Areas of Practice

• Estate Planning
• Wills
• Trusts
• Probate
• Family Law
• Real Estate
• Labor Law
• Education/School Law
• Civil Litigation
• Military Law
• Criminal Law

Bar Admissions

• Nebraska, 1978
• Rhode Island, 1981
• Massachusetts, 1985
• U.S. District Court District of Nebraska, 1978
• U.S. District Court District of Rhode Island, 1982

Education

• University of Nebraska College of Law, Lincoln, Nebraska, 1978
  J.D.
  
  
• University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, 1975
  B.A.
  Honors: Magna Cum Laude
  Honors: Phi Beta Kappa
  Major: Speech
  
  

Professional Associations and Memberships

• United States Navy reserve
  Captain, Judge Advocate General's Corps
  
  
• Newport County Bar Association, 1982 - Present
  Member
  
  
• Rhode Island Bar Association, 1995 - 2002
  House of Delegates
  
  
• Newport Armed Services YMCA, 1995 - 1999
  Secretary/Treasurer
  
  

Past Employment Positions

• Silva Law Group Ltd./Silva, Thomas, Martland & Offenberg, Ltd., 1987 - Present
• U.S. Navy (Active Duty), Lieutenant Judge Advocate Generals Corps, 1978 - 1982

Birth Information

• January 14, 1953, Omaha, Nebraska