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A Criminal Defense Attorney for the past thirty years handled thousands of cases from commencement, arrest, suppression hearings, plea-bargains, trials, and post-trial litigation. I concentrated mostly on felonies which included homicide trials to verdict either solo or as co-counsel. I am presently a sole practitioner in New York State.  

BAR ADMISSIONS
New York State Bar 1991
Federal District Court Southern District of New York c. 1991
Federal District Court Eastern District of New York c. 1991
Federal District Court Virginia – Pro Hac Vice

EXPERIENCE

2023- Present
Law Office of Neville O. Mitchell New York, New York

August 2021- 2023
The Youth Defense Centre Bronx, New York

January 2019 to 2021
The Legal Aid Society of New York Bronx, New York
Anchor, The Homicide Defense Task Force

February 2016 to 2018
O. Mitchell Law Group PLLC Bronx, New York
General practice of law focusing on Criminal Defense Practice

March 1999 to 2016
Mitchell Law Office P.C. New York, New York
General practice of law focusing on Criminal Defense Practice

February 1998 to 2001
Horizon Academy High School Rikers Island, New York
Teacher and site Coordinator: Otis Bantum Correctional Facility
at Rikers Island. Responsible for coordination and administration of
the school at this site. I implemented programs and reported directly
to the principal. I taught Law, Life Skills, English, Science and
Mathematics.

August 1994 to 1997
Law Office of Neville O. Mitchell Bronx, New York
General practice of law concentrating on housing non-payment and
holdover proceedings from initial notice through trial including arraignments, pretrial motions, hearings, trials.

Teacher: Ossining State Prison Ossining, New York
I taught several subjects in the incarcerated setting for a brief period.

1991 to June 1994
Department of Housing Preservation and Development of The
City of New York New York, New York

Judgment Enforcement Unit
Staff Attorney – Enforced judgments obtained by this City agency against landlords for failure to maintain or repair their apartment buildings.

Housing Litigation Bureau
Staff Attorney- Handled cases against New York City landlords who
violated City and State codes. Drafted complaints, negotiated
settlements, conducted trials, and initiated contempt proceedings.

Summer Associate and Law Intern Recruitment Committee
1993
Interviewed potential summer associates at the New York
University law school job fair and at our offices.

Community Relations Committee 1993-1994
Coordinated meetings with the public, local tenant and
landlord organizations, and advocacy groups at Queens
Borough Hall and at our offices.

Summer 1990 to January 1991
Law Office of C. Vernon Mason New York, New York
General Practice of law

EDUCATION

1987 to 1990
University of Maryland School of Law
Baltimore, Maryland
Juris Doctor 1990

1982 to 1987
The City College of New York New York, New York
BA in Speech Communications Cum Laude, 1987

MEDIA

2007-present Television and Radio Commentator and
Contributing Writer
Irie Jam
Rely on Us Radio Program 93.5 FM
CIN Television Network
The Inclusion Show with Wallace Ford, Esq.
ARISE Television Network
WBLS FM, Kiss FM
Articles published in Amsterdam News and Blackstar News

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS
New York State Defenders Association 2019-2021
New York State Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers 2015
National Association of Criminal Defense Attorneys 2003
Criminal Bar Association 2002-2015, 2023
Founding member, The Caribbean American Legal Defense 1997
The Bronx County Bar Association 2017.
The New York County Lawyers Association 1991
The New York City Bar Association