Pilar Mitchell

As Managing Partner in the Central Valley office, Ms. Mitchell manages its attorneys and operations. She is a Certified Specialist in Workers’ Compensation, and handles a full caseload while overseeing the growth of the Central Valley office from one to 14 employees.

Before her move to Central California, Ms. Mitchell was Associate Attorney in the firm’s Westlake Village office, representing insurance carriers, self-insured employers and public entities in all aspects of workers’ compensation.

Before joining Michael Sullivan & Associates, Ms. Mitchell was an Associate Attorney with Newhouse and Creager in Calabasas, working on workers’ compensation defense and appearing before WCABs throughout Southern California, and an Associate Attorney with Shatford Law in Pasadena, representing workers’ compensation plaintiffs.

As an Intern with Shatford, she worked in business and family law, civil litigation, real estate and personal injury. As a Document Reviewer with Munger Tolles, & Olson in Los Angeles, Ms. Mitchell assisted in complex litigation for a major investment company. She was a Law Clerk/Paralegal with the Law Office of Bruce T. McIntosh in Pasadena, drafting documents and attending court hearings and negotiations, and an Intern with Shegerian & Associates in Santa Monica, working in employment law.

Ms. Mitchell worked as a Summer Clerk in the Office of the San Bernardino County District Attorney, researching complex cases and drafting documents. As a Student Intern at the Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles, she assisted low-income clients and translated for Spanish speakers.

Ms. Mitchell received her Juris Doctor degree from the University of Kansas School of Law, and her undergraduate degree from Pepperdine University in Malibu.

Ms. Mitchell speaks fluent Spanish.