Background
Silverman, Milton J. was born on July 8, 1944 in Denver, Colorado, United States.
Silverman, Milton J. was born on July 8, 1944 in Denver, Colorado, United States.
San Diego State College (Bachelor of Arts, with distinction in Political Science, 1966). University of California at Los Angeles (Juris Doctor, 1969). Pi Sigma Alpha. Senior Member, American Inns of Court.
First Recipient, American Board of Trial Advocates Award for Excellence in Preparation for Trial Practice in Law, 1969.
Worked at Milton J. Silverman (AV) (San Diego, California) specializing in Civil Law, Criminal Trial Practice in all Courts including Military Courts. Admitted to the bar, 1970, California, United States. District Court, Southern and Central Districts of California and United States.
Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
1973, United States. Supreme Court. 1975, United States. Court of Military Appeals.
Recipient: American Board of Trial Advocates Award for Excellence, 1969. American Juris awards for Excellence in Torts, Contracts, Criminal Law and Procedure, Crime and the Administration of Justice, Practice Court.
Reginald Heber Smith Fellow, 1969.
Outstanding Trial Lawyer South.D.T.L.A., 1983, 1987. Trial Lawyer of the Year, South.D.T.L.A., 1987. Criminal Defense Attorney of the Year, C.D.B.A., 1987.
Skip Glenn Award, C.A.C.J., 1983.
Listed in: America"s Leading Lawyers. The Best Lawyers in America, 1993 (under Personal Injury Litigation and Criminal Defense).
Open & Shut (Hardback by Norton. Paperback by Bantam).
Author: "The Unwritten Law: The Unpublished Opinion in California," California
Bar Journal, Volume 15, Number. 1, 1976; "The Burden of Proof and Procedural Fairness in Capital Cases," American Journal of Trial Adviser., Volume 15, Number.
1, 1979.
"Fundamentals of Crime Scene Investigation," C.A.C.J. Forum, Volume 10, Nos. 2-5, April-October, 1983. President, Criminal Defense Lawyers Club, 1986.
Member, Board of Directors, C.A.C.J., 1985.
Member: American Board of Trial Advocates (1989). American Inn of Court (Master, 1984).
Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers.
'The Unwritten Law: The Unpublished Opinion in California," California State Bar Journal, Volume 15, No. 1, January-February, 1976. The Burden of Proof and Procedural Fairness in Capital Cases," The American Journal of Trial Advocacy, Volume 3 No.
1, Summer, 1979
"Open & Shut," published by W.W. Norton Company, New York, New York, May, 1981. "Fundamentals of Crime Scene Investigations," California Attorneys for Criminal Justice Forum, Volume 10 Nos. 2-5, April-October, 1983.
President, Criminal Defense Lawyers Club of San Diego, 1986. Member, Board of Directors, California Attorneys for Criminal Justice, 1985. Outstanding Trial Lawyer Award, San Diego Trial Lawyers Association, 1987.
Trial Lawyer of the Year, San Diego Trial Lawyers Association, 1987.
San Diego County Bar Association. State Bar of California. California Trial Lawyers Association.
San Diego Trial Lawyers Association.
National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers. National Institute of Trial Association.
American Board of Trial Advocates (Associate). (Also Of Counsel to Monaghan & Strauss).