Mr. Bach has represented employers of all sizes, from Fortune 500 companies to small start-ups, and has completed thousands of visa cases for talented international employees. Mr. Bach received his undergraduate degree from Dartmouth College and his law degree from Hastings College of the Law. From 1987 to 1990, Mr. Bach was the head of the Immigration Law Department of Crosby, Heafey, Roach & May (now Reed Smith), one of California's largest and most prestigious law firms, and has been the Principal Attorney of the Law Offices of James A. Bach since 1990. He has been a Member of the American Immigration Lawyers Association continuously since 1980.

In 1989, Mr. Bach was one of the first lawyers certified by the State Bar of California Board of Legal Specialization as a Certified Specialist in Immigration and Nationality Law, and currently writes and grades the specialty exam as Commissioner on the California State Bar's Immigration and Nationality Advisory Commission. Mr. Bach has been given the highest A/V rating by Martindale-Hubbell for ability and ethics for over a decade, and is included in the current Martindale-Hubbell Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers.