Michael Wilder

Shareholder in Littler Mendelson, P.C.'s Chicago Office

Michael Wilder is a Shareholder in Littler Mendelson, P.C.’s Chicago Office practicing management-side labor and employment law.  He currently serves on Littler’s Diversity and Inclusion Council, Shareholder Profitability Committee, and Chairs the Chicago Hiring Committee.

He has the high distinction of being named one of the “Top 40 Lawyers Under 40” in Illinois, one of the “Top Labor and Employment Lawyers in Illinois”, one of the “Top Lawyers in Illinois”, “One of the Most Influential Minority Lawyers in Chicago,” and has received numerous other awards such as Chicago-Kent College of Law’s Outstanding Young Alumni Award, Chicago-Kent’s Distinguished Service Award, the Cook County Bar Association’s Presidential Award, and the CCBA’s Junior Counselor Award.  Michael was recently inducted into the American Bar Foundation as a Fellow – a distinction reserved for the top 1% of lawyers in the country.  Michael also serves as an Adjunct Law Professor at Chicago-Kent College of Law teaching Legal Writing IV for Labor and Employment.  Michael received his law degree from Chicago-Kent College of Law and his undergraduate degree from Michigan State University.

In his “spare time”, Michael is an accomplished author, creator of educational board games, and world-traveler.