Silvia is a Senior Associate at the firm. Her work focuses on defending health care professionals and organizations in complex medical malpractice claims and business dispute claims.
Before joining Foley, Baron, Metzger & Juip, Silvia worked several years at a busy Detroit litigation firm handling cases from start to finish. Before that, she gained experience in business transaction and startup work.
In addition to her work at Foley, Baron, Metzger & Juip, Silvia is heavily involved in the legal community, including serving as the current State Bar of Michigan Young Lawyers Section Chair-Elect, as well as having been the former Chair of the Oakland County Bar Association New Lawyers Committee. She was also the recipient of the Oakland County Bar Association 2019 Bonnie L. Beutler Outstanding New Lawyer Award and has been repeatedly named as a Rising Star to the Super Lawyers list.
In addition to being a scholarship recipient in law school, Silvia was a member of Michigan State’s Trial Practice Institute, was a clinician with the Small Business & Nonprofit Law Clinic, and an editor of the Journal of Business & Securities Law. Additionally, she interned with the U.S. Attorney’s Office, Wayne County Prosecutor’s Office, the 37th District Court of Michigan with the Honorable Judge Matthew P. Sabaugh and clerked with an Ingham County law firm.
Let's Support One Another: Attorneys and Support Staff Working Together, Moderator, Oakland County Bar Association (October 2023)
Ways for Current Leaders to Develop the Next Generation, Panelist, State Bar of Michigan Great Lakes Leadership Conference (June 2023)
Medical Malpractice - Lawsuits, Records, & More, Co-Presenter, Trinity Health Livonia Hospital (May 2023)
Demystifying the Practice of Health Care Law, Moderator, State Bar of Michigan Health Law Section (January 2023)
What Happens Next? The Pitch for a Career Coach, Oakland County Bar Association LACHES (November/December 2022)
Armchair Attorney Podcast (September 2022)
Medical Malpractice – Records & More, Co-Presenter, Trinity Health Livonia Hospital (August 2022)
Medical Malpractice – Process, Preparation, & Anticipation, Co-Presenter, Trinity Health Livonia Hospital (June 2022)
Emerging Leaders Spring Networking Event, Panelist, Michigan Association of CPAs (May 2022)
What I Wish I'd Known, American Bar Association Young Lawyer Rising Podcast (October 2021)
Remote Deposition On-Demand Seminar, Institute for Continuing Legal Education (2021)
Legal Tech in the Time of COVID-19: Innovation out of Necessity, ABA YLD Virtual Spring Conference Panel (2020)
Surveys & Discrepancies On-Demand Seminar, Institute for Continuing Legal Education (2017)
Spartan Innovations Entrepreneurial Bootcamp Presentation (2015)
3D Printing & the Law Presentation, Michigan State University (2015)
When not focused on work, Silvia strives to enjoy everything that life has to offer. Whether it’s checking out new restaurants, attending conferences, hiking, traveling, cycling, getting together with family and friends, or relaxing at coffee houses, she seeks to take advantage of every moment.
Not afraid of new and exciting experiences, Silvia has also gone skydiving, hang gliding, participated in a 100-mile bike ride, jumped into Lake Superior from Marquette’s Black Rocks, jumped off the STRAT Hotel’s SkyJump, flown a plane, and hiked Angels Landing.
Moving forward in life, her bucket list includes, but is not limited to, expanding her international travel, going whitewater rafting, learning how to scuba dive, and at least go skiing once.
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EDUCATION
Michigan State University College of Law, J.D., 2014
Wayne State University, Bachelor of Science, 2011
PRACTICE AREAS
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A Great Read
How to Win Friends & Influence People by Dale Carnegie Leave Only Footprints: My Acadia-to-Zion Journey Through Every National Park by Conor Knighton The Year of Living Danishly: Uncovering the Secrets of the World's Happiest Country by Helen Russell The Checklist Manifesto by Atul Gawande Greenlights by Matthew McConaughey Elon Musk: Tesla, SpaceX, and the Quest for a Fantastic Future by Ashlee Vance
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Must Go-To Vacation Spot(s)
Anything Up North (in Michigan), Asheville, North Carolina, Montreal, Quebec, California’s Highway 1/Pacific Coast Highway
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All-Time Favorite Movie
Lion King
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Pepsi or Coke?
Neither