About Seth Mitchell

Senior Trial Attorney at The Barnes Firm's Los Angeles office. Previously worked for many years as a defense attorney, bringing unique insight into strategies used by insurance companies and defense counsel. Has secured over $25 million in compensation, including numerous six- and seven-figure verdicts and settlements. Handles motor vehicle accidents, catastrophic injuries, construction incidents, slip & fall, and workplace injuries.

Proven verdicts and settlements at The Barnes Firm Injury Attorneys

These results are credited to The Barnes Firm Injury Attorneys. A result appears under an attorney's own name only when a published source names them as counsel on the case.

$19.45 millionVerdictTop 10 of 2000 · #6

Ross Cellino and Stephen Barnes won a $47.4 million Erie County jury verdict for a 22-year-old law student who suffered a catastrophic brain injury when two drivers played high-speed road tag on the New York State Thruway.

Erie County Supreme Court (Justice Christopher J. Burns); affirmed as modified, NY App. Div. 4th Dep't, Dec. 21, 2001 · 2000Car AccidentsRead the full story →

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

Practice areas

Education

Southwestern University School of Law
J.D., 2005
University of Richmond
Undergraduate

Bar admissions & credentials

State Bar of California, admitted 2005 (Bar No. 240889)
State Bar of U.S. District Court, Central District of California
State Bar of U.S. District Court, Eastern District of California
Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles (CAALA)
Consumer Attorneys of California (CAOC)
American Association for Justice (AAJ)

Awards & recognition

CALI Excellence for the Future Award - Contracts II (Southwestern Law)
Advocate and Chairman, Trial Advocacy Honors Program (Southwestern Law)
Dean's List, University of Richmond

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Proven verdicts and settlements from other Los Angeles firms

Panish Shea Ravipudi LLP
Panish Shea Ravipudi LLP
$1.2 billion · $4.9 Billion Verdict Over Chevy Malibu Fuel Tank Fire
Taylor & Ring, LLP
Taylor & Ring, LLP
$47.41 million · Road Rage Chase That Killed Torrance Teen Ends in $61.7 Million Jury Verdict
McGee Lerer Ogrin
McGee Lerer Ogrin
$122.5 Million Settlement for 124 Survivors of Police Activities League Volunteer Eric Uller
West Coast Trial Lawyers
West Coast Trial Lawyers
$13.1 million · Federal Jury Awards $13.1 Million to Parents of Man Shot in the Back by Riverside County Deputy
Wilshire Law Firm
Wilshire Law Firm
$35.3 Million Verdict for 81-Year-Old Backseat Passenger Rear-Ended by Tractor-Trailer on the 10 Freeway

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