Wade M. German, Esq. is the founding attorney of The Law Offices of Wade M. German, PLLC.  

He is admitted to the bar of the State of New York, the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York, and the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. 

Mr. German is legal counsel to individuals and companies primarily seeking matrimonial and U.S. immigration services, as well as commercial, entertainment, and real estate legal services.

In connection with matrimonial law, Mr. German is an experienced, thoughtful litigator in New York State Supreme Courts, representing both women and men in contentious, high-net worth divorces with respect to equitable distribution of marital property, distributive awards, spousal maintenance, child custody and child support. He is also a certified mediator with respect to non-contentious divorces.

In connection with U.S. immigration law, Mr. German provides a range of U.S. immigration legal services, including but not limited to:

Litigation in Federal Court with respect to Habeas Corpus Petitions and U.S. citizenship actions;

Litigation in U.S. immigration courts with respect to removal defense applications for asylum, withholding of removal, protection under the Convention Against Torture, and Cancellation of Removal;

Preparing and providing counsel on family-based and business-related petitions for U.S. visas and lawful permanent residency applications to U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services;

Appeals to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, the U.S. Board of Immigration Appeals, and the USCIS Administrative Appeals Office; and

Hearings with respect to U.S. immigration benefits against the U.S. Department of State in Washington D.C.

Mr. German has thrice made law with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, most recently in Artiga v. Genalo, 2025 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 196847 in the EDNY, where the court ruled against the U.S. Attorney General, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, and the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement which, the Court ruled, unlawfully detained Mr. German’s client. Mr. German has also successfully counseled FBI assets preparing for assignments abroad and convinced the New York State Governor to grant a full pardon to his client.

Prior to establishing this firm, Mr. German was associated with a law firm on Wall Street where he provided legal services on U.S. immigration petitions, corporate matters, real estate commercial leases and residential purchase-sale agreements, and entertainment law transactions for producers of multi-million dollar budgeted films and Broadway musicals.

Mr. German worked for Creative Artists Agency (CAA) where he was a legal assistant, The Public Theater where he was a script reader and show scout, the Next to Normal workshop at Second Stage Theatre, Jujamcyn Theaters (owner and operator of five Broadway theaters), Tony Award winning librettist/lyricist Steven Sater, and director and Tony Award and Pulitzer Prize winning writer James Lapine, all in New York City.  

For the Honorable Kathie E. Davidson, Supervising Judge of the 9th Judicial District Family Court, Mr. German was a judicial intern, as well as for the Honorable Matthew F. Cooper, Justice of the New York State Supreme Court.

For greater than ten years, Mr. German annually has interviewed applicants to Brown University's undergraduate program.  He has been the Brown University Alumni Interviewing Program Manhattan School Chair of Brearley School, Dwight School, and Trinity School, all in Manhattan.  He has volunteered at the men's homeless shelter at Congregation Rodeph Shalom on the Upper West Side of Manhattan.  

Mr. German received his Juris Doctor degree from the Deane School of Law at Hofstra University, where he was a member of the Moot Court program and on Dean's List.  He was admitted to the Honors program under Pulitzer Prize winning playwright Paula Vogel at and received his Bachelor of Arts degree from Brown University.

Prior to attending Brown University, Mr. German graduated from The Dwight School in Manhattan, where he received an International Baccalaureate degree. He grew up across the street from Lincoln Center.