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Robert B. Mitchell
Robert B. Mitchell

Robert B. Mitchell

Senior Of Counsel
Seattle
+1.206.370.7640
Email Robert B. Mitchell @ rob.mitchell@klgates.com
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Robert Mitchell's practice focuses on appeals and the resolution of tax controversies and other complex legal disputes.

REPRESENTATIVE EXPERIENCE

After completing a judicial clerkship for the Honorable Myron Bright of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit, Rob joined the firm now known as K&L Gates in 1980. He became a partner in January 1986. He led the firm’s Seattle office from 2007 to 2012 and transitioned to Senior Of Counsel in January 2025.

  • Listed in The Best Lawyers in America®
    • Commercial Litigation, 2013-2025
    • Appellate Litigation, 2022-2025

Rob is a member of the firm's pro bono committee and previously served as the pro bono coordinator for the Seattle office. Rob chairs the legal committee of the Board of Directors for Merton College Charitable Corporation (MC 3). Rob previously served as secretary of the District 14 committee of selection for the Rhodes Trust, led the Governance Committee of the Board of Directors of the UND Alumni Association and Foundation, and chaired the Board of Directors of Presbyterian Retirement Communities Northwest, now known as Transforming Age. Rob is an elder of Bethany Presbyterian Church.

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