About Denis C. Mitchell

Denis C. Mitchell is an experienced trial attorney who represents individuals and families who have suffered life-altering injuries or lost loved ones. He has obtained many multi-million dollar verdicts and recoveries, including the largest verdict in a medical negligence case in Anne Arundel County, Maryland, and has handled cases in multiple state and federal courts. His fellow lawyers named him D.C.'s Trial Lawyer of the Year in 2014, and Best Lawyers named him 2023 Lawyer of the Year in Washington, DC for plaintiff's personal injury litigation. Mr. Mitchell is a past president of the Trial Lawyers Association of Metropolitan Washington, D.C., a past chair of the D.C. Bar Tort Law Section, and served 12 years as an adjunct professor in trial advocacy at Georgetown University Law Center. He is fluent in Spanish.

Proven verdicts and settlements

$943,000Verdict

A Montgomery County, Maryland jury found that an otolaryngologist caused brain injury to Billy Karl Boone during a January 2000 revisionary mastoidectomy and failed to obtain informed consent. It awarded $943,000 for lost earning capacity, medical expenses and non-economic damages. The Court of Appeals of Maryland upheld the judgment in December 2006. Patrick A. Malone tried the case while at Stein, Mitchell & Mezines.

Circuit Court for Montgomery County, Maryland · 2004Medical MalpracticeRead the full story →

Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome. Each case is unique and depends on its own facts.

Practice areas

Education

University of Maryland School of Law
J.D.
University of Virginia
Undergraduate

Bar admissions & credentials

State Bar of District of Columbia
State Bar of Maryland
State Bar of Virginia

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$6.17 Million Verdict for Skier Brain-Injured in Fall Off Unmarked Drop-Off at Massanutten Ski Resort
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$5.5 billion · J&J Agrees to Pay at Least $5.5 Billion to Resolve 76,000 Talc-Cancer Claims
Chaikin, Sherman, Cammarata & Siegel, P.C.
Chaikin, Sherman, Cammarata & Siegel, P.C.
$17.11 million · $17.1 Million Verdict After Missed Ectopic Pregnancy Kills Young DC Mother
Patrick Malone & Associates, P.C.
Patrick Malone & Associates, P.C.
$8.35 million · Record $8.35 Million D.C. Verdict After Knee Surgery Cost an 82-Year-Old His Leg
Price Benowitz Accident Injury Lawyers, LLP
Price Benowitz Accident Injury Lawyers, LLP
$25 million sought · Family of Rolin Hill Files $25 Million Wrongful Death Suit Over Virginia Beach In-Custody Death

Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome. Each case is unique and depends on its own facts.