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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 service to people and businesses throughout Washington and across the country. MHB lawyers pride themselves on handling complex and difficult legal matters efficiently, effectively and ethically. We have fashioned immigration solutions for the Northwest's largest corporations and for people from all around the world. .
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Licensed in Washington for 50 years
State: Washington
Acquired: 1975
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MacDonald Hoague & Bayless
1500 Hoge Building, 705 Second Avenue, Seattle, WA, 98104-1745
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Experience
Honors
2010
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2009
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2007
The Best Lawyers in America,
2007
Who's Who in American Law (Multiple Years),
2007
AV Peer Review Rating, Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory
2007
Who's Who in Corporate Immigration,
2006
10-Consecutive Years (1995-2006) The Best Lawyers in America,
2006
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2005
Volunteer Award, Immigrant Familes Advocacy Project
2005
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2003
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2002
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2000
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
1999
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
1998
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
Work Experience
1993 - Present
Partner, MacDonald Hoague & Bayless
1991 - 1993
Of Counsel, Damon Key Bocken Leong Kupchack
1978 - 1991
Partner, MacDonald Hoague & Bayless
1975 - 1978
Associate, MacDonald Hoague & Bayless
Associations
1996 - Present
1984 - Present
American Immigration Lawyers AssociationMember
1975 - Present
1975 - Present
Washington State Bar AssociationMember
National Visa Practice Committee
Chair
AILA
Congressional and Consular Liaison representative
Professional organizations and associations
Seattle University School of Law
Adjunct Professor of Law
Compassion In Dying
Advisory Board
Seattle Habitat For Humanity
Board of Directors
Planned Parenthood
Board of Directors
Immigrant Families Advocacy Project
Advisory Board
1989 - 1990
National Chapter of American Immigration Lawyers AssociationBoard of Governors
1984 - 1985
Washington Chapter of American Immigration Lawyers AssociationPresident
Education
1975
University of Washington School of Law
JD - Juris Doctor
1970
Stanford University
MA - Masters
1969
University of California - Berkeley
BA - Bachelor of Arts
Speaking Engagements
2004
Northwest Regional Immigration Conference
Asylum Updates
2004
Immigrant Families Advocacy Project-University of Washington School of Law
Violence Against Women Act Cases
2003
Refugee Conference:International Rescue Committee
Asylum and Refugee Law
2002
Arab American Community Coalition
Special Registration
2002
ACLU Annual Membership Meeting
Ethnic Profiling in the Land of Immigrants
1998
Northwest Regional Immigration Conference
Financial Responsibility
1998
AILA Monthly Meeting
Labor Certification Processing
1998
AILA Annual Conference
New Affidavit of Support Requirement
1996
Northwest Regional Immigration Conference
Labor Certification
1995
Washington State AILA Annual Conference
Immigration
1994
Washington State Judicial Conference
Protection of Rights: Immigration Law
1994
Washington State AILA Monthly Meeting
Immigrant and Nonimmigrant Waivers
1994
AILA Mid-year Conference
Waivers
1994
AILA Annual Conference
Waivers
1992
AILA Annual Conference
Immigration
1990
AILA Annual Conference
Immigration
Publications
2007
The Visa Processing Guide, American Immigration Lawyers Association
Advisory Opinions from the Visa Office
2003
Washington State Bar News
Representing The Most Vulnerable
1999
Immigration and Nationality Law Handbook, American Immigration Lawyers Association
New Affidavit of Support Requirement
1998
Northwest Regional Immigration Seminar, Seattle King County Bar Association and American Immigration Lawyers Association
Financial Responsibility
1994
Immigrant and Nonimmigrant Waivers, American Immigration Lawyers Association
Waivers of Criminal and Related Exclusion Grounds
1990
Immigration Briefings, Fed. Publications Inc
The Lawyer's Role in Consular Visa Refusals
1989
AILA Journal, American Immigration Lawyers Association
Review of Consular Visa Denials
1989
AILA 43rd Annual Symposium
Consular Processing