David Neill, ’96, is a dedicated public servant who has devoted his career to serving the state of California. He currently holds the position of chief counsel at the California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services, where he previously served as assistant chief counsel from 2021 to 2024. His career reflects an unwavering commitment to ensuring that California’s legal and emergency services systems function smoothly and effectively for the benefit of its citizens.

Throughout his career, Neill has been a steadfast mentor, fostering the next generation of legal professionals. Serving as a supervising deputy attorney general at the California Department of Justice, Office of the Attorney General, in two separate terms, from 2006-2013 and 2014-2019.

In addition to his tenure at the Department of Justice, Neill served as an attorney investigator at the California Office of Legislative Counsel in the Workplace Conduct Unit from 2019-2021. He also held the role of deputy chief counsel at the California Department of Human Resources from 2013-2014 and served as a deputy attorney general at the Office of the Attorney General from 2001-2006. He was a senior associate at Littler Mendelson P.C. from 1997-2001. 

Neill received his Juris Doctor degree from the University of the Pacific McGeorge School of Law and a bachelor’s degree in international relations from the University of California, Davis.

Throughout 2024, the University of the Pacific McGeorge School of Law is celebrating members of its vast alumni network in honor of the school’s 100-year anniversary. This post is part of a series highlighting 100 exceptional McGeorge School of Law alumni.   

Stay tuned for more blog posts as we celebrate the law school’s centennial anniversary.