Attorneys in the Winchester Office
Robert T. Mitchell, Jr.
Robert T. Mitchell, Jr. is a principal in Hall, Monahan, Engle, Mahan & Mitchell in its Winchester office, practicing in the areas of civil litigation, business and commercial law, estate planning, estate administration, commercial and residential real estate, local government law, and libel, slander, and defamation. Mr. Mitchell is AV rated by the Martindale-Hubbell Legal Directory, denoting the highest levels of integrity and professional excellence.
Mr. Mitchell earned a B.S. degree in civil engineering from Virginia Military Institute and a law degree from Washington & Lee University School of Law, where he was a member of Phi Beta Kappa, Omicron Delta Kappa, and Phi Alpha Delta honor societies. He was elected to the Order of the Coif and served as Associate Editor of the Washington & Lee Law Review.
Mr. Mitchell served as a Captain in the U.S. Army Judge Advocate General's Corps from 1965-1968. He is the Commissioner of Accounts for the City of Winchester and is a Certified Mediator for the McCammon Group. Mr. Mitchell’s commitment to the legal profession has been recognized by his selection as a Fellow of the Virginia Law Foundation and the American Bar Foundation.
Mr. Mitchell is active in the community, having served as a member and chairman of the Winchester School Board, Downtown Development Board, Parks and Recreation Board, and the Handley Board of Trustees.
Education:
- LL.B., Washington & Lee University (1965)
- B.S., Virginia Military Institute (1962)
Admissions:
- Virginia State Courts
- U.S. District Courts for the Eastern and Western Districts of Virginia
- U.S. Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals
- U.S. Supreme Court
Professional Associations/Memberships:
- Virginia State Bar
- Winchester-Frederick County Bar Association (President, 1978-1979)
- Virginia Bar Association
- American Bar Association
- Virginia Trial Lawyers Association (President, 1982-1983)
James A. Klenkar
James A. Klenkar is a principal in Hall, Monahan, Engle, Mahan & Mitchell in its Winchester office, focusing his practice in the areas of personal injury, products liability, labor and employment law, insurance defense, federal civil litigation, divorce, family law, and criminal defense.
Mr. Klenkar received his undergraduate degree, cum laude, in philosophy from Harvard College, and his law degree from Harvard Law School. A native of Ohio, Mr. Klenkar practiced throughout the United States for an international law firm in the areas of product liability, personal injury, discrimination, and criminal defense, before relocating to Virginia in 1995. He joined Hall, Monahan, Engle, Mahan & Mitchell that same year.
Education:
- J.D., Harvard Law School (1985)
- A.B., cum laude, Harvard College, 1981, Philosophy, with emphasis in ethics and political philosophy
Admissions:
- Virginia State Courts
- U.S. District Courts for the Eastern and Western Districts of Virginia
- U.S. Fourth and Sixth Circuit Courts of Appeals
- U.S. Supreme Court
