P.J. Mitchell

P.J. Mitchell, is the founder and an equity partner in Mitchell & West, LLC. Mr. Mitchell prides himself on being an aggressive lawyer who is devoted to the fight for justice while maintaining the highest ethical standards of professionalism. He has 25 years of experience, 20 of those used focused on civil practice, including handling sexual assault and personal injury cases. 

Types of Cases He Handles

He represents parties in civil and criminal matters including but not limited to:

• Sexual Assault/Sexual Abuse
• Car Accidents
• Truck Accidents
• Traumatic brain injuries
• Actions for Negligent Security against property owners wherein the victims have been murdered or sexually assaulted
• Premises Liability Claims
• Product Liability Claims
• Medical Malpractice Claims
• Wrongful death claims
• In Criminal matters, he concentrates his practice on cases wherein the Fourth Amendment of the United States Constitution has been implicated.
• Civil rights violations

Background and Experience

Prior to founding Mitchell & West, L.L.C., Mr. Mitchell was an Assistant Public Defender for the Miami-Dade Public Defenders Office for over three years and an Associate Attorney at Marlow, Connell, Valerius, Abrams, Adler, Newman and Lewis.

Awards and Recognition

His law firm has been awarded the designation of Super Lawyers and been named to the Million Dollar Advocate Forum.

Memberships

• American Association of Justice
• Florida Justice Association
• Miami-Dade Justice Association
• Florida Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
• Louisiana Association for Justice
• Louisiana Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
• Coral Gables Bar Association
• Southern Trial Lawyers Association
• Million Dollar Advocates Forum (Life member)
• National Trial Lawyers Top 100

Education

• Northwestern State University (1995)
  • Bachelor of Science in Psychology
• Florida Coastal School of Law (2000)
  • Juris Doctor

Bar Admissions

• State Bar of Florida
• State Bar of Louisiana

Mr. Mitchell actively practices in several State and Federal Courts in Florida and Louisiana.

Community Service

Mr. Mitchell is active and generous with his time within the local community. He strongly believes in leadership and community services. He has served as the former president of the Coral Gables Bar Association 2020-2021.

He was featured as a cover story in Hola Latinos magazine, where he addressed business owners' legal rights to mandate vaccines from employees despite Florida's vaccine passport ban.

Beyond the courtroom, he remains deeply committed to the South Florida community through volunteerism, civic involvement, and leadership — reflecting the same dedication he brings to every client he represents.

TESTIMONIALS

My husband was in a very difficult situation with an old criminal case and Mr. Mitchell was able to vacate those cases that wore over 10 years old and through the whole process Mr. Mitchell always kept us updated and explained to us the entire situation a step at a time. He not only gave us hope, but he won the cases. Mr. Mitchell is a man with a heart of gold that will fight for you and treat you like family. There might be many lawyers in Miami but there is only one that will truly work hard to win your case. He is very knowledgeable and aggressive in fighting for you. He has gone far and beyond my expectations. I highly recommend him to everyone and I will be forever grateful for everything he did to keep my family together.

- Mrs. Ebanks

5 / 5 stars: "Obtained a Settlement of $1.6 Million"

Attorney PJ Mitchell is a brilliant top-notch attorney that impressed me beyond words. He handled a negligence matter for me that was very difficult for me to face or discuss. Mr. Mitchell's confidence and strategy to prove my case was not only exceptional, ethical, and accurate to me but also to colleagues, mediators, and Judges. PJ believed in me since day one. He obtained evidence that no one would imagine possible. The significant hard work, dedication, and intellect of a brilliant attorney obtained me a settlement of $1.6 million dollars. I am forever thankful to Mr. Mitchell for his huge success in my case and how diligently he handled a case against a very powerful entity. The amount of evidence in my favor proved that my case was true and was a huge victory. I highly recommend Mr. Mitchell and often remind him how thankful I am to have had him represent me and not give up on me. Forever thankful PJ, you know who I am and do not reveal my name because you also protected my identity. Top attorney.

- Former Client

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