Law Firm Overview

Jeffrey Silvia is an attorney with extensive trial experience both in civil and criminal cases and State and Federal Courts. His Jury Trial results include large verdicts in Civil Cases (i.e. $6,000,000.00 Civil Jury award for a client with paraplegia) and acquittals in Criminal Cases including clients charged with first degree murder. He has tried numerous murder trails to verdict and is Death Penalty Qualified. He has also obtained multiple million-dollar civil settlements.

Mr. Silvia obtained his Under Graduate Degree from the University of California, San Diego, in 1981. He then went on to obtain his Juris Doctor from University of San Francisco, in December of 1984. He was admitted to practice Law in the State of California in 1985. He is also admitted to practice in the following Federal District and Circuit Courts.

• Southern District
• Eastern District
• Northern District
• United State Court of Appeal for the Ninth Circuit

He has experience practicing in courts throughout the State of California and Federal District Courts in the States of California, Colorado, Texas and New Mexico.

Public Service Recognition

• Chairperson San Joaquin County Bar Association, Court Assigned Counsel Committee
  • 1997
• Chairperson San Joaquin County Bar Association, Court Assigned Counsel Committee
  • 1998
• Member of the Justice System Operations Group in San Joaquin County
  • 1998
• Temporary Judge in the Small Claims Division of San Joaquin County Superior Court
  • 1999
• Temporary Judge in the Small Claims Division of San Joaquin County Superior Court
  • 2000
• Arbitrator in the Superior Court of California County of San Joaquin
  • 2007
• Arbitrator in the Superior Court of California County of San Joaquin
  • 2008

Areas of Practice

• Criminal Law
• White Collar Crimes
• Employment Law -- Employee
• Personal Injury -- Plaintiff
• Motor Vehicle Accidents -- Plaintiff
• Products Liability Law

West Practice Categories

Contracts, Criminal Law, White Collar Crimes, Employment Law -- Employee, Employee Rights -- Employee, Employment Contracts -- Employee, Employment Discrimination -- Employee, Personal Injury -- Plaintiff, Motor Vehicle Accidents -- Plaintiff, Products Liability Law