Attorney McKinney is a former assistant district attorney (ADA) and assistant solicitor general with more than seven years of prosecutorial experience. Adding to his prior experience as a prosecutor, Mr. McKinney also served as Assistant County Attorney for Forsyth County, Georgia for 3 years where he was also the Magistrate Court of Forsyth County prosecutor for four years.

Licenses:
State of Admission - GA
Admitted On - October 30, 1998
Active Member in Good Standing

Work Experience:

Owner
Mitchell M. McKinney, P.C.
2010 - Present
Of Counsel
Patterson & Hansford
2005 - 2010
Assistant County Attorney
Jarrard & Davis, LLP
2002 - 2005
Assistant District Attorney
Athens-Clarke County District Attorneys Office
2000 - 2002

Education:

University of Alabama School of Law – Tuscaloosa, Juris Doctor – 1998
Mercer University – Macon, Georgia B.B.A. in Economics – 1995

Professional Affiliations:

Member – Alabama State Bar – 1999 to present
Member – Georgia State Bar – 1998 to present
Licensed Guardian Ad Litem – State of Alabama – 2021
Qualified Guardian Ad Litem – State of Georgia – 2012 to present
President – Forsyth County Bar Association – 2009/2010
Vice President – Forsyth County Bar Association – 2008/2009
Secretary/Treasurer – Forsyth County Bar Association – 2007/2008
Criminal Defense Bar of Forsyth County
Lanier Forsyth Rotary Club
Member of Panel of Attorneys for Indigent Defense of Forsyth County, Georgia- 2005-2014
Licensed to practice in all Georgia and Alabama Courts and the Federal Eleventh Circuit
Member of Georgia Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (GACDL) – 2005-2014