Craig Mitchell
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Craig Mitchell
Biography
I started Mitchell & Associates because I wanted to be able to do more for my clients. Up until that point I worked at a prestigious law firm representing big, corporate and insurance industry type clients. My job was to defend them at all cost, even when they were wrong. I did my job, and I did my job well. In 1999 I walked out of the Firm with one file, a case where my client was seriously hurt in a car accident, determined to practice law the way I wanted to and for the clients I wanted to. I was able to sit down behind my desk and take as much time as needed to learn a person’s case inside and out. I was able to find the details other attorneys would miss. I was able to make sure I did all I could to make sure my clients got what they were entitled to under the law. As my practice grew I had the opportunity to spend time handling many different types of cases, each with its own unique set of facts that had to be completely understood. Years later, after having represented families whose loved ones were mistreated in nursing homes, patients that were hurt when doctors were supposed to heal, and hundreds of people exposed to toxic mold in a run-down office building, my Firm stands ready to represent you and your loved ones. If you need an attorney to help you with your insurance dispute, case against a nursing home, on the job accident or any injury caused by someone else’s fault, please call me.
Practice Areas
Workers' Compensation
Social Security Disability
Personal Injury
Animal & Dog Bites, Brain Injury, Car Accidents, Construction Accidents, Motorcycle Accidents, Premises Liability, Truck Accidents, Wrongful Death
Fees
- Contingent Fees - Generally speaking our contingent fee rate is from 25% to 40% dependent on the type of case and amount of litigation involved. The fees specfici to your case will be discussed and determined when you hire us. In most instances if case can be resolved without litigation the fee is 25%. If a lawsuit is necessary the fee is 33 1/3%. If a case goes to trial the fee is 40%.
- Rates, Retainers and Additional Information - Workers' Compensation fees are 20% of the benefits we recover on your behalf.
Jurisdictions Admitted to Practice
Languages
Professional Experience
Associate Attorney Chirstovich & Kearney, LLP
Year: 1996 - 1999
Description: Primarily handled automobile cases.
Managing Member Mitchell & Associates, APLC
Year: 1999 - Current
Description: We handle insurance coverage disputes for property damage, business interruption and bad faith; serious personal injury and wrongful death, worker's compensation claims for on the job injury and suits against nursing homes for neglecting their elderly patients.
Professional Associations
Bar Association of the Fifth Federal Circuit Member (2014 - Current)
New Orleans City Planning Commission Commissioner (2011 - Current)
Louisiana State Bar Association Member (1996 - Current)
New Orleans Bar Association Member (1996 - Current)
New Orleans City Planning Commission Chair (2011 - 2013)
New Orleans Recreation Development Commission Commissioner (2011 - 2013)
Tulane Alumni Association Board Member (1999 - 2002)
New Orleans Public Library Foundation Past Chair (2003 - 2008)
New Orleans Public Libaray Past Vice Chair (2003 - 2008)
Algiers Economic Development Foundation Advisory Board (2010 - 2012)
Education
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Fisk University B.A. (1993) | English and History Major
Year: 1989 - 1993
Honors: Honors in English Activities: Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. Alpha Chi Chapter 06-AX-90
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Tulane University School of Law J.D. (1996) | Certificate in Environmental Law
Year: 1993 - 1996
Certifications
- ServSafe: National Restaurant Association
Websites
http://mitchellaplc.com
Mitchell & Associates, APLC
New Orleans CBD
615 Baronne Street, Suite 300, New Orleans, LA 70113
Downtown Baton Rouge
227 Florida Street, Baton Rouge, LA 70801