Michael Wildes

Michael J. Wildes
36th and 38th Mayor of Englewood
Assumed office
January 1, 2019
Preceded byFrank Huttle III
In office
2004–2010
Preceded byPaul Fader
Succeeded byFrank Huttle III
Member of the Englewood City Council
In office
1998–2003
Personal details
Born
Michael Jay Wildes

(1964-11-27) November 27, 1964 (age 59)
New York, New York, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
Spouse
Amy Messer Wildes
(m. 1990)
Children4
Parent(s)Leon Wildes
Ruth B. Wildes
RelativesRabbi Mark Wildes (brother)
Residence(s)Englewood, New Jersey, U.S.
Alma materQueens College
Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law
OccupationAttorney

Michael Jay Wildes (born November 27, 1964) is an American immigration lawyer and politician who serves as the 38th and current Mayor of Englewood, New Jersey. He previously served as the 36th Mayor of Englewood from 2004 to 2010. A member of the Democratic Party, Wildes served as a Federal Prosecutor for the Eastern District of New York and as a City Councilman for Englewood before he was elected mayor in 2003. He was reelected in 2006 and again in 2018. A nationally recognized authority on American immigration law, Wildes has had success in defending the immigration rights of his clients, some of whom are celebrities. Wildes is the managing partner of the law firm Wildes and Weinberg PC. He also serves as immigration counsel to Davidoff Hutcher and Citron LLP, and Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts.[1][2][3][4]

  1. ^ "Mayor Michael Wildes - City of Englewood, NJ". www.cityofenglewood.org. Retrieved 18 June 2019.
  2. ^ Lipowsky, Josh (September 9, 2010). "Former Englewood Mayor Wildes Boosts Jewish Boxer Salita". The Standard of Bergen County. Retrieved April 8, 2011.
  3. ^ "Michael J. Wildes". Davidoff Hutcher & Citron, LLP. Retrieved 18 June 2019.
  4. ^ "Lincoln Center recognizes the hard work and dedication of its Counsels' Council". Wildes Law. Retrieved June 17, 2015.