Michael Wildes is Managing Partner of Wildes & Weinberg and the Mayor of Englewood, New Jersey. He is a former Federal Prosecutor with the United States Attorney's Office in Brooklyn (1989-1993). Mr. Wildes’ firm was founded in 1960 by his father, Leon Wildes, who was also an Adjunct Professor at Cardozo for 33 years. Leon Wildes successfully represented former Beatle, John Lennon, and his artist wife, Yoko Ono, in their bitterly contested deportation proceedings, the basis of which has inspired legislation and has been portrayed in films, plays and literary works worldwide. 

 

Michael Wildes has testified on Capitol Hill in connection with anti-terrorism legislation and is internationally renowned for his successful representation of several defectors who have provided difficult to obtain national security information. He is frequently a legal commentator/analyst for network television in connection with the terrorist threats facing the United States. He is the author of Safe Haven in America: Battles to Open the Golden Door published by the ABA. At Cardozo, he teaches Business Immigration Law and an Externship Seminar where he teaches professionalism to second and third year law students. To view his Firm Brochure click here. Firm Video, click here. Leon Wildes Legacy Video, click here. Facebook, click here. Instagram, click here. Mayoral Facebook, click here.