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Bruce Yamashita

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Law Degree

Awards

Primary Practice Area

Immigration

Language

Japanese English

About

Bruce I Yamashita, ESQMr. Yamashita is the principal of the Law Office of Bruce I. Yamashita, PLLC, and practices Immigration & Nationality Law.  Born and raised in Hawaii, he came to Washington D.C. to complete a joint degree program: master’s in international affairs from the Georgetown University School of Foreign Service, and a law degree from Georgetown University Law Center. Before that, during college at the University of Hawaii, he spent a year abroad at International Christian University (ICU) in Japan.  After graduating from college, he returned to Tokyo for an additional four years where he had a variety of experiences:  teaching English, working at an import/export company; serving as the chief editor for a community newspaper; and working as a disc jockey for a national radio station. Mr. Yamashita is also a former captain in the U.S. Marine Corps Reserves.An experienced litigator, Mr. Yamashita represented indigent criminal defendants for 20 years at D.C. Superior Court.  Every four years, a committee of judges selected him to be a part of the U.S. Panel, an association of dedicated attorneys certified to represent indigent defendants. From misdemeanors to felonies, he was committed to protecting the constitution: the right of all to a fair and speedy trial.  Moreover, as many of his clients were non-citizens, he worked diligently to avoid or reduce any potential immigration consequences due to their contact with the criminal justice system. His priority: competent and compassionate representation. Mr. Yamashita now focuses solely on Immigration and Nationality law. Mr. Yamashita is licensed in Hawaii and the District of Columbia.  He is a member of the D.C. Superior Court Trial Lawyers Association, National Institute of Trial Advocacy, American Immigration Lawyers Association, and the National Asian Pacific American Bar Association. He is the recipient of the Japanese American Citizens League Civil Rights Award, and the Georgetown University Law Center Asian Pacific American Students Association Alumnus the Year Award.  More recently, in 2014, he received the Trailblazer Award from the National Asian Pacific American Bar Association. He has been the subject of a PBS Hawaii documentary, A Most Unlikely Hero. His book, Fighting Tradition: A Marine’s Journey to Justice, is published by the University of Hawaii Press.  In his free time, he enjoys weightlifting, power walking, travel and mindfulness meditation.

Practices Areas

Immigration

Language

Japanese English

Contact

Law Off. of Bruce I. Yamashita, PLLC1025 Connecticut Ave NW Ste 1012Washington, DC, 20036-5417

Office: (202) 765-3412

Website: N/A

Reviews

Enzo
October 22, 2021

Bruce is an excellent lawyer and a humble person. He is very professional, knowledgeable about immigration processes and applications. Bruce is reliable and very helpful throughout the entire process. I would highly recommend anyone to hire Bruce

Elsa
August 30, 2021

Mr. Bruce is a very professional lawyer and most important he is very humane. In our days it is very hard to find someone who listens to you and feels your pain and who will accept free consultation several times from several family members regarding same topic but he did. He is honest, truthfull and gives you all the possibilities that you have with the chances of winning. And he relieves you, he understands you. Mr. BRUCE I am really thankful. Best of luck in your career. You really deserve all the best. Thank You !!

Meng
August 16, 2021

We hired Bruce as our immigration attorney to help with my spouse green card application. Because of the pandemic it has been a longer than usual journey for us (11 months in our case) and Bruce offered great help and support along the way. He well explained every step to us which greatly addressed our concerns. Whenever we left him a message we got a reply in the next couple of hours (we sometimes left messages around midnight and we got a response when we woke up next day). Plus Bruce is very detail-oriented which saved us from correcting or submitting additional documents which can take extra long time during the pandemic. I highly recommend Bruce to people seeking immigration advice. He is very professional and reliable.

anonymous
July 26, 2021

Mr. Yamashita worked on our permanent residency case. From the start, he was very supportive, easy to talk to and quick to answer our questions. During the long, complicated process of acquiring a permanent legal residency, Mr. Yamashita was always there for us to answer any questions we had (even small, quick ones) and provided us solid legal advices on immigration matters. A solid, professional attorney who is very friendly, easy to talk to and will go to the extra mile for his client! Highly recommended!

