About

North Valley Attorneys

North Valley Attorney is a local law firm lead by Joe VanDervoort, the most experienced trial lawyer in Butte County. We are located in Butte County but we handle cases from Shasta to Colusa County. We have multiple attorneys and administrative assistants on staff available to handle your case. We are the most experienced Criminal Law Firm north of Sacramento and can give you immediate and personal attention.

Joe VanDervoort

I have practiced law for more than 50 years and am devoted to giving clients the best representation possible in criminal cases, to defend them from frivolous charges and overzealous police and courts, and to protect their rights.  

Experience is what counts. No other lawyer in the Butte County area has more years of practice in criminal defense. I am the only lawyer north of Sacramento and south of Eureka who is a specialist member of the California DUI Lawyers Association (CDLA) which is the oldest and largest DUI organization in the United States. Many of the young attorneys in our area were schooled by me.

I came to Butte County soon after law school and quickly adopted it as my home. I have been very active in the Chico community, having served as President of the Chamber of Commerce, as Exalted ruler of the Brotherhood of Elks, and president of the Oroville Planning Commission. I care deeply about making sure that each of my clients gets the best representation possible, as is their right in our legal system.

Credentials:

  • University of California Santa Barbara, Bachelor of Arts, 1969, Dean’s List scholar 
  • University of California, Hastings College of Law, Juris Doctorate, 1972 
  • Teaching assistant to an author and famous Criminal Law professor 
  • Author of numerous legal treatises and hand books studied in many law schools and by  future lawyers studying to pass the California State Bar Exam
  • Judge Pro Tem in Chico and Oroville courts
  • Instructor Law Teaching Credential, 1973
  • Exalted ruler of B.P.O.E
  • Chamber of Commerce President
  • President of Planning Commission