Mike Sherman is a seasoned immigration lawyer with over thirty years of experience in the field. He focuses on providing responsive, personalized immigration legal services to healthcare and business professionals.

Professional Experience

Mr. Sherman is a distinguished immigration attorney specializing in employment and family-based immigration. He serves as outside immigration counsel to two large hospital corporations, expertly handling temporary and permanent work visas for various corporate clients across multiple business sectors. With extensive experience in preparing and filing temporary work visas such as H-1B, L-1, O-1, and R-1, as well as employment-based and family-based Green Card applications including EB-1, EB-2, EB-3, EB-4, and family-based categories. In addition to his legal expertise, Mr. Sherman provides invaluable advice to legal and human resources departments regarding visa options for current and prospective employees, visa issues, I-9 compliance, and related matters.

Professional Affiliations, Activities and Honors

Mr. Sherman is a member of the State Bar of Michigan, the District of Columbia Bar, the American Immigration Lawyers Association, the Oakland County Bar Association, the International Bar Association and the International Medical Graduate Taskforce. Mr. Sherman received the highest rating of AV Preeminent® from Martindale-Hubbell, the international lawyer rating service. In addition, he was a Flotilla Staff Officer in the United States Coast Guard Auxiliary from 2005-2007.

Education, Bar and Court Admissions, Clerkships

After receiving his bachelor’s degree from the University of Michigan, Mr. Sherman attended Wayne State Law School. As a law student, Mr. Sherman served as the Chief Court Clerk to the Honorable Steven N. Andrews of the Sixth Judicial Circuit Court in Michigan, and as a Law Clerk for the Office of Legal Affairs at William Beaumont Hospital.

Articles and Presentations

Mr. Sherman regularly presents immigration law updates to various groups, including the Michigan Association for Medical Education (MAME), the Southeast Michigan Center for Medical Education (SEMCME), hospital human resources departments, and hospital graduate medical education departments, demonstrating his commitment to educating and supporting the medical community.

• “A Plea Answered,” Detroit Free Press – November 9, 2001