Named one of The Best Lawyers in America by his peers, one of "Florida's Top Lawyers" by Florida Monthly, and one of the "Best of Miami" by Miami Today, Michael Bander has been practicing immigration and nationality law for more than 25 years. Michael Bander is regularly listed in the South Florida Legal Guide as one of the Top Lawyers in South Florida.
Prior to becoming an immigration attorney, he was a trial attorney with the U.S. Department of Justice in Washington, DC; an officer with the United States Agency for International Development in Asuncion, Paraguay; and as a Captain in the United States Army.
His Bar admissions include Florida, (1973), District of Columbia (1972), Maryland (1964) and the U.S. District Court Southern District of Florida.
Michael Bander received both his B.A. with honors (1960) and his law degree (1963) from the University of Virginia. A member and former president of the South Florida Chapter of AILA (American Immigration Lawyers Association), Mr. Bander is also a founding member of IMMLAW, the national consortium of immigration law firms, and is a former trustee of the Florida Bar Foundation.
Active in the South Florida community, Mr. Bander serves on the board of the Coral Gables Art Cinema and is on Northern Trust's Prologue Society Advisory Board.