The firm specializes in representing clients on their direct appeals and in PCRA proceedings in state court and their habeas corpus proceedings in federal court. If you or your loved one is serving a lengthy sentence in state prison, you need a law firm with several decades of experience navigating this complex area of the law and a lawyer that will fight hard at every turn to win relief.
Silverman & Associates also has expertise in two related areas of the civil law securing justice for those harmed by police, prosecutors or lawyers. We represent individuals in actions against lawyers who committed malpractice, including criminal defense attorneys whose reckless conduct caused an unjust imprisonment. We also handle civil rights cases against police or prosecutors whose abuse of power caused harm.
