Law Offices Of James A. Bach

Certified Specialist in Immigration and Nationality Law, State Bar of California Board of Legal Specialization

Located in the heart of the San Francisco Financial District, the A/V rated immigration Law Offices of James A. Bach has decades of experience providing trusted legal services such as H-1B visas, labor certifications, EB-1 petitions, and the entire range of employment- and family-based immigration solutions.

Our firm represents both corporations and individuals in all aspects of immigration law, and is dedicated to providing the highest level of service and personal attention to each of our clients.  

Mr. Bach is certified as a Legal Specialist in Immigration and Nationality Law by the State Bar of California Board of Legal Specialization, and was one of the first certified specialists when the certification program was started in the late 1980's. Currently there are 179,000 active members of the California State Bar, and only 177 are Certified Specialists in Immigration and Nationality Law. Mr. Bach is a past Chair of the California State Bar Immigration and Nationality Advisory Commission, responsible for writing and grading the immigration specialty exam for lawyers. 

The firm provides comprehensive counseling to businesses employing foreign-born professionals, families seeking reunification in the U.S. (including all types of marriage-based petitions and waivers), and complex analysis and solutions in all other areas of immigration and nationality law. The firm's clients include multinational and local companies in a broad range of industries and sectors including all engineering fields, software, IT consulting, health care, biotechnology, colleges, architecture, financial services, publishing, manufacturing, construction, food services, and transportation.