Mitchell Employment Law | Patricia Lynne Mitchell

Patricia Lynne Mitchell is the founder of Mitchell Employment Law and an experienced plaintiff-side employment litigator who has represented California employees for more than two decades. Since beginning her legal career in 2001, Patricia has handled employment disputes involving wrongful termination, discrimination, harassment, retaliation, whistleblower claims, disability and accommodation issues, wage and hour violations, misclassification, and other workplace rights.Patricia approaches employment litigation with the understanding that a workplace dispute is rarely just a legal problem. Losing a job, being retaliated against for speaking up, confronting discrimination or harassment, or trying to protect a career while dealing with a disability or medical condition can affect nearly every part of a client's life. She believes clients deserve more than generalized assurances. They deserve an attorney who will listen carefully, understand the facts, explain the strengths and risks of the case candidly, and develop a strategy based on the client's individual goals.Throughout her career, Patricia has handled matters through all phases of litigation, from initial case evaluation and investigation through discovery, depositions, mediation, arbitration, dispositive motions, settlement, trial preparation, and trial. She has successfully negotiated numerous six- and seven-figure resolutions on behalf of employees and has represented individuals ranging from hourly employees to professionals and executives.Before founding Mitchell Employment Law, Patricia served as Senior Counsel with Schein Law Group, where she litigated complex plaintiff-side employment matters. She previously served as Senior Counsel at Remedy Law Group, managing a diverse employment litigation caseload and representing employees in significant workplace disputes.Patricia also practiced with the Law Offices of Lauren Abrams, where she represented employees in employment litigation and developed and litigated cases through resolution. From 2009 through 2016, Patricia owned and operated the Law Offices of Patricia Mitchell, where she was responsible for every aspect of a plaintiff-side employment practice, including client intake, case development, litigation strategy, discovery, negotiation, settlement, and trial.Patricia's perspective is also informed by experience earlier in her career representing employers. At Kulik, Gottesman, Mouton & Siegel, she defended employment litigation and obtained favorable results through settlement and summary judgment. She also handled litigation at Albright, Yee & Schmidt and served as Senior Employment Counsel at the Law Offices of Shawn Khorrami. That experience gives Patricia an understanding of how employers, defense counsel, and insurance carriers evaluate employment claims - insight she now uses exclusively in representing employees.Patricia founded Mitchell Employment Law to offer clients experienced representation without layers of attorneys between the client and the lawyer actually handling the case. Clients work directly with Patricia. She believes in thorough preparation, practical judgment, candid communication, and litigating each matter with an eye toward both the client's legal claims and the result that will actually matter to the client.EDUCATIONPatricia earned her Juris Doctor from Loyola Law School, Los Angeles in 2001. While at Loyola, she was recognized for a Top Ten Appellate Brief in the Scott Moot Court competition and her team placed second in the Scott Moot Court competition.She received her Bachelor of Science in Political Science, with honors, from the University of California, Santa Barbara in 1998.RECOGNITIONPatricia was selected to the Southern California Super Lawyers Rising Stars list in 2013, 2014, 2015, and 2016.ADMISSIONS AND PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONSPatricia has been admitted to practice law in California since 2001.Her professional involvement includes organizations devoted to employment law, trial advocacy, and the representation of employees, including the California Employment Lawyers Association (CELA), the Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles (CAALA), and the Los Angeles County Bar Association.At Mitchell Employment Law, Patricia represents employees throughout California with an emphasis on thoughtful case selection, personal attorney-client relationships, and sophisticated litigation of serious employment claims.

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