Attorney Profiles

Edward Shulman is the founder and principal of The Shulman Law Group, LLC in Paterson, New Jersey. He formerly was a partner at the Law Firm of Shulman & Weiss, L.L.P. Mr. Shulman's practice is limited to all aspects of U.S. Immigration and Nationality Law with a special emphasis in Court Proceedings.

Mr. Shulman is the former Chairman for the New Jersey Chapter of the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) and served on the Vermont Service Center Liaison Committee for AILA. Currently he is Second Vice-President of the NJ Bar Immigration Section and formerly served on the immigration advisory committee for the New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission. He has been named as Best Lawyers in America® for Immigration Law and was cited in New York Magazine as Best Lawyers in the New York Area in the field of Immigration Law. Mr. Shulman has been a frequent lecturer on Immigration Law to AILA, the New Jersey Bar, the Federal Bar Association and numerous educational institutions including Princeton University. He has been cited for his legal opinion in various television, radio and written publications including the New York Times. He has been a legal consultant for the NBC Television Show, Law & Order. Prior to becoming an Immigration Attorney, Mr. Shulman clerked for Judges in Newark, New Jersey and London, England. He was also a Deputy Prosecuting Attorney in Maui, Hawaii.

Edward Shulman earned his undergraduate degree from Syracuse University and his J.D. degree from Touro College, Jacob D. Fuchsberg Law Center. He is a member of the Bars of New Jersey, Hawaii and the District of Columbia, and is admitted to practice before the United States Supreme Court, the United States Court of Federal Claims, the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit and the United States Court of Appeals for the 2nd, 3rd and 4th Circuits

Michele Alcalde is an Associate Attorney of The Shulman Law Group, LLC in Paterson, New Jersey. Her practice areas consist of U.S. Immigration and Nationality Law, Municipal Court and Criminal Law. Because of her experience in the Municipal and Superior Courts of the State of New Jersey, she is able to represent clients who are uncertain of the immigration consequences of pleading guilty to criminal offenses.

Ms. Alcalde is a former Municipal Court Prosecutor for the Cities of Newark and Paterson. She is currently the first female Municipal Court Public Defender in the City of Paterson, appointed by Mayor Jose “Joey” Torres and the Council of the City of Paterson in January 2008.

She is a member of the New Jersey State Bar Association (NJSBA) and American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA). She gives numerous immigration lectures across the State of New Jersey on behalf of The Shulman Law Group, LLC. Prior to becoming an Immigration Attorney, Ms. Alcalde clerked for Senior Federal Appellate Judge Dickinson R. Debevoise and The Honorable Sebastian P. Lombardi in Newark, New Jersey. She also interned with the United States Attorney General’s Office in Newark, New Jersey.

Michele Alcalde earned her undergraduate degree from Ramapo College and her J.D. degree from Rutgers University School of Law – Camden, NJ. She is a member of the New Jersey State Bar and is admitted to practice before the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit and the United States Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit.