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Provided by Barry D Mitchell

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Practice Areas

• Healthcare Fraud & Regulation

• White Collar Criminal Defense & Government Investigations

• Felony and Misdemeanor Charges

• Anti-Corruption, Export Controls & Sanctions

• Victims Advocacy and Workplace/Individual Security Issues

Career

Barry Mitchell is a trial lawyer practicing for over 30 years in the area of criminal defense. He focuses on representing individuals and corporations in criminal, regulatory, and administrative cases. He handles the full range of state and federal felony and misdemeanor issues.

Barry is particularly skilled and seasoned in defending cases with an intersection between the criminal justice system and administrative licensing authorities. He has represented hundreds of licensed professionals and entities facing matters ranging from domestic violence to money laundering. Chambers USA says “Clients report that they consider Barry Mitchell a ‘first choice’ for white-collar trials or investigations. He represents clients in criminal, regulatory and administrative cases, including state and federal felony matters. Sources further highlight him as a ‘bright, thoughtful and strategic lawyer.'” He has also helped create and implement compliance programs for organizations ranging from small companies and healthcare practice groups to Fortune 100 corporations.

Barry graduated from Boalt Hall, University of California – Berkeley, in 1991 where he taught Legal Research and Writing and chaired the Moot Court Board. He graduated summa cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa from Arizona State University with a Bachelor’s degree in Psychology in 1985.

Before starting the law firm of Mitchell | Stein | Carey | Chapman, Barry practiced for 22 years at Gallagher & Kennedy, P.A., and was a partner in its Criminal Law and Regulatory Enforcement Group.

Professional Memberships

• Member – Arizona Attorneys for Criminal Justice

• Member – National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers

Publications

• December 2011, Medical Society Roundup, “Responding to Government Investigations”

• March 1998,“Compliance Programs Can Bring You Peace of Mind (and They Don’t Have to Be Expensive)”

• February 1998, Medical Society Roundup, “What to Do When the Government Knock-Knocks at Your Door”

Personal

Professional Activities

• Adjunct Professor, Arizona State University – Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law LAW 791 – Criminal Fraud Practice

• Board Member, Arizona

• Society of Healthcare Attorneys (AzSHA)

• President, Sandra Day O’Connor Inn of Court, 2001-2002 (Inn Member beginning 1996; served numerous times as Pupilage Group Leader)

• American Inns of Court Program Award Committee 2013

• State Bar of Arizona, Fee Dispute Arbitration Committee (former)

Community Activities

• Sponsor – Teach for America

• Junior Achievement (former)

• Phoenix Men’s Arts Council (former)

• Recording for the Blind (former)

Professional Recognition

• “Lawyer of the Year”, Best Lawyers in America, Criminal Defense (White Collar), 2020

• “Lawyer of the Year”, Best Lawyers in America, Criminal Defense (White Collar), 2018

• “Lawyer of the Year”, Best Lawyers in America, Criminal Defense (Non-White Collar), 2016

• Best Lawyers in America, Criminal Defense (White Collar and Non-White Collar), 2010 – Present

• “Band One” in Chambers USA, “America’s Leading Litigation Lawyers”

• Southwest Super Lawyers, 2007 – Present

• Arizona’s Finest Lawyers, 2011 – Present

• AV Preeminent Peer-Reviewed Rating, Martindale Hubbell

• AVVO Rating 10.0 (superb)

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