David R Fullmer

Practice Areas

Business Immigration, Corporate Compliance, Global Immigration, Entertainment Immigration

Career

David R. Fullmer joined WR Immigration as a partner in 2017. He is a top-rated immigration lawyer and the past immigration section chair of the LA County Bar. He was selected for inclusion in the 2023 edition of The Best Lawyers in America® and in 2021, he was recognized as Best Lawyers’ “Immigration Lawyer of the Year” in Los Angeles.

Mr. Fullmer has practiced exclusively in the area of immigration law for over twenty years. His main goal is to provide leading-edge immigration legal services. He strives to educate the parties at the nuts and bolts level on their compliance obligations. He believes that effective communication combined with service and education is the best combination to assist HR Managers who supervise visa processing and immigration at companies. His approach goes a long way in relieving the stress felt by foreign national employees during the complex and often unpredictable process of dealing with the government’s various immigration agencies.

Mr. Fullmer has a long history of serving General Counsel and Human Resource professionals in public and private companies, as well as international business executives and entertainers. He represents domestic and international companies and individuals in all business immigration matters and works to open doors for clients ranging from Fortune 500 corporations to movie stars.

His expertise includes:

The full range of nonimmigrant visas (E-1/E-2, H-1B, H-3, J-1, L-1A, L-1B, O-1, P-1, and TN)

Immigrant visas (PERM labor certifications, aliens with extraordinary ability, advanced degrees, managers & executives, National Interest Waivers, professors & researchers, skilled workers, etc.)

Compliance work (I-9 corporate training and employer self-audits)

H-1B Public Access File training and employer self-audits

Representation in Department of Labor wage and hour audits relating to LCA compliance

Global immigration services

Representation of foreign executives, managers, investors, professionals, and entertainers for temporary and permanent visas

Mr. Fullmer, having lived and worked in Japan, speaks fluent Japanese.

Professional Memberships

LA County Bar Association:

- Past Immigration Section Chair