David Mitchell | Coral Gables Divorce Lawyer

David B. Mitchell, Esq. is a member of the Florida Bar and its Family Law Section. He is a recipient of the distinguished service award from the Dade County Bar Association for his past service as volunteer counsel in the Guardian Ad Litem program and recently served as the vice-chair of the Association's County Courts Committee. Mr. Mitchell is also a long-standing member of the Federalist Society for Law and Public Policy Studies.

A past president of the Coral Gables Bar Association in 2005, he was the recipient of its President's Award and received the annual Put Something Back award from the Dade County Bar Association for voluntary efforts. He is a life member of the Florida Council of Voluntary Bar Association Presidents.

Mr. Mitchell is a two-time recipient of the Key to the City of Coral Gables in recognition of his significant contribution to improving the quality of life of his community where he has served as the past president of the Ponce de Leon Development Association. Immediate past president of the Rotary Club of Coral Gables, he is a Benefactor of the Rotary International Foundation, member of the Bequest Society and a Paul Harris Fellow.

Mr. Mitchell also served two terms as president of Coral Gables Citizens' Crime Watch, and was appointed by the mayor of the City of Coral Gables to serve on both the City-Wide Anti-Crime Committee and Public Safety Committee, two municipal advisory boards which he chaired. Mr. Mitchell is also a member for many years of the Coral Gables Community Foundation, the leading charitable organization in the city.

He is the immediate past president of the Miami Chapter of the Sons of the American Revolution, and is a member of the Jamestowne Society, the Order of the Crown of Charlemagne in the United States, the Baronial Order of Magna Charta, the Royal Society of St. George in England, and numerous genealogical and historical research societies. He authored The Magna Charta and the American Revolution which appeared in the national heritage publication, Flintlock & Powderhorn, in 2005.

A graduate of Leadership Miami, he has served on the boards of numerous civic and charitable organizations. Since 1999, Mr. Mitchell is listed in every edition of "Who's Who in American Law" and "Who's Who in America."

A strong proponent of alternative methods for the resolution of disputes, Mr. Mitchell has been a Florida Supreme court- certified family and county court mediator since 1991. Having mediated hundreds of family court cases, he is also a Florida Supreme Court-qualified arbitrator and currently mediates homeowner insurance disputes for the Florida Department of Financial Services. Mr. Mitchell mediated and arbitrated dozens of consumer claims as part of the nation-wide Prudential Insurance class-action settlement, a pioneering nation-wide program.

Position	Organization	Location	Duration
Owner	David B. Mitchell, P.A.		1990 - Present

School	Degree	Major	Graduation
Stetson University College of Law	J.D.	Law School	1978
University of Oxford (U.K.)	Advanced Diploma	Local [English] History	2011
University of Miami	Bachelor of Arts	Politics & Public Affairs	1973

State / Court	Date
Florida	1979

• First Family Law American Inn of Court | Member | 2006 - Present
  Florida Academy of Professional Mediators | Member | 2005 - Present
  Supreme Court of the United States | Admitted | 2004 - Present
  Florida Council of Voluntary Bar Association Presidents | Member | 2002 - Present
  Federalist Society Chapter | Member | 2000 - Present
  United States Tax Court | Admitted | 1986 - Present
  United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida | Admitted | 1980 - Present
  Rotary Club of Coral Gables | President | 2008 - 2009
  City of Coral Gables - Emergency Operations Committee | Mayoral Appointee | 2005 - 2005
  City of Coral Gables - Public Safety Committee | Chairman | 2005 - 2006
  City of Coral Gables - Anti-Crime Committee | Chairman | 2005 - 2005
  Sons of the American Revolution - Miami Chapter | President | 2003 - 2006
  Coral Gables Bar Association | President | 2003 - 2005
  Dade County Bar Association | Vice-Chair, County Courts Committee | 2003 - 2004
  Coral Gables Citizens Crime Watch | President | 2001 - 2003
  Ponce de Leon Development Association | President | 1992 - 1993

• Who's Who in American Law | Who's Who In American Law | 2011
  Recognized | Who's Who in America | 2010
  Recognized | Who's Who in American Law -Marquis | 2010
  Key to the City | City of Coral Gables, Florida | 2006
  Certificate of Merit - Committee Vice Chair | Dade County Bar Association | 2004
  President's Award | Coral Gables Bar Association | 2000
  Certificate of Appreciation - Children First Program | Dade County Bar Association | 1994

• Strategies for Family Law in Florida (Inside the Minds) | Staying on Top of New Developments and Challenges | 2012
  Flintlock & Powderhorn | President George Washington: The First Administration | 2011
  The Bulletin of the Baronial Order of Magna Carta | Magna Carta and the American Bill of Rights | 2010
  Dade County Bar Association Divorce Seminar | Temporary Alimony & Support | 2009
  D.A.R. [Miami, FL] Annual Meeting | President Washington's First Administration | 2009
  Baronial Order of Magna Carta Annual Meeting | Magna Carta and the Development of American Legal Thought | 2009
  Flintlock & Powderhorn | Magna Carta and Its American Legacy | 2005
  Florida Conference of Heritage Societies | Magna Carta and the American Bill of Rights | 2004
  

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