Denis Mitchell

Background

About Denis Mitchell

Denis C. Mitchell is an experienced trial attorney and focuses his practice on representing individuals and families who have suffered life-altering injuries or who have lost love ones. He has obtained many multi-million dollar verdicts and recoveries for his clients, including the largest verdict in a medical negligence case in Anne Arundel County, Maryland. He has tried cases before multiple state and federal courts in the region. He was named Lawyer of the Year for Plaintiff’s Personal Injury in Washington, D.C. by Best Lawyers in 2023. Mr. Mitchell's fellow lawyers recognized him as D.C.’s Trial Lawyer of the Year in 2014. He has also been consistently recognized by Best Lawyers® and SuperLawyers® as a leading practitioner in medical malpractice and/or personal injury since 2011. Mr. Mitchell has held leadership positions in several organizations, including President of the Trial Lawyers Association of Metropolitan Washington, D.C. and Chair of the D.C. Bar Tort Law Section. He writes quarterly publications and makes presentations on important cases handed down by state and federal courts in the District of Columbia. He also served for more than 10 years as an Adjunct Professor in Trial Advocacy at the Georgetown University Law Center. He is also fluent in Spanish.