Top Rated Personal Injury Attorney in Miami, FL

A partner and founding attorney of Mitchell & West, LLC, Phillip J. Mitchell, Jr., represents clients in Miami-Dade County in Florida. His practice focuses on matters of personal injury except for construction accidents and medical malpractice. As an aggressive attorney with over two decades of experience who is dedicated to finding justice for his clients, Mr. Mitchell manages both criminal and civil matters and is focused on professionalism and ethical representation.

A former assistant public defender, he spent several years with the Miami-Dade Public Defender’s Office. Mr. Mitchell’s cases now include personal injury matters related to wrongful death, product liability, traumatic brain injuries, civil rights violations, trucking litigation and premises liability claims. His criminal practice includes matters where someone has been sexually assaulted or murdered on a property with negligent security and situations where the Fourth Amendment is involved.

A member of the Million Dollar Advocates Forum, Mr. Mitchell is also actively involved with many other professional organizations. He is a member of the Southern Trial Lawyers Association, the Coral Gables Bar Association, the Louisiana Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, the Louisiana Association for Justice, the Florida Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, the Miami-Dade Justice Association, the Florida Justice Association and the American Association for Justice.

Mr. Mitchell attended Northwestern State University, where he earned a Bachelor of Science in psychology in 1995. At the Florida Coastal School of Law, he graduated with his Juris Doctor in 2000 and is now admitted to practice in both Louisiana and Florida.