Margarita Silva

MARGARITA SILVA is an attorney focusing in the areas of immigration (deportation defense and family immigration) and criminal defense (federal, state, municipal courts). Ms. Silva is in involved in various professional and community service organizations, serving as member of the Arizona State Bar delegation to the ABA House of Delegates, 2008 – Current; Board of Directors, Florence Immigrant & Refugee Rights Project, 2011 – Current (2016 Vice President); St. Joseph’s Hospital Community Board 2012 – Current (Chair, Medical Staff Relations Committee); Board of Directors, Los Abogados Hispanic Bar Association (14 years, President 2006); Criminal Justice Act Panel Review Committee (2010-2016); American Immigration Lawyer’s Association, the National Immigration Project, the Arizona Hispanic Chamber of Commerce and the State Bar Immigration Section. Ms. Silva serves as a judge pro tempore in the Guadalupe Municipal Court and is a Fellow of the American Bar Foundation. She is frequently invited to present on the topic of immigration to attorneys, professional organizations and community groups. Prior to entering private practice, Ms. Silva was an assistant public defender in Maricopa County, Arizona.

Arizona State University

J.D. (1995) | Law

1992 - 1995

University of Arizona

B.S. (1992) | Public Administration

1987 - 1992

Attorney/Partner

Silva & Fontes

2016 - Current

Sole Practitioner

M Silva Law Firm PLC

2012 - 2016

Attorney/Partner

Navidad, Leal & Silva, P.L.C.

2002 - 2012

Attorney

Maricopa County Public Defender's Office

1996 - 2002

Attorney

Rensch & Walker, Attorneys

1995 - 1996

The New Public Charge Rules, Webinar

April 10, 2020

Community Legal Services

Inadmissibility and Removability; Bond and Detention in Immigration Proceedings, 17th Annual Conference

June 18, 2019

Arizona Public Defender Association

Immigration Primer for Staff and Volunteers of Community Legal Services, Phoenix, AZ, United States

March 29, 2019

Community Legal Services

The Immigration Consequences of a Marijuana Conviction, 22nd Annual Key West NORML Legal Conference

December 7, 2018

The Path to U.S. Citizenship in a Nutshell, Phoenix, AZ, United States

November 30, 2018

State Bar of Arizona

State Bar of Arizona  # 016755

Member

Current

National Immigration Project

Member

Current

American Bar Foundation

Fellow

Current

American Immigration Lawyer's Association

Member

Current

Arizona State Bar Batson Challenge Jury Selection Work Group

2020 - Current

St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center Community Board

Member

2011 - Current

Los Abogados Hispanic Bar Association

Member

1995 - Current

American Bar Association House of Delegates

State Bar of Arizona Representative

2008 - 2020

Arizona

State Bar of Arizona

ID Number: 016755

Since 1995

9th Circuit

• Credit Cards Accepted