Membership & Accreditation

Specialist Accreditation - The Law Society Of New South Wales

Gerard Mitchell continues extensive additional studies and assessment. Gerard has been an Accredited Criminal Law Specialist since 2005.

The Law Society of New South Wales Member

A large part of the role at the Law Society of NSW is to connect the public with the legal profession and facilitate understanding of the law.

Gerard Mitchell was admitted as an Officer of the Supreme Court NSW 1998 and has been practicing Criminal Law exclusively since 1998.

Legal Aid New South Wales

The criminal law practice assists people charged with criminal offences appearing before the Local Court, Children’s Court, District Court, Supreme Court, Court of Criminal Appeal and the High Court.

Legal Aid NSW provides legal advice and minor assistance, duty appearances and case representation at courts throughout the State. The Criminal Division also provides advice and representation in specialist jurisdictions including the Parole Authority, Drug Court and the Youth Drug and Alcohol Court.

Legal Aid specialist services include:

Children's Legal Service including the Youth Hotline
Driver disqualification reforms
Drug Court
Prisoners Legal Service

Our Principal Gerard Mitchell was one of the inaugural lawyers appointed to the Legal Aid Solicitor Panel Scheme and currently serves on the following panels:

Summary Criminal Law (General Criminal Law) Panel
Indictable Crime Panel
Complex Criminal Law Solicitor (formerly Serious Criminal Law) Panel

Appointed to the above panels allows Mitchell & Co. Lawyers to give back to the community and represent eligible persons who would otherwise not be able to afford private representation and their specialist skills.

Doyle’s Guide

Doyles Guide is a leading directory for the best lawyers, barristers and firms, all of which are voted onto the Guide by their peers. ‘The content within and the listing of best firms, lawyers and barristers is compiled on the back of initial online peer-review based surveys as well as extensive telephone and face to face interviews with clients, peers and relevant industry bodies. Our research is focused on clients and legal practitioners.’

The 2025 listing of leading Sydney Criminal Defence Lawyers details solicitors practising in criminal law matters in the NSW legal market who have been identified by their fellow New South Wales lawyers and barristers specialising in crime for their expertise and abilities in the area.