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About me: MacDonald Hoague & Bayless is a small, congenial law firm in downtown Seattle. For more than fifty years, MHB has provided the highest quality of legal... more
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Résumé
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34 years
since Robert A. Free was first licensed to practice law in WA.
We have not found any instances of professional misconduct for this lawyer.
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Work Experience
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| Position |
Duration |
| Partner at MacDonald Hoague & Bayless |
1993–present
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| Of Counsel at Damon Key Bocken Leong Kupchack |
1991–1993
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| Partner at MacDonald Hoague & Bayless |
1978–1991
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| Associate at MacDonald Hoague & Bayless |
1975–1978
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Education
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| School |
Major |
Degree |
Graduated |
| University of Washington -Seattle |
Law |
JD - Juris Doctor |
1975 |
| Stanford University |
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MA - Masters |
1970 |
| University of California - Berkeley |
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BA - Bachelor of Arts |
1969 |
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Awards
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| Award Name |
Granting Organization |
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| AV Peer Review Rating |
Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory |
2007 |
| The Best Lawyers in America |
Best Lawyers in America |
2007 |
| Who's Who in American Law (Multiple Years) |
Who's Who in American Law -Marquis |
2007 |
| Who's Who in Corporate Immigration |
Who's Who Legal |
2007 |
| 10-Consecutive Years (1995-2006) The Best Lawyers in America |
Best Lawyers in America |
2006 |
| Volunteer Award |
Immigrant Familes Advocacy Project |
2005 |
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Associations
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Association Name |
Duration |
| Congressional and Consular Liaison representative |
AILA |
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| Advisory Board |
Compassion In Dying |
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| Advisory Board |
Immigrant Families Advocacy Project |
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| Chair |
National Visa Practice Committee |
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| Board of Directors |
Planned Parenthood |
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| Board of Directors |
Seattle Habitat For Humanity |
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| Adjunct Professor of Law |
Seattle University School of Law |
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1975–present
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| Member |
Washington State Bar Association |
1975–present
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| Member |
American Immigration Lawyers Association |
1984–present
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1996–present
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| Board of Governors |
National Chapter of American Immigration Lawyers Association |
1989–1990
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| President |
Washington Chapter of American Immigration Lawyers Association |
1984–1985
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Portfolio
Publications
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Publication |
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| Advisory Opinions from the Visa Office |
The Visa Processing Guide, American Immigration Lawyers Association |
2007 |
| Representing The Most Vulnerable |
Washington State Bar News |
2003 |
| New Affidavit of Support Requirement |
Immigration and Nationality Law Handbook, American Immigration Lawyers Association |
1999 |
| Financial Responsibility |
Northwest Regional Immigration Seminar, Seattle King County Bar Association and American Immigration Lawyers Association |
1998 |
| Waivers of Criminal and Related Exclusion Grounds |
Immigrant and Nonimmigrant Waivers, American Immigration Lawyers Association |
1994 |
| The Lawyer's Role in Consular Visa Refusals |
Immigration Briefings, Fed. Publications Inc |
1990 |
| Consular Processing |
AILA 43rd Annual Symposium |
1989 |
| Review of Consular Visa Denials |
AILA Journal, American Immigration Lawyers Association |
1989 |
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Speaking Engagements
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| Speaking Engagement Name |
Conference |
Date |
| Violence Against Women Act Cases |
Immigrant Families Advocacy Project-University of Washington School of Law |
2004 |
| Asylum Updates |
Northwest Regional Immigration Conference |
2004 |
| Asylum and Refugee Law |
Refugee Conference:International Rescue Committee |
2003 |
| Ethnic Profiling in the Land of Immigrants |
ACLU Annual Membership Meeting |
2002 |
| Special Registration |
Arab American Community Coalition |
2002 |
| New Affidavit of Support Requirement |
AILA Annual Conference |
1998 |
| Labor Certification Processing |
AILA Monthly Meeting |
1998 |
| Financial Responsibility |
Northwest Regional Immigration Conference |
1998 |
| Labor Certification |
Northwest Regional Immigration Conference |
1996 |
| Immigration |
Washington State AILA Annual Conference |
1995 |
| Waivers |
AILA Annual Conference |
1994 |
| Waivers |
AILA Mid-year Conference |
1994 |
| Immigrant and Nonimmigrant Waivers |
Washington State AILA Monthly Meeting |
1994 |
| Protection of Rights: Immigration Law |
Washington State Judicial Conference |
1994 |
| Immigration |
AILA Annual Conference |
1992 |
| Immigration |
AILA Annual Conference |
1990 |
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