The Virginia criminal law firm of Silber & Slater recognizes that each client’s case is one of the most important events in their life. We take the time to learn about not only our client’s case, but about our client as a person. We take the time to prepare each case so that, whether we are negotiating a successful resolution of the case or going to trial, we are in complete command of the facts throughout the investigation, and of the law through careful legal research. After thoughtful interviews and discussions, we develop a clear understanding of our client’s needs and desires. Because take fewer cases, we are able to manage them in depth, and with excellence, intensity, and energy.
 

As a Charlottesville criminal law firm, we take pride in our competence, experience, work ethic, and creativity. With each case, we learn the strengths and weaknesses of our client’s case as well as those of the adversary, to enable us to adopt the appropriate strategy. Just as very individual is different, every case is different. There are no pat answers or standard solutions to litigation problems—only hard work and aggressive advocacy.

We also understand the power of the government, which is embodied in both prosecutors and police. It is our job to make sure they do not overstep their boundaries and to require that they attempt to prove their case within the proper confines of the law. By fighting for the client, criminal defense lawyers allow the public to scrutinize government conduct and help the public protect itself and its freedoms. We believe that, by fighting for the client, the criminal defense lawyer becomes a constitutional watchdog who attacks dishonesty and protects against governmental overreaching.

 

Interesting Reading:

The Criminal Defense Lawyer, Liberty’s Last Champion
Alan Silber writes about how he views defense lawyers, their responsibility's, and their place in our system.

Protecting a Client's Right to Councel
in the Face of Seizure of Funds

Originally appeared in “The Vindicator”, magazine of the Ohio Criminal Defense Bar in 1998

Selected Silber & Slater Cases
Silber & Slater's Greatest Hits

S&S on the Board: National Assoc. of Criminal Defense Lawyers
National Recognition For Alan Silber

Position Paper to N.J. Supreme Court Committee
As former President, Mr. Silber set forth the ACDL-NJ position to the N.J. Supreme Court

The Case Against Minimum Mandatory Sentences
As A Member of the New Jersey Sentencing Policy Study Commission appointed by the New Jersey legislature, Mr. Silber argued against the value of minimum-mandatory sentences