Mitchell R. Vanlandingham

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Biography

Mitchell VanLandingham is senior counsel at WSHB's Northern California office. He specializes in construction matters, catastrophic injury and accident litigation, and professional liability defense.

Mitchell's diverse legal background allows him to maintain a comprehensive perspective on his cases, which include motor vehicle torts, labor issues and employment discrimination, and issues affecting public entities.

Born and raised in California's San Joaquin Valley, Mitchell earned a B.A. in Linguistics from the University of California, Davis, and then his J.D. at the University of California College of the Law, San Francisco (then UC Hastings). He was active in moot court during law school and served as a senior editor for Hastings Law Journal. Additionally, he was an extern for the Hon. James M. Humes of the California Court of Appeal, First Appellate District.

Mitchell enjoys cooking, watching movies, attending theatrical performances, and supporting the Golden State Warriors. He also teaches legal research and writing to first-year J.D. candidates at UC Law SF.

Newsroom

News

•WSHB Celebrates Excellence Within its Ranks With 27 Attorneys Named to Senior Counsel
Firm News, 1.1.26

Publications

•Executive Foreign Affairs Power and Immigration Relief (2017) 69 Hastings L.J. 353
•“Meeting and Conferring with Unrepresented Litigants: Proposals and Pointers,” Daily Journal (July 19, 2021)

In the News

•WSHB Celebrates Excellence Within its Ranks With 27 Attorneys Named to Senior Counsel

Honors & Recognitions

•Named a Super Lawyers Magazine 'Northern California Rising Star,' 2025

•Top rated Construction Litigation attorney in Concord, California

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Areas of Practice (4)

  • Construction
  • Complex Tort and Casualty
  • Professional Liability
  • Product Liability

Education & Credentials

University Attended:
University of California, Davis, B.A., 2013
Law School Attended:
University of California College of the Law, San Francisco (UC Hastings), J.D., 2018
Year of First Admission:
2019
Admission:
2019, California; U.S. District Court, Eastern District of California
Memberships:

Memberships

•Contra Costa County Bar Association
•Hastings Law Journal Alumni Board, 2020-2022

ISLN:
1000425134

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Contact Information:

925-356-8250  Fax

www.wshblaw.com/professionals-mitchell-vanlandingham

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