Maie
July 7, 2021

Bruce was extremely supportive, professional, and was always available anytime we needed him. I got my green card only in 10 months and everything went very smooth through his continuous support and availability. He is well informed with the process and the required procedures, and his costs are quite affordable. I would recommend Bruce for everyone.

anonymous
June 26, 2021

My husband and I worked with Bruce on my marriage based green card application. I'm so thankful that we made the decision hiring Bruce as our attorney. Bruce is very knowledgeable, detail oriented and patient of every single question we had. He's extremely reachable - replying our email, phone call and text messages in a timely manner. I received my 2-year green card in less than one year which is very fast during the pandemic. We never got requested for additional evidence from USCIS. The whole process went very smooth thanks to Bruce's dedicated and excellent work. I would highly recommend Bruce!

Denis
April 1, 2021

Bruce did a great job with my wife's and I permanent resident application. I liked that Bruce met with us in person to get to know us first and then assisted us diligently with getting all the paper work together. Bruce was always available to answer any questions my wife and I had about the process. He gave us really good advice for our USCIS interview. If you are looking for legal services , I will recommend working with Bruce as he will take care of your legal needs and will guide you and assist you throughout the process. No worries about getting the paper work wrong as Bruce will guide you in the right direction to submit your application to the USCIS.

anonymous
March 15, 2021

After searching for a lawyer for couple of days, we came across Bruce! We called him to gather basic information about his practice, and he immediately demonstrated that he was an experienced and trustworthy lawyer. He explained everything for about 45 mins without us paying him! After our positive experience and interactions with Bruce, my wife and I wanted to work with him. Before making any payment, we wanted to meet with him in person -he has available and as soon as he heard our story, he recognized the seriousness of the situation and immediately coordinated a follow up meeting with some required paperwork- He is always available weekends, nights, holidays, during his day offs new year even Christmas! Bruce is knowledgeable, responds quickly, and has great a system in place to connect with clients. He is also very kind and a great listener! We are grateful to have been able to consult with him regarding a marriage green card issue. I also exchanged several e-mails, text messages and phone conversations, as well as had a follow up meeting with him, where he prepared our paperwork without any error and finished it in couple of days, we were very impressed. My case was very complex since I have in USA since 2009 with 3 different status, if not his advice I would probably be deported today I am forever thankful to him. Also, His service is very cost-effective! It was 1600$ in 2020.

anonymous
March 7, 2021

My husband and I would recommend him to everyone who needs help with filling for permanent residency and with other immigration questions. Bruce is very professional, very helpful and replied very fast. He provided us with everything we needed to file for my green card. Thanks to him everything went well!

Zolboo
February 13, 2021

My wife (US Citizen) and I hired Bruce to apply for my green card and we’ve got it. Bruce is the best in the business.

Enzo
October 22, 2021

Bruce is an excellent lawyer and a humble person. He is very professional, knowledgeable about immigration processes and applications. Bruce is reliable and very helpful throughout the entire process. I would highly recommend anyone to hire Bruce

Elsa
August 30, 2021

Mr. Bruce is a very professional lawyer and most important he is very humane. In our days it is very hard to find someone who listens to you and feels your pain and who will accept free consultation several times from several family members regarding same topic but he did. He is honest, truthfull and gives you all the possibilities that you have with the chances of winning. And he relieves you, he understands you. Mr. BRUCE I am really thankful. Best of luck in your career. You really deserve all the best. Thank You !!

Meng
August 16, 2021

We hired Bruce as our immigration attorney to help with my spouse green card application. Because of the pandemic it has been a longer than usual journey for us (11 months in our case) and Bruce offered great help and support along the way. He well explained every step to us which greatly addressed our concerns. Whenever we left him a message we got a reply in the next couple of hours (we sometimes left messages around midnight and we got a response when we woke up next day). Plus Bruce is very detail-oriented which saved us from correcting or submitting additional documents which can take extra long time during the pandemic. I highly recommend Bruce to people seeking immigration advice. He is very professional and reliable.

anonymous
July 26, 2021

Mr. Yamashita worked on our permanent residency case. From the start, he was very supportive, easy to talk to and quick to answer our questions. During the long, complicated process of acquiring a permanent legal residency, Mr. Yamashita was always there for us to answer any questions we had (even small, quick ones) and provided us solid legal advices on immigration matters. A solid, professional attorney who is very friendly, easy to talk to and will go to the extra mile for his client! Highly recommended!

