Margaret W. Wong

Margaret W. Wong is the founder and managing partner at Margaret W. Wong & Associates, LLC, in Cleveland, Ohio. Focusing her practice on immigration and criminal law, she has over 44 years of experience in the legal field. She is well known in the legal industry for her impeccable immigration law representation and her law offices have nine locations throughout the country. 

Passionate about immigration law, Ms. Wong has helped numerous businesses to get work permits for their employees and also helped people become permanent residents of the United States and pursue jobs or education opportunities. She is a zealous and tireless advocate for the rights and liberties of her clients and is firmly committed to their needs. 

With a bachelor’s degree in chemistry and biology from Western Illinois University, Ms. Wong earned her Juris Doctor from the State University of New York, Buffalo School of Law. Currently teaching immigration law, Ms. Wong serves as an adjunct professor at the Case Western Reserve University Law School. Ms. Wong has authored a book, “The Immigrant’s Way,” which she claims is for all immigrants, by an immigrant.

Actively engaged in giving back to those who need it the most in her community, Ms. Wong has volunteered on the board for several associations, including University Hospitals Health System, St. Vincent Hospital Health Care System, Cuyahoga Community College Foundation, Northeast Ohio Commission on Higher Education and a whole lot more. 

An enthusiastic member of various legal associations, Ms. Wong is a board member at the Notre Dame College, Tri-C, Cleveland Bar Foundation, the National Asian Pacific American Bar Association, the American Immigration Lawyers Association and The Diversity Center of Northeast Ohio. She is a life member of the 6th Circuit Federal Court and a member of the 8th Judicial District. Ms. Wong is a charter member of the Ohio Supreme Court’s Continuing Legal Education Commission for Attorneys and is president of the Federal Bar Association’s Cleveland Chapter.  

Honored for her remarkable legal contributions, Ms. Wong has been AV Preeminent* peer review-rated by Martindale Hubbell and Inside Business Magazine has listed her as a Leading Lawyer since 2008. She has a “Superb” rating on Avvo. She is the recipient of the Margaret Ireland Award from the Cleveland Women’s City Club and the 1997 Creative Philanthropy Award from the Women’s Community Foundation. Cleveland Magazine has named Ms. Wong to its Most Interesting People list. She has also been awarded the Ellis Island Medal of Honor and has been added to the Women of Influence list by Crain’s Cleveland Business. 

Ms. Wong is admitted to practice in Ohio, New York, District of Columbia, Georgia, Michigan, Illinois, North Carolina and Tennessee and before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 2nd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th and 9th Circuits, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Georgia, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of New York and the U.S. District Court for the Northern and Southern Districts of Ohio. 

*AV®, AV Preeminent®, Martindale-Hubbell Distinguished and Martindale-Hubbell Notable are certification marks used under license in accordance with the Martindale-Hubbell certification procedures, standards and policies. Martindale-Hubbell® is the facilitator of a peer review rating process. Ratings reflect the anonymous opinions of members of the bar and the judiciary. Martindale-Hubbell® Peer Review Rating™ fall into two categories – legal ability and general ethical standards.