Wolfsdorf
Immigration Law Group attorneys selected
for inclusion in the 2012 edition
of The Best Lawyers in America®
in the practice area of Immigration
Law.
Wolfsdorf Immigration Law Group congratulates
attorneys Bernard
P. Wolfsdorf and Avi
Friedman for being selected by
U.S. News’ Best
Lawyers 2012 as “The
Best Lawyers in America®”
in the practice area of Immigration
Law. Selection to Best Lawyers is
based on an exhaustive and rigorous
peer-review survey comprising more
than 3.9 million confidential evaluations
by top U.S. attorneys, and reaches
over 17 million influential readers.
Wolfsdorf Immigration Law Group was
also ranked as a “First-Tier”
law firm under their 2011 Best
Law Firms rankings.
Wolfsdorf Immigration Law Group
earns First-Tier Ranking by U.S. News
- Best Lawyers for 2011-2012
The tallies are in and Wolfsdorf
Immigration Law Group earns
First-Tier
Ranking by U.S. News - Best Lawyers
"Best Law Firms"
for the 2011-2012 edition.
According to U.S. News, rankings
are based on a rigourous evaluation
process that included thousands of
clients, highly skilled lawyers and
law firm representatives.
Bernard P. Wolfsdorf voted top corporate
immigration lawyer by attorney peers
for 2010 and 2011
Read the Who's Who Legal
interview
with Bernie to get an inside look.
Bernard Wolfsdorf is named one of
the nation's most influential and
powerful employment attorneys
Human Resource Executive®
and Lawdragon select Bernard
Wolfsdorf as one
of the nation's top corporate employment
attorneys for 2011.
Bernard Wolfsdorf to be presented
with the 2011 American Immigration
Lawyers Association (AILA) Service
Excellence Award
Wolfsdorf Immigration Law Group is
pleased to announce
that Bernard Wolfsdorf
will be presented with the 2011
American Immigration Lawyers Association
(AILA) Service Excellence Award
on June 16 at the AILA National Conference
in San Diego, where he is also a speaker
on advanced E visa issues. Each year,
AILA bestows this Award upon an AILA
member who, over a period of several
years, has provided outstanding volunteer
services that advance the mission,
development, and value of AILA for
its members and the public it serves.
This recognition is an especial honor
because of the fact that the nominations
come directly from the AILA membership
body, which has been inspired and
impacted by Mr. Wolfsdorf's outstanding
leadership qulaities and refusal to
keep quiet in the face of poor government
policy, while simultaneously exhibiting
a flair for building bridges and opening
new lines of dialogue to unprecedented
levels of effectiveness.
Bernie Wolfsdorf Ranked #1 Immigration
Lawyer for 2011 and for 2010
The 2011 and the 2010 edition
of International Who’s Who of
Business Lawyers named
Bernie Wolfsdorf
the “most
highly rated immigration lawyer in
the world,” stating “[Mr.
Wolfsdorf] received more votes from
clients and peers worldwide than any
other lawyer.”
Mr. Wolfsdorf is also the immediate past President of the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA). Consisting of approximately 10,000 members, AILA is the national association of immigration lawyers established to promote justice, advocate for fair and reasonable immigration law and policy, advance the quality of immigration and nationality law and practice, and enhance the professional development of its members.
Mr. Wolfsdorf is the founding partner of the Wolfsdorf Immigration Law Group, one of the largest immigration firms in the United States with offices in Los Angeles and New York. He is a California state bar certified specialist in immigration and nationality law, and he is listed in Martindale Hubbell’s Pre-eminent Specialist Directory with the highest possible rating in ethics and competence. Recently, Human Resource Executive Magazine named Mr. Wolfsdorf “one of the Nation's top 10 Most Powerful Immigration Employment Attorneys.”
Mr. Wolfsdorf has been featured in many articles by major news publications, including the Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Daily Journal, The Orange County Register, New York Times and USA Today. He is a featured guest for radio and television news programs.
The Wolfsdorf Immigration
Law Group was also listed
by Who’s Who of Business Immigration
Lawyers among the top corporate
immigration firms in North America
with four of its attorneys nominated*.
Avi
Friedman is listed as
an “outstanding”
lawyer who assists applicants with
visa interviews at US consular posts
worldwide and represents clients at
US border posts in Canada and Mexico.