Maie
July 7, 2021

Bruce was extremely supportive, professional, and was always available anytime we needed him. I got my green card only in 10 months and everything went very smooth through his continuous support and availability. He is well informed with the process and the required procedures, and his costs are quite affordable. I would recommend Bruce for everyone.

anonymous
June 26, 2021

My husband and I worked with Bruce on my marriage based green card application. I'm so thankful that we made the decision hiring Bruce as our attorney. Bruce is very knowledgeable, detail oriented and patient of every single question we had. He's extremely reachable - replying our email, phone call and text messages in a timely manner. I received my 2-year green card in less than one year which is very fast during the pandemic. We never got requested for additional evidence from USCIS. The whole process went very smooth thanks to Bruce's dedicated and excellent work. I would highly recommend Bruce!

Denis
April 1, 2021

Bruce did a great job with my wife's and I permanent resident application. I liked that Bruce met with us in person to get to know us first and then assisted us diligently with getting all the paper work together. Bruce was always available to answer any questions my wife and I had about the process. He gave us really good advice for our USCIS interview. If you are looking for legal services , I will recommend working with Bruce as he will take care of your legal needs and will guide you and assist you throughout the process. No worries about getting the paper work wrong as Bruce will guide you in the right direction to submit your application to the USCIS.

anonymous
March 15, 2021

After searching for a lawyer for couple of days, we came across Bruce! We called him to gather basic information about his practice, and he immediately demonstrated that he was an experienced and trustworthy lawyer. He explained everything for about 45 mins without us paying him! After our positive experience and interactions with Bruce, my wife and I wanted to work with him. Before making any payment, we wanted to meet with him in person -he has available and as soon as he heard our story, he recognized the seriousness of the situation and immediately coordinated a follow up meeting with some required paperwork- He is always available weekends, nights, holidays, during his day offs new year even Christmas! Bruce is knowledgeable, responds quickly, and has great a system in place to connect with clients. He is also very kind and a great listener! We are grateful to have been able to consult with him regarding a marriage green card issue. I also exchanged several e-mails, text messages and phone conversations, as well as had a follow up meeting with him, where he prepared our paperwork without any error and finished it in couple of days, we were very impressed. My case was very complex since I have in USA since 2009 with 3 different status, if not his advice I would probably be deported today I am forever thankful to him. Also, His service is very cost-effective! It was 1600$ in 2020.

anonymous
March 7, 2021

My husband and I would recommend him to everyone who needs help with filling for permanent residency and with other immigration questions. Bruce is very professional, very helpful and replied very fast. He provided us with everything we needed to file for my green card. Thanks to him everything went well!

Zolboo
February 13, 2021

My wife (US Citizen) and I hired Bruce to apply for my green card and we’ve got it. Bruce is the best in the business.

Enzo
October 22, 2021

Bruce is an excellent lawyer and a humble person. He is very professional, knowledgeable about immigration processes and applications. Bruce is reliable and very helpful throughout the entire process. I would highly recommend anyone to hire Bruce

Elsa
August 30, 2021

Mr. Bruce is a very professional lawyer and most important he is very humane. In our days it is very hard to find someone who listens to you and feels your pain and who will accept free consultation several times from several family members regarding same topic but he did. He is honest, truthfull and gives you all the possibilities that you have with the chances of winning. And he relieves you, he understands you. Mr. BRUCE I am really thankful. Best of luck in your career. You really deserve all the best. Thank You !!

