Michael Alan Jacobson

Michael Alan Jacobson

4.0
Rating: 6.9

Licensed for 42 years

Immigration Lawyer at Seattle, WA
Practice Areas: Immigration, Contracts & Agreements, Employment & Labor ... +2 more

705 2nd Avenue Suite 1050, Seattle, WA

About Michael

Biography

Practice Areas

5

Practice Areas

Immigration 30%

Business Immigration Compliance(Investor Immigration E-2 Visas, Employment Immigration L-1A/B, TN Trade NAFTA Professionals, specializing in Scientific Technicians, Management Consultants, and more); Family Immigration and Fiancé and marriage Visas, Petitions for Relatives, Green Cards; also, inadmissibility issues, deportation, wrongful removal, Nexus appeals.

30%
Contracts and Agreements 20%

Including violations of Employee Handbook: Promises of specific treatment under specified circumstances, which are circulated to employees in a suitably official form. (Examples: check your employee handbook or supervisors' manual subsections titled "Grievances," "Discipline," "Termination," "Employee rights and responsibilities" and "Last Chance Memos.")

20%
Employment and Labor 20%

Private sector wage enforcement; federal sector employee tenure; OPM disability retirement; MSPB; EEOC; public sector state, local, college and school district employee tenure; private and public sector law against discrimination; private sector pension & severance; whistleblower.

20%

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Licenses

Licensed in Arizona for 12 years

State: Arizona

Acquired: 2014

Active

No misconduct found

Licensed in Alaska for 41 years

State: Alaska

Acquired: 1984

Active

No misconduct found

Licensed in Washington for 42 years

State: Washington

Acquired: 1983

Active

No misconduct found

Location

MA Jacobson, P.S., Inc.

705 2nd Avenue Suite 1050, Seattle, WA, 98104-3450

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Michael Alan Jacobson's Reviews

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10 Client Reviews

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Showing 1 - 5 of 6 reviews | 5 stars

Posted by Joshua | February 11, 2020 | Hired Attorney | Immigration

Best Attorney

I am writing this review to hopefully help someone else that is looking for a great attorney. I was looking for a lawyer for my citizenship application and had talked to a few layers but they juts wanted to talk about how much they would charge for my case after I told them my situation. I was getti...ng frustrated and then an attorney recommended Micheal Jacobson. I called him the same day and set up a consultation. He was very upfront and really cared about my case and from there in it has been a pleasure and honor working with Michael, he did a colossal work with high integrity and has been very patient with me even though it has taken a couple years for my case to finish. Give Michael a call first

Posted by Randy | February 10, 2017 | Hired Attorney | Discrimination

Very happy with Mike's help resolving a discrimination issue

I recently had to deal with a discrimination issue based on a chronic health situation. I interviewed 3 different lawyers and 2 of them responded with unclear advice and were unsure how to proceed. Mike knew exactly how to handle the situation, was able to leverage his many years of experience to of...fer up a solution I hadn't considered, and accurately predicted how my former employer would respond. The end result was I got exactly what I was hoping for and now have closure to the whole situation and can move past this stressful experience. Mike is super sharp, has many years of experience, and is very easy to work with. I highly recommend him for any employment related issues.

Posted by Raj | January 31, 2011 | Immigration

L1 visa for america

had a l1 visa for the US but unfortunately got stuck in Canada because of some complications. Our lawyer worked very quickly and prfessionally and got our case resolved.

Posted by Payam | January 10, 2011

L Visa to US

My experience with Mr. Jacobson was satisfactory and efficient. Documents where prepared flawlessly and exceeded my expectation.

Posted by Abel | January 04, 2011

Owner

The best customer service available, he was always responsive and answered all my questions promptly. Although I speak minimal english he always showed me the outmost respect and patience when dealing with me and my personnel.

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Experience

Rating:  6.9 (Good)

Honors

2017

Peer Review Rated, Martindale-Hubbell

1999

Highest remittance to LRS for successful ct. of appeals judgment, King County Lawyer Referral Service

Work Experience

2004 - Present

President, MA Jacobson, P.S., Inc.

1986 - 2003

Litigation Attorney, Mike Jacobson Law

1982 - 1985

Managing Partner, Waskey Properties Limited Partners, LP

Associations

Washington Employment Lawyers Association

American Immigration Lawyers Association

Washington State Association for Justice

Sample of Legal Cases

Snohomish Co. Case No. 04-2-06486

$425,000 award distributed among class action members

Dewey v. Seattle School District No. 1

$343,000 judgment

Bohon v. Arco

Judgment against defendant determining disability discrimination

Hahn v. Yale

Partial reversal in favor of client, Rule 68 judgment, and legal fees paid by defendant

In Re: Extraordinary Removal at the Northern Border

L-1 authorization renewed and Extraordinary Removal cancelled

Snohomish Co. Case No. 03-2-10084-4

$42,210.31 awarded to clients in arbitration

Washington Court of Appeals Division 1 Docket No. 58478-2-I

Reversed dismissal of client's claim and remanded for trial

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Education

1982

Lewis & Clark Northwestern Law School

JD - Juris Doctor

1978

University of Rocherster (NY)

Bachelor of Arts

Speaking Engagements

2010

Qualifying your Canadian company to transact business in the USA

B visas; L Transferees; and NAFTA professionals

Publications

2008

Washington Court of Appeals Prevailing Counsel - Rosen v Pacquing Docket No 58478-2-1 - Decision Reversing and Remanding for Trial

N/A

Washington Court of Appeals Prevailing Counsel - Hahn v Yale Co. Docket No. 37839-2-I - Reversal in Part

Languages

English

Spanish

Activity

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