is managing partner for the law firm of Masorti & Donaldson, P.C., with offices in State College and Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania.

Attorney Donaldson is the former President and Chief Executive Officer of Lee Food Service, Inc. Prior to joining Lee Food Service, Donaldson served as Deputy Attorney General for the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania in its Organized Crime & Narcotics Section, where he handled cases in thirty counties across Pennsylvania.

Attorney Donaldson holds a Juris Doctor from the University of Miami (FL) School of Law. He is a member of the American, Pennsylvania and Blair County Bar Associations and is admitted to practice law in both Pennsylvania and federal courts.

Before embarking on his legal career, Donaldson spent 25 years in dynamic leadership roles in the foodservice distribution industry. Until 1999, he served as Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of ProSource Distribution Services, a $4 billion nation-wide distributor to chain restaurants, headquartered in Miami, Florida. From 1986 to 1992, Donaldson served as President of Institution Food House, based in Hickory, North Carolina, then the nation’s 18th largest foodservice distributor.

Donaldson, a Penn State graduate, is the Vice Chair of the Penn State Department of Sociology & Crime, Law and Justice Board of Visitors. In addition, he serves, and has served, on boards of directors for regional and national companies as well as serving on a number of non-profit organizational boards, including United Way, Rotary, YMCA and local universities. He also serves as an instructor at Penn State in the Sociology & Crime, Law and Justice curricula.

Bar Admissions

  • Pennsylvania
  • U.S. District Court Western District of Pennsylvania, 1999
  • Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, 1999

Education

  • University of Miami School of Law, Coral Gables, Florida
    • J.D. - 1997
  • Pennsylvania State University
    • B.S. - 1977

Classes/Seminars

  • Business Management 401 & 402, St. Francis College
  • "Lunch 'n' Learn" Series, Chamber of Commerce
  • “Courts & the Prosecution Process” (CRIMJ 220) (Altoona) Fall ’04 thru Fall ‘09, The Pennsylvania State University
  • “Drugs & Crime” (CLJ 424) (University Park) Fall ‘05, The Pennsylvania State University
  • “Community Corrections” (CRIMJ 430) (Altoona) Spring ’06, thru Spring ‘08, The Pennsylvania State University
  • “Delinquency & Juvenile Justice” (CRIMJ 441) (Altoona) Spring ‘09, The Pennsylvania State University
  • "Organized Crime" (Guest Lecturer) (University Park), The Pennsylvania State University
  • Business and Management (Guest Lecturer) (Altoona), The Pennsylvania State University

Professional Associations and Memberships

  • American Bar Association, Member
  • Pennsylvania Bar Association, Member
  • Blair County Bar Association, Member
  • Penn State Crime, Law & Justice Alumni Affiliate Program Group, Vice President
  • Department of Sociology, Penn State, Board of Visitors Task Force, Member
  • Various For-Profit Organizations, Boards of Directors
  • Mount Aloysius College (Cresson, PA), President's Advisory Council
  • Pyramid Healthcare (Altoona, PA), Advisory Board
  • President, United Way of Blair County (PA), Former President
  • Hollidaysburg (PA) YMCA, Past Member, Board of Directors
  • Board of Directors, Hollidaysburg (PA) Rotary Club, Past Member
  • Fire Base Eagle & Viet Nam Memorial, Past Solicitor
  • Contact Altoona (PA), Former Member, Board of Directors
  • Blair County (PA) Health and Welfare Council, Former Board Member
  • Central Pennsylvania Humane Society, Former Treasurer
  • Pennsylvania Bar Association YLD Zone 8, Former Chairman
  • PA Bar Association High School Mock Trial Competition, Former Regional Director
  • Allegheny County Bar Association, Past Member
  • Pennsylvania Association of Criminal Defense Lawyer, Past Member
  • American Association for Justice, Past Member
  • Miami-Dade (FL) Chapter of Penn State Alumni Association, Former Member, Board of Directors
  • United Way of Blair County (PA) Fund Drive, Chairman, 2000
  • NAWGA/IFDA Government Relations Task Force, Former Chairman
  • Institutional Distribution and Foodservice Distributor, Past Member, Editorial Advisory Boards
  • Catawba County (NC) Arts Council Fund Drive, Former Chairman

Past Employment Positions

  • Lee Food Service, Inc., President & Chief Executive Officer, December 1, 2005 - December 30, 2010
  • Office of Attorney General, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, State College, PA, June 1, 2003 - December 1, 2005
  • Hippo & Donaldson Law Offices, Partner, March 1, 2001 - June 3, 2003
  • Blair County Public Defender’s Office, Assistant, November 1, 2001 - June 3, 2003
  • Centre County Public Defender ‘s Office, Special Assistant, February 1, 2001 - January 27, 2002
  • Evey, Routch, Black, Dorezas, Magee & Levine, LLP., Attorney, January 1, 1999 - February 1, 2001
  • AmeriServe, Executive Committee Member, May 1, 1998 - December 28, 1998
  • ProSource, the Specialty Group of AmeriServe, President, May 1, 1998 - December 28, 1998
  • ProSource Distribution Services, Inc., Executive Vice President & Chief Operating Officer, January 1, 1997 - May 28, 1998
  • ProSource Distribution Services, Inc., Senior Vice President, Operations, July 1, 1995 - October 28, 1997
  • ProSource Distribution Services, Inc., Vice President, Business Development, January 1, 1993 - July 28, 1995
  • Institution Food House, Inc. (IFH), President, May 1, 1986 - December 25, 1992
  • Sky Brothers, Inc., Vice President, Corporate Administration, June 1, 1983 - April 26, 1986

Legal Services We Provide

Masorti & Donaldson, P.C.

State College Office
Masorti & Donaldson, P.C.
302 South Burrowes Street
State College PA 16801

Fax: 814-234-8870

State College Law Office

Blair County Office
Masorti & Donaldson, P.C.
The Lusardi Building
508 Allegheny Street
Hollidaysburg PA 16648

Fax: 814-317-5004

Hollidaysburg Law Office

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Phone: 814-753-4292
Toll Free: 877-233-3148

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