Overview

Devon H. A. Nishimura is a graduate of Cal Northern School of Law with a practice emphasis in civil litigation. While at Cal Northern, Mr. Nishimura earned the Academic Excellence Awards for Legal Research and Remedies.

Originally from Dixon, California, Mr. Nishimura was elected to the Dixon City Council and served from 2016 to 2020 before getting married, starting law school, and moving to rural Glenn County. During his term, he was a proud member of California Local Elected Officials and the Asian Pacific Islander Caucus of the League of California Cities. While in law school, he clerked with the Office of the Tehama County Counsel, where he worked on Public Records Act, Brown Act, and Property Tax Appeals Board issues, among other topics.

His time on the city council and his passion for efficient local government inspired his decision to attend law school, and his public entity background continues to inform his work in public entity tort defense. Mr. Nishimura’s non-legal background — working for his family’s farm and in the oil and gas industry — likewise informs his work on insurance defense, employer defense, and business litigation cases. He is a member of the Association of Defense Counsel of Northern California and Nevada.

Mr. Nishimura and his wife attend Vespers Church in Chico. When not working, he is most likely spending time with his wife, playing with his dogs, performing do-it-yourself home renovations, or working on his classic truck.