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The Charlottesville criminal law firm of Silber
& Slater is distinguished by the strengths
and experience of the two law partners with their
names on the door: Dana M. Slater and Alan Silber.
These two lawyers provide our clients with a unique
combination of experiences.
Alan Silber brings more than 35 years of experience
to the Charlottesville criminal law firm. Mr.
Silber has litigated cases in Federal Courts and
numerous State Courts across the United States.
He has tried major white-collar cases involving
RICO, bank fraud, and securities fraud, as well
as significant drug-conspiracy cases, kidnapping
(representing a police officer), and murder. Mr.
Silber is a member of the bar of nine United States’
District Courts, and has litigated in more than
a dozen other District Courts An experienced appellate
advocate,Mr. Silber has |
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| appeared and litigated cases in five United States
Courts of Appeals, the United States Supreme Court,
the State appellate courts of New York, New Jersey,
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Outside of the courtroom, Mr. Silber has earned
a reputation for his work with criminal -defense
bar associations, as a lecturer, author and as a
drug law reformer. He is currently a member of the
Board of Directors of the National Association of
Criminal Defense Lawyers (NACDL), and serves as
both the Chairman of the Drug Law Reform Committee
and the Fourth Circuit Coordinator for the Lawyer’s
Assistance Committee of that organization. He has
served on the Board of Directors of NORML and the
Board of Advisors of the Drug Policy Foundation.
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He has appeared as a speaker in criminal defense
seminars in Virginia, New Jersey, New York, Florida,
Louisiana, Washington, D.C., Oregon, Colorado
and England. His articles have appeared in The
Champion (magazine of NADCL), The Vindicator (magazine
of Ohio Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers),
Rutgers Law Review, and The New Jersey Law Journal.
View more of Alan Silber's experience and qualifications
in his CV
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Dana M. Slater was a local
police officer in Albemarle County for eleven years.
Clients of this Virginia criminal law firm receive the
benefit of Dana’s knowledge of local police forces
and of the law enforcement mind set. Ms. Slater is the
Vice-Chair of the Albemarle County Police Citizens Advisory
Committee selected by the Board of Supervisors to review
policy procedure and the budget, and to recommend changes
in the police department.
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A former member of the Board of Directors for
Offender Aid and Restoration (OAR), Ms. Slater
is well known as an aggressive litigator who can
both try cases in the courtroom, and negotiate
favorable resolutions for her clients. Her experience
includes the defense of felonies and misdemeanors
in Virginia courts, substantial drug cases, and
supervised-release violations. Ms. Slater also
served on the defense team in two capital murder
cases in the United States District Court for
the Western District of Virginia.
Ms. Slater has also argued before the Court of
Appeals of Virginia and the Supreme Court of Virginia.
Ms. Slater’s history of hard work and success
has also been demonstrated through her status
as a world-class distance runner. She set a world
age-group record in the marathon/10K National
Roadracing Champion, is a two-time winner of the
Soa Silverstra Midnight run in Brazil, a two-time
All-American runner and, closer to home, was a
two- time member of the NCAA Cross-Country National
Team at the University of Virginia.
View more of Dana Slater's experience and qualifications
in her CV |
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