Davis C. Bae is a Partner in the Seattle, Washington office of Jackson Lewis LLP. 

Mr. Bae is a member of the firm’s Global Immigration Practice Group and manages the immigration practice for the Seattle, San Francisco, Portland, and Sacramento offices of Jackson Lewis LLP. His practice focuses on providing effective immigration solutions for companies in Pacific Northwest and throughout the United States. Mr. Bae’s clients are leaders in fields such as software, design, construction, manufacturing, utilities, fine arts, sports, international trade, and engineering.

Prior to coming to Jackson Lewis, Mr. Bae spent 14 years as the founder and managing attorney of a Seattle-based business immigration law firm.

Mr. Bae has been recognized as both a leader in immigration law and in business.  Early in his career, Mr. Bae was recognized by Washington Law and Politics as a Rising Star.  In 2003, he was a winner of the Puget Sound Business Journal’s 40 under 40, which highlights the achievements of business leaders under the age of 40 in the Seattle region. In addition, Mr. Bae was listed in the 2007 edition of Top Attorney by Seattle Magazine.  His efforts in business management also won his previous firm the 2007 award for Best Places To Work by Washington CEO Magazine.

Mr. Bae is a frequent speaker before business and employer associations, including the American Immigration Lawyers Association, the Washington State Bar Association, the National Association of General Contractors, and the Society of Human Resource Management.  He teaches a course on Law Practice Management as a Lecturer at the University of Washington School of Law.

Mr. Bae has authored multiple articles for the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) on topics including Consular Processing, Labor Certification, Nonimmigrant Visas, and Practice Management.  In the fall of 2009, he will be the Editor-In-Chief of AILA’s Immigration Lawyers Toolbox.

Mr. Bae is a member of the Washington State Bar Association.

Mr. Bae received his B.A. in Psychology from UCLA. He earned his J.D. from Loyola Law School, Los Angeles, where he was an editor for the Entertainment Law Journal.