James Mitchell

James is a criminal defence barrister. He is an accredited Criminal Law Specialist with the Law Institute of Victoria, as well as a graduate of the Deryl Dantzler Trial Practice Institute in the USA.

James is interested in all areas of criminal law, and has appeared as sole counsel in:

• Contested hearings and committals in the Magistrates’ Court;
• Appeals and pleas in the County Court; and
• Bail applications in the Supreme Court

Before coming to the Bar, James was a senior lawyer at a specialised criminal law firm in Melbourne.

Through his career in criminal law, James has forged a strong reputation as a diligent and skilled advocate within Victoria’s criminal legal community.

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