Virginia Commonwealth University, M.P.A.; Virginia Military Institute, B.A.
Law School Attended:
College of William & Mary, J.D., 2005
Year of First Admission:
2005
Admission:
2005, Virginia; 2006, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Virginia; 2006, U.S. District Court, Western District of Virginia and U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit
ISLN:
918979955
Areas of Practice (6)
Criminal Defense
Regulatory Law
Expungements
Criminal Law
Driving While Intoxicated
Traffic Violations
Peer Reviews
4.7/5.0(13 reviews)
Legal Knowledge
4.8/5.0
Analytical Capability
4.8/5.0
Judgment
4.8/5.0
Communication
4.7/5.0
Legal Experience
4.5/5.0
5.0/5.0
Rated
by a Judge
on 08/06/10
in Criminal Law
5.0/5.0
Rated
by a Partner
on 07/12/10
in Traffic Violations
Mr. Wells has a wealth of experience in this practice area. He appears regularly in courts across a broad geographical area on diverse traffic matters including DUI. He has excellent judgement in matters related to this area. I have obsedved him in...
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Mr. Wells has a wealth of experience in this practice area. He appears regularly in courts across a broad geographical area on diverse traffic matters including DUI. He has excellent judgement in matters related to this area. I have obsedved him in action. His courtroom presence is excellent. He is good with judges and is very knowledgable of applicable Virginia Statutes and court procedures.
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5.0/5.0
Rated
by a Partner
on 07/12/10
in Driving While Intoxicated
Mr. Wells is most effective in his area of practice. He attends high end CLE focused on his practice regularly. His results are excellent. He clearly is a leader in his specialty. He appears regularly in court across a broad geographical area. He h...
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Mr. Wells is most effective in his area of practice. He attends high end CLE focused on his practice regularly. His results are excellent. He clearly is a leader in his specialty. He appears regularly in court across a broad geographical area. He has strong litigation skills and good judgement in matters related to his area of practiceHe attended Virginia Military institute and has high ethical standards.
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4.8/5.0
Rated
by a Partner
on 06/24/10
in Traffic Violations
As an attorney, I engaged Mitchell to be my counsel on my personal reckless driving charge. Although I have more than 20 years of extra experience on him, I had no trouble deferring to his judgment and expertise in this specific area, and his profes...
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As an attorney, I engaged Mitchell to be my counsel on my personal reckless driving charge. Although I have more than 20 years of extra experience on him, I had no trouble deferring to his judgment and expertise in this specific area, and his professionalism was outstanding. His abilities resulted in a better-than-anticipated result.
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