Jeffrey S. Mitchell

$68 MillionLargest Jury Verdict in Fresno County history for failure to comply with hospital standards for patient safety, leaving elderly man in permanent coma. Jury also awarded punitive damages.

$5.5 MillionSettlement for failure to diagnose acute blood loss after cancer surgery resulting in brain damage to physician

$7 MillionPlus Settlement: Negligent performance of intubation post-operatively, resulting in severe brain damage to minor child.

$10.8 MillionConfidential settlement for an adult who suffered catastrophic injury from a stroke

$22 MillionRobyn Frankel vs. Palo Alto Medical Foundation GroupJury verdict for paralysis caused to patient after an unnecessary procedure.

$4.25 MillionSettlement for failure to quickly respond to a minor plaintiff’s hyperthermia after surgery resulting in catastrophic injuries including brain damage

$4 MillionSettlement for failure to diagnose fetal distress resulting in minor plaintiff suffering from severe static encephalopathy

$5.5 MillionSettlement for failure to diagnose and treat kernicterus resulting in severe brain damage of child

Jeffrey S. Mitchell

Location: San Francisco, California

Phone: 877-637-1045

Medical Malpractice Attorney Jeff Mitchell

Determination, hard work, resourcefulness, creativity, bravery and boundless energy have been the hallmarks of Jeff Mitchell’s life and existence in his accomplished career as a lawyer. If you ask those who know him the best, those are words that you will often hear when he is described.

Jeff puts those attributes to work on a daily basis on behalf of all of his clients. From the children injured during labor and delivery, to the spouses grieving over the loss of their loved ones, to those who suffer from a life permanently affected by a brain injury, Jeff understands their pain and exactly what it takes to bring some measure of justice to right their wrongs.

His accomplishments as a medical malpractice lawyer are matched by few—particularly for a lawyer with a lot of time left on the clock. In his very busy career, he has already:

attained two record-setting verdicts,

secured innumerable six, seven and eight figure settlements

and helped shaped the future of the law as it pertains to medical malpractice in California.

He is a frequently sought after speaker on issues pertaining to:

jury selection,

cross-examination,

argumentation,

expert witness utilization

and psychology of trial practice in California and throughout the country.

Jeff’s work on behalf of medical malpractice victims and their families has been recognized by many.

He is annually listed as a Northern California Super Lawyer, one of San Francisco’s Top Attorneys, one of California’s Top 100 trial lawyers and is rated annually by his peers as one of the Best Lawyers in America. Jeff was also honored as San Francisco’s Trial Lawyer of the Year which is annually given by the San Francisco Trial Lawyer’s Association.

His work has been covered and chronicled by dozens of digital, print, radio and television media outlets throughout the country. A testament to his work and reputation lies in the fact that many of his cases are referred to him by his adversaries—doctors, defense lawyers, insurance executives; the very people he faces on the other side of the table.

In his spare time, Jeff enjoys running, skiing, dining with friends, baseball, playing tennis (with limited success), studying British poetry and coaching youth sports. He has two young sons, Benjamin and Maxwell.