Meng
August 16, 2021

We hired Bruce as our immigration attorney to help with my spouse green card application. Because of the pandemic it has been a longer than usual journey for us (11 months in our case) and Bruce offered great help and support along the way. He well explained every step to us which greatly addressed our concerns. Whenever we left him a message we got a reply in the next couple of hours (we sometimes left messages around midnight and we got a response when we woke up next day). Plus Bruce is very detail-oriented which saved us from correcting or submitting additional documents which can take extra long time during the pandemic. I highly recommend Bruce to people seeking immigration advice. He is very professional and reliable.

anonymous
July 26, 2021

Mr. Yamashita worked on our permanent residency case. From the start, he was very supportive, easy to talk to and quick to answer our questions. During the long, complicated process of acquiring a permanent legal residency, Mr. Yamashita was always there for us to answer any questions we had (even small, quick ones) and provided us solid legal advices on immigration matters. A solid, professional attorney who is very friendly, easy to talk to and will go to the extra mile for his client! Highly recommended!

Maie
July 7, 2021

Bruce was extremely supportive, professional, and was always available anytime we needed him. I got my green card only in 10 months and everything went very smooth through his continuous support and availability. He is well informed with the process and the required procedures, and his costs are quite affordable. I would recommend Bruce for everyone.

anonymous
June 26, 2021

My husband and I worked with Bruce on my marriage based green card application. I'm so thankful that we made the decision hiring Bruce as our attorney. Bruce is very knowledgeable, detail oriented and patient of every single question we had. He's extremely reachable - replying our email, phone call and text messages in a timely manner. I received my 2-year green card in less than one year which is very fast during the pandemic. We never got requested for additional evidence from USCIS. The whole process went very smooth thanks to Bruce's dedicated and excellent work. I would highly recommend Bruce!

Denis
April 1, 2021

Bruce did a great job with my wife's and I permanent resident application. I liked that Bruce met with us in person to get to know us first and then assisted us diligently with getting all the paper work together. Bruce was always available to answer any questions my wife and I had about the process. He gave us really good advice for our USCIS interview. If you are looking for legal services , I will recommend working with Bruce as he will take care of your legal needs and will guide you and assist you throughout the process. No worries about getting the paper work wrong as Bruce will guide you in the right direction to submit your application to the USCIS.

anonymous
March 15, 2021

After searching for a lawyer for couple of days, we came across Bruce! We called him to gather basic information about his practice, and he immediately demonstrated that he was an experienced and trustworthy lawyer. He explained everything for about 45 mins without us paying him! After our positive experience and interactions with Bruce, my wife and I wanted to work with him. Before making any payment, we wanted to meet with him in person -he has available and as soon as he heard our story, he recognized the seriousness of the situation and immediately coordinated a follow up meeting with some required paperwork- He is always available weekends, nights, holidays, during his day offs new year even Christmas! Bruce is knowledgeable, responds quickly, and has great a system in place to connect with clients. He is also very kind and a great listener! We are grateful to have been able to consult with him regarding a marriage green card issue. I also exchanged several e-mails, text messages and phone conversations, as well as had a follow up meeting with him, where he prepared our paperwork without any error and finished it in couple of days, we were very impressed. My case was very complex since I have in USA since 2009 with 3 different status, if not his advice I would probably be deported today I am forever thankful to him. Also, His service is very cost-effective! It was 1600$ in 2020.

anonymous
March 7, 2021

My husband and I would recommend him to everyone who needs help with filling for permanent residency and with other immigration questions. Bruce is very professional, very helpful and replied very fast. He provided us with everything we needed to file for my green card. Thanks to him everything went well!

Zolboo
February 13, 2021

My wife (US Citizen) and I hired Bruce to apply for my green card and we’ve got it. Bruce is the best in the business.

Enzo
October 22, 2021

Bruce is an excellent lawyer and a humble person. He is very professional, knowledgeable about immigration processes and applications. Bruce is reliable and very helpful throughout the entire process. I would highly recommend anyone to hire Bruce

Elsa
August 30, 2021

Mr. Bruce is a very professional lawyer and most important he is very humane. In our days it is very hard to find someone who listens to you and feels your pain and who will accept free consultation several times from several family members regarding same topic but he did. He is honest, truthfull and gives you all the possibilities that you have with the chances of winning. And he relieves you, he understands you. Mr. BRUCE I am really thankful. Best of luck in your career. You really deserve all the best. Thank You !!

