Practice Areas
Admissions
- Licensed to Practice in the State of Mississippi
- United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
- United States District Court for the Northern District of Mississippi
- United States District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi
- All Mississippi State Courts
Education
B.B.A., Baylor University, with honors 1997
J.D., University of Mississippi School of Law, cum laude, 2000
Mitchell Driskell is a litigator who counsels and represents clients in all areas of civil litigation. Mitchell believes that early and continuous client communication are crucial to understanding his client’s goals and establishing a mutual understanding of how each case should be approached and resolved. Mitchell is known for this client-centered approach, as well as his substantive knowledge of the law, accomplished courtroom advocacy skills, and decisive litigation strategies. Mitchell focuses his practice on Civil Rights & Governmental Liability, Transportation, Insurance, and Domestic Relations & Family Law matters. Mitchell authors a yearly update on Mississippi Tort Claims Act issues and regularly writes and presents on transportation, insurance, and family law issues. He is rated AV Preeminent by Martindale Hubbell and 10.0 Superb by AVVO. He is a Mid-South SuperLawyer and a past Mississippi Business Journal Top 40 Under 40 recipient. Mitchell’s reputation for ethical advocacy and client service is reflected by his appointment to the Ethics Committee of the Mississippi Bar Association.
Professional Affiliations
Lafayette County Bar Association
- Executive Committee, 2009-2013
- President, 2012-2013
The Mississippi Bar Association
- Member, Child Advocacy Committee
- Member, Ethics Committee, 2013-2016
The Mississippi Bar Association, Chairman, Summer School for Lawyers
Committee, 2011, 2012, 2013
Mississippi Defense Lawyers Association, Board of Directors
Mississippi Law Journal
Phi Delta Phi
Tri-County Young Lawyers Association
Honors & Awards
Best Lawyers in America®
- Litigation - Insurance
Martindale-Hubbell, AV Preeminent® Rated
Mid-South Super Lawyer - 2011 - 2017
Mississippi Bar Association Leadership Forum 2011
Mississippi Bar Association Certified Guardian Ad Litem, 2011- present
Recognitions
- Driskell Certified as Guardian Ad Litem
- Driskell Appointed to Disaster Legal Assistance Committee
- DCH&B Shareholder to Serve on Child Advocacy Committee
- Driskell Named to MBJ 2014 Class of Top 40 Under 40
- 2014 Super Lawyers and Rising Stars Announced
- Eighteen Daniel Coker Horton & Bell Attorneys Recognized As 2016 Best Lawyers In America®.
- 2015 Super Lawyers and Rising Stars Announced
- Best Lawyers Named Eighteen Daniel Coker Horton & Bell to Best Lawyers for 2018
- 2016 Mid-South Super Lawyers and Rising Stars Announced
- 2019 Daniel Coker Horton & Bell Best Lawyers in America Announced
- 2017 DCHB Mid-South Super Lawyers and Rising Stars Announced
- 19 Daniel Coker Horton & Bell, P.A. lawyers named to 2020 Best Lawyers®
News
- August 20, 2020
- August 15, 2019
- November 2017
- MDLA Quarterly, September 2017
- August 15, 2017
- November 2016
- August 15, 2016
- August 17, 2015
- November 14, 2014
- August 12, 2013
- Fall 2011
- August 2011
- August 2011
- January 2011
Publications
Defending the Pro Se Civil Claim: The Fine Line Between the Leeway and Limits of Mississippi Law
2013 Mississippi Tort Claims Act Case Law Summary, Self-published
The Manufacturing Defect Based on Circumstantial Evidence, MDLA Quarterly, Spring 2011
Contributor to Parent's Right to Counsel in Termination of Parental Rights and Dependency Cases, University of Michigan Law School Child Advocacy Law Clinic
Frequent contributor to ALFA International Transportation Compendia
Frequent contributor to DCHB Family Law Blog
Seminars & Speaking Engagements
- 2014
- June 23, 2014
- March 29, 2011
- February 2011
Recent Victories
- August 2019
- October 2014
- August 2014
- June 2014
- May 2013