Robert B. Mitchell, Esq.

Robert B. Mitchell graduated from the University of North Dakota summa cum laude in 1974 and from Oxford University in 1976. Mr. Mitchell is a Rhodes Scholar. In 1979 he earned his J.D. from Yale Law School, having received the Benjamin N. Cardozo Prize. Mr. Mitchell clerked for the Honorable Myron H. Bright, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit, before joining Preston, Thorgrimson, Ellis & Holman (now Preston Gates & Ellis LLP) in 1980. His practice emphasizes complex commercial and constitutional litigation, including intellectual property, tax, and First Amendment matters. From 1995-99 he participated as an observer in the process of drafting the statute now known as the Uniform Computer Information Transactions Act.