Elizabeth Mitchell has litigated thousands of cases in multiple jurisdictions. Her practice focuses on complex civil litigation, spanning a wide range of substantive areas including constitutional, commercial disputes, trade secret allegations, False Claims Act, and legal malpractice. She pioneered a first-of-its-kind lawsuit against the City and County of Los Angeles demanding beds, services, and treatment for thousands of homeless individuals, and clean and safe streets for the community. The lawsuit prompted swift and dynamic action by the Federal Court during the COVID-19 crisis which ultimately resulted in a $4 billion commitment for an additional 20,000 beds with services and treatment for homeless Angelenos by the City and County of Los Angeles, and commitment to encampment reduction. Ms. Mitchell has been recognized as one of the Top 100 Lawyers in California by the Daily Journal, and she has been called “one of the major authorities in the nation on homelessness law.”  She has represented numerous Fortune 500 companies, and their executives and employees, collectively saving the companies hundreds of millions of dollars.

Some of Ms. Mitchell’s notable representations are:

• Obtained $4 billion settlements in hard-fought and nationally publicized case about homelessness and mental health.

• Won a $7.5 million arbitration award for widow in legal malpractice against prominent estate planning firm.

• Represented Fortune 100 company in complex federal trade secrets case with highly favorable outcome.

• Won full dismissal for executives of startup in suit brought by former employer.

• Represented tech entrepreneur against high-profile allegations, winning full dismissal.

• Successfully defended national healthcare company in multiple cases, saving them hundreds of millions of dollars in potential damages.

Prior to entering private practice, Ms. Mitchell was an attorney with the fast-paced Police Litigation Unit in the Los Angeles City Attorney’s Office where she worked on complicated, high-profile, and high-exposure civil cases involving allegations of civil rights violations, excessive force, wrongful death, and false arrest, including several class-action lawsuits. In addition to trials, she handled all aspects of litigation, ultimately saving the city hundreds of millions of dollars. Before Police Litigation, Ms. Mitchell was a prosecutor focusing on violent and sexual crimes and trained new deputies and volunteers with the office’s high-volume Central Trials Division. 

Ms. Mitchell was a Dean’s Merit Scholar at Pepperdine School of Law, graduating cum laude and serving as Managing Editor of the Dispute Resolution Law Journal. She also served as the Vice President of the International Law Society, was a member of Advocates for Public Interest Law, and published an article, Towards Enforcement in the [International Criminal Court]. During law school, she clerked at the United States Attorney’s Office, focusing on organized crime and terrorism, and in the Los Angeles District Attorney’s Office, Sex Crimes Division. Prior to law school Ms. Mitchell graduated cum laude from the University of California, Riverside with a joint degree in Psychology/Law and Society, was on the Dean’s List, was a member of the Golden Key Honor Society, Phi Alpha Delta, Politics and Law Students Club, and studied abroad in Goettingen, Germany. 

Ms. Mitchell has served on the boards of Women Lawyers Association of Los Angeles and California Women Lawyers, the Cedars Sinai NICU Parent Family Council, is active in her church, and has a wonderful time with her three rascal children, two rascal dogs, and one very patient husband.