Raquel Wildes Genet is an Associate Attorney at Wildes & Weinberg, P.C., a premier immigration law firm headquartered in New York City and representing clients across the United States and around the world.
As a third-generation attorney, Raquel’s connection to the firm runs deep. Her grandfather, Leon Wildes, founded the firm in 1960 and built its national reputation through groundbreaking immigration work, including his historic representation of John Lennon. Her father, Michael Wildes, now serves as Managing Partner, continuing the tradition of advocacy and personal service upon which the firm was built.
With Raquel joining her brother, Joshua H. Wildes, at Wildes & Weinberg, the firm’s third generation is helping write the next chapter of a practice that has served individuals, families, and businesses from around the world for more than 66 years.
Raquel brings to the firm significant experience of her own. Prior to joining Wildes & Weinberg, she practiced at both Milbank and Greenberg Traurig, PA, advising individuals and families on sophisticated domestic and international private wealth matters, including trust and estate planning and administration, income tax planning, philanthropic giving, and family business planning.
She earned her Juris Doctor, magna cum laude, from the Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, where she was elected to the Order of the Coif and served as both a Staff Editor and Notes Editor of the Cardozo Law Review. She previously earned both her Bachelor of Arts, cum laude, from Columbia University and Master of Science from Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.
Admitted to practice in both Florida and New York, Raquel brings a distinctive combination of legal experience, international perspective and personal understanding of the values that have defined Wildes & Weinberg for generations. She is proficient in Hebrew and conversational in Spanish. Raquel will be working in our Aventura office in Miami, Florida where she lives and may be reached at: raquel@wildeslaw.com