Kyle K. Morishita
De Castroverde Law Group
Kyle is an attorney at De Castroverde Law Group, which specializes in personal injury, criminal, and immigration law. Kyle received Super Lawyers' Rising Stars selection and Martindale-Hubbell's highest honors, the AV Preeminent Peer Review Rating and Platinum Client Champion Award.
Kyle was born in Boston and raised in Oakland. During World War II, the U.S. government detained his U.S. citizen grandparents because of their Japanese ancestry. Learning about this history inspired Kyle to protect immigrants’ rights.
Kyle interned for U.S. Senator Barbara Boxer and the U.S. Air Force. He also clerked in Denver for the Honorable Kristin L. Mix of the U.S. District Court.
In his legal practice, Kyle applies principles he learned from Vipassana meditation, yoga, and coaching basketball. Outside of work, he serves on the Board of Directors for the Immigration Law Clinic Alumni Council and Las Vegas Buddhist Sangha.
- Personal Injury
- Products Liability
- Immigration Law
- Traffic Tickets
- Credit Cards Accepted
- Nevada
- United States District Court for the District of Nevada
- English: Spoken, Written
- Attorney
- De Castroverde Law Group
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- De Castroverde Law Group specializes in personal injury, criminal, and immigration law. Las Vegas Review-Journal awarded De Castroverde Law Group in the categories for Best Defense Lawyer and Best Immigration Lawyer.
- Law Clerk
- U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado
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- Legal Extern
- U.S. Air Force Judge Advocate General's Corps
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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 United States Senator Barbara Boxer; Law Librarian's Assistant, Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein; Continuation School Outreach Intern, Associated Students of the University of California, Davis; Head Basketball Coach, Northern California Church League
- University of California, Davis, School of Law
- J.D. | Public Service Law Program Certificate, Pro Bono Program Certificate
- 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
- AV Preeminent Peer Review Rating
- Martindale-Hubbell
- AV Preeminent is Martindale-Hubbell’s highest rating for professional excellence in legal ability and ethical standards.
- Platinum Client Champion Award
- Martindale-Hubbell
- Platinum is Martindale-Hubbell’s top award for client satisfaction.
- Rising Star
- Super Lawyers
- Rising Stars honors a maximum of 2.5 percent of attorneys per state for peer recognition and professional achievements.
- 10.0 Rating
- Avvo
- 10.0 is Avvo’s highest rating for legal experience and professional achievements.
- 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.
- Las Vegas Asian Chamber of Commerce
- Volunteer
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- Immigration Law Clinic Alumni Council
- Board of Directors
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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
- Destination Law School
- Bar Association of San Francisco
- Website
- Super Lawyers Profile
