
Kyle K. Morishita
Personal Injury & Immigration Attorney, Public Speaker
I help personal injury clients in California and Nevada, as well as immigration clients nationwide.
I am one of two attorneys to receive Chambers USA’s highest ranking in Nevada for immigration law. I also received top honors from Super Lawyers, Martindale-Hubbell, Avvo, and Nevada Business Magazine.
During World War II, the U.S. government detained my U.S. citizen grandparents because of their Japanese ancestry. Learning about this history and serving as my grandfather's caretaker inspired me to protect immigrants’ rights.
I interned for U.S. Senator Barbara Boxer. I also clerked for Cotchett, Pitre & McCarthy and the Honorable Kristen L. Mix of the U.S. District Court.
In my legal practice, I apply principles I learned from a ten-day silent meditation course, yoga, and coaching basketball. Outside of work, I serve on the Board of Trustees for the Nevada Bar Foundation and Board of Directors for the Immigration Law Clinic Alumni Council.
- Personal Injury
- Animal & Dog Bites, Brain Injury, Car Accidents, Construction Accidents, Motorcycle Accidents, Premises Liability, Truck Accidents, Wrongful Death
- Products Liability
- Drugs & Medical Devices, Motor Vehicle Defects, Toxic Torts
- Immigration Law
- Asylum, Citizenship, Deportation Defense, Family Visas, Green Cards, Immigration Appeals, Investment Visas, Marriage & Fiancé(e) Visas, Student Visas, Visitor Visas, Work Visas
- Credit Cards Accepted
- California
- State Bar of California
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- Nevada
- State Bar of Nevada
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- English: Spoken, Written
- Personal Injury & Immigration Attorney
- De Castroverde Law Group
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- I help personal injury clients in California and Nevada, as well as immigration clients nationwide.
- Law Clerk
- U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado
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- Summer Law Clerk
- Cotchett, Pitre & McCarthy, LLP
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- University of California - Davis
- B.A. | Sociology
- Activities: Intern, Office of U.S. Senator Barbara Boxer; Law Librarian's Assistant, Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein; Head Basketball Coach, Northern California Church League
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- University of California, Davis, School of Law
- J.D.
- Honors: Member, The Order of Barristers; First Place, Frances Carr Mock Trial Competition; First Place Oral Advocate, Intra-School Moot Court Competition
- Activities: Interview Editor, UC Davis Business Law Journal; Vice Chair, Moot Court Board; Judge Recruitment Chair, Trial Practice Honors Board; Executive Board Member, Coalition for Diversity; Research Assistant, Professor Bill Ong Hing; Law Clerk, Immigration Law Clinic
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- Member
- The Order of Barristers
- The Order of Barristers is a national honor society, which recognizes law students for oral advocacy and brief writing skills (2011).
- AV Preeminent Peer Review Rating
- Martindale-Hubbell
- AV Preeminent is Martindale-Hubbell’s highest rating for professional excellence in legal ability and ethical standards (2020-2022).
- Platinum Client Champion Award
- Martindale-Hubbell
- Platinum is Martindale-Hubbell’s top award for client satisfaction (2020-2022).
- Rising Stars
- Super Lawyers
- Rising Stars honors a maximum of 2.5 percent of attorneys per state for peer recognition and professional achievements (2020-2022).
- 10.0 Rating
- Avvo
- 10.0 is Avvo’s highest rating for legal experience and professional achievements (2017-2022).
- Immigration Law Clinic Alumni Council
- Board of Directors
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- Nevada Bar Foundation
- Board of Trustees
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- Las Vegas Buddhist Sangha
- President
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- The Howard D. McKibben American Inn of Court
- Executive Committee
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- Post-DACA and the American Dream
- Northern Nevada Business Weekly
- Surviving Tough Times
- UC Davis Business Law Journal
- Asian Americans: From Model to Forgotten Minority, National Summit
- Courageous Conversation
- Therapy, Well-Being Techniques, and Adopting a Consistent Practice, Annual Conference
- American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA)
- Public Service Law Program Certificate
- University of California, Davis, School of Law
- Pro Bono Program Certificate
- University of California, Davis, School of Law
- Q. My wife has I-130 approved outside usa, but Removal proceeding pending in san francisco Immigration court
- A: No, your wife should not depart the United States until the immigration judge terminates your wife's removal proceedings. Prior to departing the country, your wife should also verify she is admissible and her departure will not trigger any grounds of inadmissibility.