Meng
August 16, 2021

We hired Bruce as our immigration attorney to help with my spouse green card application. Because of the pandemic it has been a longer than usual journey for us (11 months in our case) and Bruce offered great help and support along the way. He well explained every step to us which greatly addressed our concerns. Whenever we left him a message we got a reply in the next couple of hours (we sometimes left messages around midnight and we got a response when we woke up next day). Plus Bruce is very detail-oriented which saved us from correcting or submitting additional documents which can take extra long time during the pandemic. I highly recommend Bruce to people seeking immigration advice. He is very professional and reliable.

anonymous
July 26, 2021

Mr. Yamashita worked on our permanent residency case. From the start, he was very supportive, easy to talk to and quick to answer our questions. During the long, complicated process of acquiring a permanent legal residency, Mr. Yamashita was always there for us to answer any questions we had (even small, quick ones) and provided us solid legal advices on immigration matters. A solid, professional attorney who is very friendly, easy to talk to and will go to the extra mile for his client! Highly recommended!

Maie
July 7, 2021

Bruce was extremely supportive, professional, and was always available anytime we needed him. I got my green card only in 10 months and everything went very smooth through his continuous support and availability. He is well informed with the process and the required procedures, and his costs are quite affordable. I would recommend Bruce for everyone.

anonymous
June 26, 2021

My husband and I worked with Bruce on my marriage based green card application. I'm so thankful that we made the decision hiring Bruce as our attorney. Bruce is very knowledgeable, detail oriented and patient of every single question we had. He's extremely reachable - replying our email, phone call and text messages in a timely manner. I received my 2-year green card in less than one year which is very fast during the pandemic. We never got requested for additional evidence from USCIS. The whole process went very smooth thanks to Bruce's dedicated and excellent work. I would highly recommend Bruce!

Denis
April 1, 2021

Bruce did a great job with my wife's and I permanent resident application. I liked that Bruce met with us in person to get to know us first and then assisted us diligently with getting all the paper work together. Bruce was always available to answer any questions my wife and I had about the process. He gave us really good advice for our USCIS interview. If you are looking for legal services , I will recommend working with Bruce as he will take care of your legal needs and will guide you and assist you throughout the process. No worries about getting the paper work wrong as Bruce will guide you in the right direction to submit your application to the USCIS.

anonymous
March 15, 2021

After searching for a lawyer for couple of days, we came across Bruce! We called him to gather basic information about his practice, and he immediately demonstrated that he was an experienced and trustworthy lawyer. He explained everything for about 45 mins without us paying him! After our positive experience and interactions with Bruce, my wife and I wanted to work with him. Before making any payment, we wanted to meet with him in person -he has available and as soon as he heard our story, he recognized the seriousness of the situation and immediately coordinated a follow up meeting with some required paperwork- He is always available weekends, nights, holidays, during his day offs new year even Christmas! Bruce is knowledgeable, responds quickly, and has great a system in place to connect with clients. He is also very kind and a great listener! We are grateful to have been able to consult with him regarding a marriage green card issue. I also exchanged several e-mails, text messages and phone conversations, as well as had a follow up meeting with him, where he prepared our paperwork without any error and finished it in couple of days, we were very impressed. My case was very complex since I have in USA since 2009 with 3 different status, if not his advice I would probably be deported today I am forever thankful to him. Also, His service is very cost-effective! It was 1600$ in 2020.

anonymous
March 7, 2021

My husband and I would recommend him to everyone who needs help with filling for permanent residency and with other immigration questions. Bruce is very professional, very helpful and replied very fast. He provided us with everything we needed to file for my green card. Thanks to him everything went well!

Zolboo
February 13, 2021

My wife (US Citizen) and I hired Bruce to apply for my green card and we’ve got it. Bruce is the best in the business.