About Bonnie Stern
Bonnie Stern Wasser is an immigration attorney based in Seattle, Washington — She earned her Juris Doctor from Southwestern University School of Law in Los Angeles. Prior to law school, she obtained a Master of Arts in Urban Planning and Architecture from UCLA and a Bachelor of Arts in Social Ecology from UC Irvine. She is admitted to practice law in Washington and California, though her California license is currently inactive. She is also admitted to the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals and the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California. In 2003, she founded the Law Office of Bonnie Stern Wasser in Seattle, focusing on immigration law.
Her practice includes family-based immigration, employment-based immigration, and citizenship and naturalization services. She has represented clients in various immigration matters, including family reunification, work visas, and green card applications. She has also been involved in advocacy, testifying before the Washington state legislature on immigration-related issues and meeting with members of Congress to discuss immigration reform. She served as the Vice Chair of the AILAWA Congressional Liaison Committee. Before establishing her own practice, she worked as a trial attorney and honor law graduate at the U.S. Immigration & Naturalization Service in Los Angeles.
She also served as an associate attorney at Barst & Mukamal in Los Angeles and as an attorney at MacDonald, Hoague and Bayliss in Seattle. Additionally, she was a staff attorney at OneAmerica in Seattle. She is a member of the International Section of the Washington State Bar and the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA). She has held leadership roles within AILA, including serving as Chair of the Washington Chapter. She has also been involved in public service, testifying before the Washington state legislature on immigration-related matters and meeting with members of Congress to advocate for immigration reform. Her office is located at 4412 California Ave SW, Suite 16527, Seattle, WA 98116-0527.
She can be contacted by phone at (206) 282-2279 or by email at info@bswasserlaw.com. Most services are provided virtually, with in-person appointments available upon request. Office hours are Monday through Friday, 10 am to 6 pm, with some evenings and weekends available by appointment. For more information about her services, visit her website at www.bswasserlaw.com.
