Richard M. Wilner

Richard M. Wilner is a founding member of Wilner & O'Reilly, APLC, and is Board Certified by the State Bar of California as a Specialist in Immigration and Nationality Law. He is admitted to practice law in the State of California and before the U.S. District Courts for the Central, Northern and Southern Districts of California, the Northern District of Texas, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit and the U.S. Supreme Court. Mr. Wilner has received the coveted Martindale-Hubbel AV Rating, the highest legal and ethical rating that one can receive from one's peers in the legal community. Similarly, he has been awarded the title of Super Lawyer from 2007 to the present.

Mr. Wilner is best known for his work in advising Fortune 500 companies, middle and small market businesses, and foreign nationals of extraordinary ability in athletics, arts, and sciences in the complex area of U.S. Immigration and Nationality Law.

Committed to public service, Mr. Wilner served as a Commissioner on the State Bar of California's Immigration and Nationality Law Advisory Commission. Mr. Wilner is a board member of the Orange County Jewish Bar Association. He also provides pro bono representation to active-duty soldiers from the United States Armed forces and most law enforcement professionals in their immigration needs.

A native of Los Angeles, California, Mr. Wilner received his law degree (Juris Doctor) as well as a Master of Laws (LL.M.) in Transnational Business Practice from McGeorge School of Law, University of the Pacific and the University of Salzburg, Austria. He also received a Certificate in International Law from the National University of Singapore and Bachelors of Arts degrees in Philosophy and Religious Studies from the University of California in 1992. He has also worked in Thailand and Vietnam.

Mr. Wilner is married and the proud father of two boys. When not working, his time is spent with family and practicing martial arts, specifically Brazilian JiuJitsu, Wrestling and Muay Thai.

Education:

• J.D., McGeorge School of Law, University of the Pacific, University of Salzburg, Austria (1995)
• L.L.M., McGeorge School of Law, University of the Pacific, University of Salzburg, Austria (1996)
• Certificate, International Law, National University of Singapore
• B.A., University of California (1992)

Admissions:

• California State Courts
• U.S. District Court, Central District of California
• U.S. District Court, Northern District of California
• U.S. District Court, Southern District of California
• U.S. District Court, Northern District of Texas
• U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit
• U.S. Supreme Court

Professional Associations/Memberships:

• State Bar of California (Commissioner, Immigration and Nationality Law Advisory Commission)
• Orange County Bar Association
• Orange County Jewish Bar Association
• American Immigration Lawyers Association