Welcome to Seki, Nishimura & Watase, PLC
Our Mission Statement
Seki, Nishimura & Watase, PLC is a full-service law firm located in Los Angeles with the litigation expertise and capabilities to handle the wide-ranging needs of its clients. Seki, Nishimura & Watase, PLC’s mission is to provide quality legal services with the responsible attention clients require and the specific strategies that serve their individual interests. Serving individuals, small businesses, large corporations, and public entities, the firm strives to ensure all clients receive personal attention at competitive rates.
SNW Updates
Managing Partner Joseph Esposito invited to deliver speech to the 2022-2023 Incoming Class at Southwestern Law School
Managing Partner Joseph Esposito invited to deliver speech to the 2022-2023 Incoming Class at Southwestern Law School, entitled “Law School and the Legal Profession: My Story, Your Journey”. August 8, 2022.
Managing Partner Joseph Esposito invited to speak at the Jonathan Club
Managing Partner Joseph Esposito invited to speak at the Jonathan Club downtown to discuss hardcore gang crimes, drug cartels and the death penalty. July 12, 2022.
Partner Bill Seki selected as a 2023 Super Lawyer.
Partner Bill Seki selected as a 2023 Super Lawyer of Southern California and honored by Super Lawyers Magazine as one of the select few to be named in their list of top Criminal Defense Lawyers. January 2023. Super Lawyers
Managing Partner Joseph Esposito featured as guest on podcast “Your Leo Nation”
Managing Partner Joseph Esposito featured as guest on podcast “Your Leo Nation” to discuss current justice issues impacting LA County, hosted by Mark Garrett, Retired Chief of the California Highway Patrol. August 25, 2022. Watch Here
Our Story
Background and Current Work
Seki, Nishimura & Watase, PLC is a full-service law firm located in Los Angeles with the litigation expertise and capabilities to handle the legal needs of all types of clients: individuals, small businesses, large corporations, and public entities. Seki, Nishimura & Watase, PLC’s mission is to provide quality legal services with the responsive attention clients require and the specific strategies that serve their individual interests. The firm is unique in that it provides professional services to meet all legal needs and strives to ensure all clients receive personal attention at competitive rates. The firm, which is a certified minority-owned firm, boasts a wide range of litigation experience. Combined, the firm’s experience extends over many areas of law, and its partners have been practicing law for more than 30 years. Seki, Nishimura & Watase, PLC’s practice areas include administrative law, civil and business litigation, criminal defense, and general business/transactional practice.
Seki, Nishimura & Watase, PLC’s attorneys have been involved in many complex and prominent cases, including the representation of two officers involved in the newsworthy “Rampart Scandal,” where the officers both received a global settlement with state and federal prosecutors that significantly reduced charges and incarceration time. The firm’s attorneys have defended municipalities and government entities on complicated issues and lawsuits, as well as handled multimillion-dollar personal injury claims, major medical malpractice cases, and elder abuse cases.
Partners of Seki, Nishimura & Watase, PLC have earned an “AV” rating by the Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory, the highest rating for professional competence and ethics issued by that publication, reserved for attorneys judged by their peers to be outstanding. The firm shares a commitment to community service, and partners have served on commissions, judicial committees, and bar association and nonprofit boards. In addition, two of its lawyers are professors at Southwestern Law School.
