Cynthia I. Mitchell

Cynthia I. Mitchell is of counsel at Merkel & Cocke, P.A., in Clarksdale, Mississippi. Ms. Mitchell works with commercial litigation and personal injury cases involving medical malpractice, product liability and other issues. She represents clients in Clarksdale and the Jackson, Mississippi, area.

Ms. Mitchell graduated magna cum laude from Indiana University with a bachelor’s degree. She went on to graduate cum laude with a law degree from Harvard Law School. She holds licenses to practice law before all Mississippi state courts, as well as federal courts in Mississippi, Arkansas and Tennessee, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 8th Circuit and the Supreme Court of the United States.

Active in her legal community, Ms. Mitchell belongs to the Coahoma County Bar Association, the Mississippi Bar and the American Association for Justice. She is active in the Mississippi Association for Justice, and over the years has served as the organization’s president, vice president, treasurer, secretary and parliamentarian, as well as on its amicus committee.

Additionally, Ms. Mitchell is a fellow of the Mississippi Bar Foundation and the Mississippi Supreme Court Rules Committee. She is AV Preeminent* peer review rated through Martindale-Hubbell, reflecting her high ethical standards and legal capability.

Committed to pro bono work, Ms. Mitchell is a former president and board member of the Mississippi Volunteer Lawyers Project. She serves her local community as a member of the Coahoma Community College Board of Trustees and sitting on the board of directors for the Clarksdale Animal Rescue Effort & Shelter. In recognition of her efforts, the Mississippi Bar honored her with its Lawyer Citizenship Award in 2012.

*AV®, AV Preeminent®, Martindale-Hubbell Distinguished and Martindale-Hubbell Notable are certification marks used under license in accordance with the Martindale-Hubbell certification procedures, standards and policies. Martindale-Hubbell® is the facilitator of a peer review rating process. Ratings reflect the anonymous opinions of members of the bar and the judiciary. Martindale-Hubbell® Peer Review Rating™ fall into two categories – legal ability and general ethical standards.

Office Locations:

Clarksdale Office
30 Delta Avenue
Clarksdale, MS 38614
Phone: 662-302-2812
Secondary phone: 877-790-0943

Oxford Office
2090 Old Taylor Road
Suite 207
Oxford, MS 38655
Phone: 662-236-0080

Greenville Office
540 Main Street
ICON Building, Suite 302
Greenville, MS 38702
Phone: 662-592-3110

Jackson Office
622 Duling Avenue
Suite 221
Jackson, MS 39216
Phone: 601-653-1103