Cristian Silva | Harvey Personal Injury Lawyer

Mr. Cristian Patricio Silva

Mr. Cristian Patricio Silva

The only all Hispanic law firm servicing the WestBank.

Experience: 27 years
Language(s): English

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About Cristian

Mr. Cristian Silva, a native Nicaraguan, speaks and practices law in three languages: English, Spanish and French. He is a graduate of the University of New Orleans and a student of the prestigious French university in Paris, France, La Sorbonne, where he studied the French language. Mr. Silva graduated from Loyola Law School in 1997 and was a member of the Loyola Law Review. Upon graduation, he attended New York University School of Law and graduated in 1998 with a Masters in Taxation. Mr. Silva began his career at the Office of the Chief Counsel, Internal Revenue Service in Washington, DC as an attorney-advisor from 1998-2001. While at the IRS, Mr. Silva worked mainly on tax policy projects which included private letter rulings, drafting treasury regulations, revenue rulings and revenue procedures. In 2001, Mr. Silva began working as a mergers and acquisition consultant at the national office of PriceWaterhouseCoopers in Washington, DC from 2001-2004. In 2005, he accepted an associate position with the law firm Baker Botts, LLP in Washington DC and worked in the areas of international trade and federal tax. In 2008, Mr. Silva returned to his home town of New Orleans, and he has a general practice that includes immigration, criminal defense, divorces, personal injury, maritime cases and family law, among others.

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Experience

Owner

Silva Law Firm

Present

Admission

Verified Louisiana

2008

Verified New York

1998

Education

University of New Orleans

Bachelors

1994

Recognitions & Achievements

Associations
  • Member | Louisiana Bar Association
  • Member | American Immigration Lawyers Association
Honors / Awards
  • PwC Ideas & Innovations Award | “Realizing Benefits Through a Non Pro-Rata Spin-Off.”
  • Internal Revenue Service Award | Performance & Recognition Award

Notable Work

Publications

Cristian P. Silva Technical Inconsistencies in the Investment Company Provisions 34 The Tax Adviser 392 (July ).

2003


Cristian P. Silva Section 355(e) Temporary Regulations 4 Business Entities 30 (Nov/Dec. ).

2002


WEBCAST: “Momentous Developments In Mergers & Acquisitions: What You and Your Client Should know

Silva Law Firm Highlights

Accident & Injury, Criminal, Immigration, Divorce & Family Law, Personal Injury

Firm Size: 1
Firm Locations: 1
Languages: English, Spanish