Managing Partner Michael Wildes, a Former Federal Prosecutor and the current mayor of Englewood, New Jersey, attends a Sips for Sunrise networking event and fundraiser at the newly constructed Bristal Assisted Living at Englewood. The Bristal at Englewood presented a check to Sunrise Day Camp – Pearl River to benefit its campers, made up of children who have cancer and their siblings. June 2019.
From left, Bristal at Englewood Executive Director Tiffany Nelson; Michelle Warsoff, Regional Director, SunriseWALKS Pearl River; Dean Brown, Director of Business Development, Ultimate Care Assisted Living Management; Aileen Hoffman, Vice President of Sunrise WALKS; and Englewood Mayor Michael J. Wildes
Wildes & Weinberg is a boutique law firm specializing exclusively in the practice of U.S. immigration and nationality law and was founded in 1960 by Senior Partner Leon Wildes, whose best-known accomplishment was his successful representation of John Lennon in his widely publicized deportation proceedings, the circumstances of which have inspired several films, books, and documentaries.
Today the firm, which has offices in New York City, Englewood, New Jersey, Miami, Florida, and by appointment in Los Angeles, California, services a distinguished domestic and international clientele and covers all areas of U.S. immigration law, including employment and investment-based immigration, work permits, permanent residence for qualified individuals, family-based immigration, asylum applications and all temporary and permanent type visas.
In addition to running a highly successful immigration law practice, Michael is also of counsel to Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts and two international/corporate law firms. A former Federal Prosecutor with the United States Attorney’s Office in Brooklyn (1989-1993), Michael has testified on Capitol Hill in connection with anti-terrorism legislation, and is a frequent participant on professional panels and commentator on network television and radio with regard to US immigration law, employer sanction work and compliance.
Michael, the author of Safe Haven in America: Battles to Open the Golden Door, was recently sworn in for a third term as Mayor of Englewood, New Jersey, was appointed to the District Appeals Board of the Selective Service System for the State of New Jersey, was a member of the New Jersey Governor’s Blue Panel on Immigration, and has been a guest lecturer at many distinguished forums and institutions including Yale University, New York University, Brooklyn Law School, and The Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, where Michael is an Adjunct Professor of Business Immigration Law.
Despite difficulties currently being encountered in dealing with U.S. immigration authorities, Wildes & Weinberg has maintained an extraordinary track record for success for its cases. Moreover, the firm’s multilingual staff is known for its experience and special expertise in processing each foreign national’s case with nothing less than the highest level of professionalism.
To learn more about Wildes & Weinberg, please view the firm’s website at www.wildeslaw.com or contact Managing Partner Michael Wildes at michael@wildeslaw.com to schedule a consultation or for media inquiries.