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Richard Silber’s experience is distinct
among D.C. lawyers: He’s a seasoned trial
attorney with a medical background.
This combination uniquely qualifies Silber
to litigate major medical and accidental
malpractice and personal injury cases.
Silber began his career performing
biological research at Children’s Hospital
in Boston. He then attended the Franklin
Pierce Law Center where he completed a
program in health law, a discipline
exclusive to the Franklin Pierce Law Center.
Silber was accepted into a highly selective
and competitive Honors program at the U.S.
Department of Justice where he defended the
U.S. Government against fraud. Silber held a
similar position at McDonall Douglas in St.
Louis where he litigated cases of fraud and
contract irregularity.
Silber has been in private practice
representing plaintiffs in medical,
professional, and accidental negligence
cases since 1991 and has an outstanding
record, including two high-profile cases
against the District of Columbia: The Tyra
Hunter case and its $2.9 million jury award
against the D.C. Fire Department and D.C.
General Hospital for withholding treatment
and for medical malpractice and a
discrimination case against the D.C.’s
paramedics after they allegedly used racist
language and stopped for a soda while
transporting an asthmatic child to the
hospital.
Silber also successfully litigated a case
involving a suicide in a Maryland juvenile
detention center that resulted in Governor
Ehrlich’s pledge to overhaul the Department
of Juvenile Justice and a civil rights
investigation by the U.S. Justice
Department.
Awards
- Distinguished Service Award, U.S.
Department of Justice, 1999
- Outstanding Services as Trial Attorney,
Civil Division, U.S. Justice Department,
1981–1985
- Distinguished Service Award for efforts
in the Tyra Hunter case, Gay and Lesbian
Activists Alliance, 1999
Admitted
- Admitted to the Massachusetts and U.S.
Claims Court Bar (1981), the District of
Columbia Bar (1985), and the Missouri Bar
(1987)
Education
- Beloit College, B.S., 1975
- Franklin Pierce Law Center, J.D., 1981
Professional Experience
- Trial Attorney, Commercial Litigation
Branch, Civil Division, U.S. Department of
Justice, 1981–1985
- Trial Attorney, McDonall Douglas,
1985–1989
- Private Practice, The Law Offices of
Richard F. Silber, 1991–2005
- Partner, Sparks & Silber, LLP,
2005–present
Membership
- The Association of Trial Lawyers,
Washington, D.C., Board of Governors
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