Michael Wildes

Michael Wildes is the managing partner with the leading immigration law firm of Wildes and Weinberg, P.C. He is an adjunct professor at Columbia Law School and at the Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, both in New York City.  He is a former feeral prosecutor with the United States Attorney’s Office in Brooklyn (1989-1993) and author of Safe Haven in America: Battles to Open the Golden Door (ABA Publishing, 2018). Having represented the United States government in immigration proceedings, Michael Wildes is a frequent participant on professional panels and commentator on network television.

Wildes’ law firm specializes exclusively in the practice of U.S. immigration and nationality law. It was established in 1960 by his father, Leon Wildes. More than sixty-six years since its inception, the firm continues to serve a distinguished domestic and international clientele and covers all areas of U.S. immigration law. Wildes has also served many terms as the mayor of Englewood, New Jersey, where he resides.