$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

Testimonials

“When an attorney opposes a case in which Jeff Mitchell is representing the plaintiff, he or she must expect the unexpected. Jeff is insightful, relentless, fearless, and aggressively committed to his clients. I know Jeff as an adversary, but I would not hesitate to refer my closest family members and friends to him for representation in a personal injury claim. He is, simply put, one of the best trial lawyers I know.”

“In over 25 years of practice on the defense side of malpractice cases, Jeff Mitchell is the attorney I fear most. He takes very good cases. Jeff has the medicine and the applicable literature down cold. He is without a doubt the best cross-examiner I have ever seen. I have paid his clients a lot of money over the years.”

– Prominent Bay Area Defense Attorney

“I have known Jeff for many years, both personally and professionally. As a fellow trial lawyer, I wholeheartedly recommend Jeff in all areas of personal injury and wrongful death, particularly for medical malpractice cases. Jeff has a vast knowledge of medicine and has the ability to present complicated medical issues in an understandable manner to a jury or arbitrator. He is one of the best lawyers I know in trial because he competently thinks and reacts on his feet when confronted with the inevitable surprises of litigation. He is a real fighter for the injured.”

– Prominent Bay Area Mediator