 | MICHAEL W. MITCHEL graduated from Perryton High School, Perryton, Texas. He received his B.S. degree from Northwestern Oklahoma State University and his Juris Doctorate degree from the University of Oklahoma School of Law. Mr. Mitchel is a Senior Partner in the law firm of Mitchel, Gaston, Riffel & Riffel, P.L.L.C and has practiced law in Northwestern Oklahoma for thirty-five years. The firm has offices in Alva, Woodward, Fairview and Enid. Mr. Mitchel is a member of the Woodward County Bar Association, Oklahoma Association for Justice, Association of Trial Lawyers of America, National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, Woodward Chamber of Commerce, 101 Classic Bowl Foundation and the Woodward Industrial Foundation. He is a member of the Oklahoma Bar Foundation where he served on the Board of Trustees and the Oklahoma Bar Association where he served as Vice-President and on the Board of Governors of the OBA. The OBA awarded him the Outstanding Young Lawyer Award in 1981. He has served on numerous OBA committees and has been a guest lecturer for its Continuing Legal Education seminars. Mr. Mitchel has also served on the Oklahoma State Board of Vocational and Technical Education for two (2) terms and the State Board of Education for one term and additional term of two (2) years prior to his appointment to the Board of Regents. He received the Oklahoma Vocational Association Distinguished Service Award. He has been a member of the Board of Trustees of the Northwestern Oklahoma State University Foundation. He and his wife, Connie, have three children and live in Woodward, Oklahoma. He enjoys sports, golf and his hobby of sports broadcasting. |
