Criminal Defense · Civil and Business Litigation · Civil Rights · Injury
Big-Firm Power.
Street-Level Grit.
Criminal defense, civil rights, and business and civil litigation in Michigan and Nevada. Straight answers up front, hard fights when it counts.
Grand Rapids, Michigan
Fight Back. Charged, hurt or sued in Grand Rapids or West Michigan? You deal with me.
Call Grand Rapids (616) 213-3327
Kent County and West Michigan courts, state and federal.
Las Vegas, Nevada
Straight Answers. Hard Fights. Charged, hurt or in a dispute in Las Vegas or Clark County? Call me.
Clark County, the Eighth Judicial District and federal court.
Contact me 24/7: text or WhatsApp at (616) 295-7414. That number is for texts and WhatsApp only and is separate from the office lines.
What I do
Straight Answers. Hard Fights.
I take on the cases that change people's lives: criminal charges and OWI or DUI arrests, serious injuries, civil rights violations, business and contract disputes, real estate fights and appeals.
The cases are different. How I work is not. You get a straight read on where you stand, I step in early, and I prepare every case as if it will be tried, in state and federal court in Michigan and Nevada. Start with the Legal Library, or read the blog.
Practice areas
Pick your fight. Pick your state.
Know your rights
A few things to know before you do anything.
If you are arrested
You have the right to stay silent and the right to a lawyer. Say it out loud, clearly, and then stop talking. Do not try to explain your way out.
Michigan FAQs Nevada FAQsIf your license is at risk
An OWI or DUI arrest also puts your license at risk, on its own deadlines. Missing one can cost you the right to drive, whatever happens in court.
Michigan OWI Nevada DUIIf a dispute is brewing
Keep every email, text and contract. Do not delete anything. Destroying records can turn a contract fight into a much bigger problem.
Michigan NevadaIf you were hurt
Get medical care first and keep every record. Do not give a recorded statement to an insurance company before you talk to a lawyer.
Michigan NevadaYour Rights,
My Fight!
About me
I am the lawyer you deal with.
For 15 years I have taken on prosecutors, police departments, insurers and well-funded corporations in state and federal courts in Michigan and Nevada. I lived in Las Vegas for more than fifteen years and am based in Grand Rapids now, with an office in each city. I am a graduate of Thomas M. Cooley Law School, and I hold a degree in criminology and criminal justice from the University of South Carolina.
I defend people charged with misdemeanors and felonies in both states, and I have sued police departments, jails and cities over civil rights violations. I also handle personal injury cases, business, contract and real estate disputes for owners and individuals, and appeals in state and federal courts. I obtained a published reversal by the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals in Rivera v. Corrections Corporation of America (CoreCivic). Prior results do not guarantee, warrant or predict a similar outcome. As a law student I wrote a published article arguing that the federal sports betting ban, PASPA, should be repealed. The Supreme Court struck it down in 2018.
I do not hand your case to someone else. You get a straight read on the strengths and weaknesses of your case, and a lawyer who prepares to try it. Read more about the firm and its two offices.
More about meWhat clients say
4.6 out of 5 from 7 client reviews on Avvo
He is very professional, ALWAYS on time to court. Doesn't miss any deadlines and always on his toes. He doesn't miss a beat! ... He is understanding, empathetic and will handle your case as if he were in your shoes.
Mitchell very clearly outlined the laws and how we were affected by them. He was both sympathetic and professional. He very promptly acted on our behalf and kept us informed at all stages.
I retained Mitch for a personal case and he was very understanding. He always took my calls and helped me any way he could. I will use him again if I ever need a lawyer.
Reviews were posted by clients on Avvo, an independent site, and are shown as written. Some are excerpted; the full reviews, and Mitchell's responses, are on Avvo. Prior results do not guarantee, warrant or predict a similar outcome.
Two offices
Grand Rapids and Las Vegas
Grand Rapids, Michigan
2828 Kraft Ave SE, Suite 295Grand Rapids, MI 49512
Free initial consultation
Tell me what happened.
Give me the basics and I will call you. Fee arrangements are explained at the consultation and put in writing. I keep what you tell me private. Please share only the basics until we have spoken.
Rather talk now? (616) 213-3327 or (702) 602-4990