Cliff
Rosenthal is noted for
specializing in the business
and entertainment industries.
*Who’s Who legal nominees are selected based upon comprehensive, independent survey work with both general counsel and private practice lawyers worldwide. It is impossible to buy entry into this publication. Only specialists who have met independent international research criteria are listed. As a result, the Who’s Who Legal findings are known to be among the most accurate and the most reliable.
Wolfsdorf Immigration Top-Ranked by Chambers & Partners 2010 Edition
The Wolfsdorf Immigration Law Group was selected for the second year in a row as a top-tier immigration practice by the leading peer-reviewed attorney guidebook Chambers & Partners. The review concludes: “The lawyers [at Wolfsdorf] have the latest knowledge at their fingertips and are able to communicate this to clients effectively.” The firm was singled out because of its capacity to handle “a broad range of immigration matters for companies and individuals” as well as for its expanding global immigration practice and varied clientele.
Immediate-Past President
of AILA Bernie
Wolfsdorf was named a “Star Individual,”
one of only two lawyers in California
to receive this highest ranking. Chambers
describes Bernie as “a
fabulous leader and lawyer who is
always willing to educate his clients.”
The “Star Individual”
ranking is based solely on the recommendations
of peers and colleagues*. Attorney
Lisa
Yu was praised for her
knowledge of “corporate immigration”
and for her work with “universities
and other research institutions in
immigrant and non-immigrant” cases.
*Chambers guides are compiled through extensive research, including thousands of interviews with clients and rival attorneys by a team of 50+ full-time researchers. The rankings and editorial comment about lawyers are all independent and objective. Inclusion in the Chambers Guide is based solely on the research teams’ findings; no one can buy their way in. Sources are selected on the basis of: 1) submissions put forward by legal practices; 2) interviews during the course of research; and 3) Chambers’ personal database resources.
Wolfsdorf Immigration Named First-Tier Immigration Practice by U.S. News and World Report & Best Lawyers in America
Based on the results of an exhaustive survey of over 100,000 lawyers, clients and businessmen across the country, Best Lawyers in America named Wolfsdorf Immigration Law Group a “First-Tier Immigration Practice” in Metropolitan Los Angeles. the firm’s ranking will be featured in the September 2010 edition of “Best Law Firms,” a joint publication of Best Lawyers, the oldest and most-respected peer-review publication in the legal profession, and U.S. New and World Report, a news magazine with more than 10 million readers.
Wolfsdorf Immigration Lawyers Listed in Southern California Super Lawyers 2010 Edition
Attorneys Bernie
Wolfsdorf and Avi
Friedman were listed
as “Super Lawyers” in the
2010 Edition of Southern California
Super Lawyers, an annual publication
that lists the top 5% of all attorneys
in the field. Further, attorneyCliff
Rosenthal, was listed
as a “Rising Star,”
a prestigious recognition for the
top 2.5% of attorneys in the field
under 40 years-old.
Best Lawyers in America
Bernie
Wolfsdorf has been selected
for inclusion in the 2010 edition
of The Best Lawyers in America. For
over a quarter of a century, Best
Lawyers has been regarded—both by
the profession and the public—as the
definitive guide to legal excellence
in the United States. Selection to
Best Lawyers is based on an exhaustive
and rigorous peer-review survey comprising
more than 2.5 million evaluations
by the top attorneys in the country.
Bernie Wolfsdorf Recognized Among Human Resource Executive's Top 10 Immigration Law Attorneys in the U.S. and the Nation’s Top 100 Most Powerful Employment Attorneys for 2010
Recently, Human Resource Executive Magazine named Bernie Wolfsdorf “one of the Nation's top 10 Most Powerful Immigration Employment Attorneys”. The magazine, in conjunction with Lawdragon, surveyed more than 30,000 lawyers and human resources executives regarding whom they would hire to represent them for corporate employment matters. The leading lawyers were selected from more than 1,000 nominees according to criteria including major clients and cases, leadership, affiliations and associations, publications and speaking engagements.
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Clients
cannot speak highly enough of Bernie
Wolfsdorf. He is known
as one of the hardest-working
immigration lawyers around.
