About

Look Who Else
Came Home to Chico

Aaron Stewart

I am a third generation Chicoan, who was born and raised here, the same as my father, Ronald E. Stewart, and my mother, Joan L. Stewart.

After graduating from Mercy High School in Red Bluff, I ventured out to the East Coast to attend Princeton University where I graduated Cum Laude with an A.B. in Religious Studies. Immediately after college, I attended Cornell Law School where I graduated Magna Cum Laude with a J.D. degree, and as a member of The Order of the Coif, a legal honors society. When I was not busy studying or freezing, I spent my time serving on the Editorial Board of the Cornell Law Review.

After graduating law school, I worked as an associate at Sullivan and Cromwell, a top Manhattan-based law firm. My goals and priorities changed significantly when my father passed away approximately two years ago. I decided that I needed to return to California to be closer to my family. Sullivan and Cromwell was gracious enough to allow me to transfer to their Palo Alto office.

Although I loved the bay area, I came to the realization that Chico is my home. I have now returned to Chico and opened, much like my father did some 30 years ago. My practice specializes in both the transactional and the litigation aspects of Business Law, Real Estate law, Agricultural Law, and Internet and E-Commerce Law. Because of its diverse culture and inherently ingratiating nature, Chico will continue to attract more young professionals. I am ecstatic to be a part of that influx, and I look forward to becoming involved in the community that has given so much to me.
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About Come Home to Chico

The Come Home to Chico campaign is a collaborative effort between the City of Chico and the Chico Economic Planning Corporation (CEPCO).

The Come Home to Chico campaign strives to capitalize on the affinity that Chico State alumni have for the campus and surrounding community. The campaign works to provide these alumni with a variety of opportunities in the areas of employment, visits to Chico and investment and business start-up. This campaign also focuses on helping recent graduates find opportunities to stay and work in Chico.

Perhaps some alumni might be in a position to bring a company back to Chico, providing jobs for other citizens here. That theory is behind a new economic development campaign for Chico that is looking to capture talented individuals interested in living in a place they know and love.

Finding talented employees is a “major issue” for businesses. Employers have communicated to the City of Chico and CEPCO that they need employees to do specific kinds of jobs. They’re not always finding those employees readily.

Connecting talented workers and local employers has many functions. Employers end up with a work force that already knows and likes the town, and employees have a loyalty to the local area community.