Mitchell, originally from Alberta, Canada, graduated with a degree in management with distinction and attended law school at the
University of Pennsylvania Law School
(a member of the Ivy League), having received a significant entrance scholarship. Mitchell was also Associate and then Senior Editor for
The University of Pennsylvania Law Review
and was Research Assistant to Professor Robinson at the University of Pennsylvania Law School. During law school, Mitchell wrote narratives to introduce interesting cases for a forthcoming edition of a textbook, compiled reading assignments for a seminar on the crimes of heroes, and prepared memoranda for a Law Review article on disconnecting justice and a book on vigilantes. He graduated law school
magna cum laude,
Order of the Coif, and was a James Wilson Scholar.
Mitchell is an Associate in the Finance Practice Group at
Haynes and Boone, LLP in Dallas, Texas. Mitchell worked at
LETOURNEAU LLP
as a student before embarking on his legal studies. Mitchell has written new chapters for the book, and has assisted Adam Letourneau, QC in updating all data and material in the 3rd edition.