About Mitchell McKinney
AV rated attorney with over 22 years experience. Licensed in all courts within the States of Georgia and Alabama. Diverse practice area with concentration in litigation including, but not limited to, domestic relations and family law, criminal defense, catastrophic personal injury including medical malpractice and wills, trusts and estates. Former Assistant District Attorney and former Assistant County Attorney for Forsyth County. He is currently qualified as Guardian Ad Litem. He is of counsel with Banks Stubbs & McFarland in Cumming, Georgia, and runs a solo practice in Russelville, Alabama. Awards and Honors Honors George Peach Taylor Trial Advocacy Award, 1997 - 1998
Education
Legal Education
- University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, Alabama
- J.D.
Non Legal Education
- Mercer University
- B.A.
- Major: Economics
Current Employment Position(s)
- Of Counsel Attorney
Past Positions
- Mitchell M. McKinney, P.C., Founding Partner, 2005 - 2019
- Patterson and Hansford, Forsyth County, Assistant County Attorney
- Jarrard & Davis, Forsyth County, Assistant County Attorney, 2002 - 2006
- Athens Clarke County District Attorneys Office, Assistant District Attorney, 1999 - 2002
Representative Cases
- Buckhorn Ventures LLC v. Forsyth County
- Citation: 585 S.E.2d 229
- Court: Georgia Appellate
- Year: 2003
- Serial Number: No. A03A0152
Pro Bono Activities
- Lanier Forsyth Rotary Club, Member
Published Works
Articles
- Mercer University Law Review - Annual Survey of Georgia Law - Torts, Mercer Law Review, Vol. 51: No. 1, Article 1, 1999
- Annual Survey of Georgia Law - Torts
Bar Admissions
- Georgia, 1998
- Alabama
- U.S. District Court Northern District of Georgia
- U.S. District Court Southern District of Georgia
- U.S. District Court Middle District of Georgia
- U.S. District Court Northern District of Alabama
- U.S. District Court Southern District of Alabama
- U.S. District Court Middle District of Alabama
Other Affiliations
- Forsyth County Bar Association, 2011 - 2012 (President)
- Lanier Forsyth Rotary, 2005 - 2014 (Member)
- Ethics Board of Forsyth County, - 2009 (Board Member)
Attorney Details
| Full Name | Mitchell McKinney |
| Firm | Banks, Stubbs & McFarland LLP |
| Address | 309 Pirkle Ferry Road, Bldg. F, Cumming, GA 30040 |
| Phone | 770-887-1209 |
| Phone | 770-889-5898 |
| Website | www.banksstubbs.com |
| Website | www.banksstubbs.com/blog |
| New Clients | ✓ Currently accepting |