Caitlin Mitchell

Caitlin Mitchell specializes in civil rights litigation and employment law, with a particular focus on gender discrimination / LGBTQ+ rights, the rights of prisoners, and the rights of families impacted by incarceration and the child welfare system. Prior to joining the firm in 2018, she was an attorney at Youth, Rights & Justice (YRJ) in Portland, where she represented children and parents in juvenile dependency proceedings in the trial court and on appeal. In her pre-law school life Caitlin was a counselor and community educator at a sexual assault crisis center, where she worked with survivors of violence and taught classes on topics including sexual harassment in the workplace. In 2024, Caitlin won the Oregon Trial Lawyers Association’s Arthur H. Bryant Public Justice Award for her work representing a non-binary child in a federal discrimination lawsuit against the Greater Albany Public School District. Caitlin graduated from Yale Law School in 2012. She earned a B.A. in English and Women's Studies from Yale University in 2006, graduating cum laude. She clerked for Justices Adrienne C. Nelson and Martha L. Walters on the Oregon Supreme Court. Awards and Honors Super Lawyers® Selectees Caitlin Mitchell included in a Super Lawyers® list Honors Oregon Trial Lawyers Association’s Arthur H. Bryant Public Justice Award, 2024 New Practitioner Advocacy Award from the OSB Juvenile Law Section, 2016 Arthur H. Bryant Public Justice Award, Oregon Trial Lawyers Association, 2024 Rising Star Award, American Constitution Society, 2026 Other Sources of Feedback About Caitlin Mitchell Included on the 2022Oregon Super Lawyers list Past Lists 2021 Oregon Super Lawyers list

• Attorney

• Youth, Rights & Justice (YRJ), Staff Attorney, Staff Attorney
• Justice Adrienne C. Nelson, Oregon Supreme Court, Clerk, Clerk
• Martha L. Walters, Oregon Supreme Court, Clerk, Clerk

• Lewis and Clark Law School, Adjunct Professor (Former)

• Lane County Bar Association (Member)
• Oregon State Bar (Member)
• Oregon Trial Lawyers Association, 2016 - Present
• Oregon Women Lawyers (Executive Committee)
• Oregon Gay and Lesbian Lawyers Association
• National Employment Lawyers Association
• National Police Accountability Project
• Oregon ACLU Lawyers’ Committee
• Oregon Trial Lawyers Association, Amicus Committee (former)
• Oregon State Bar Labor and Employment Law Section, Executive Committee (former)
• Children of Incarcerated Parents Bill of Rights Implementation Team (former)